Stories from Friday, March 3, 2023

A section of East Franklin Street in Greencastle is closed after trees fell into power lines Friday afternoon.

CLOVERDALE — A Spencer man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 east of Cloverdale Friday morning. First responders were called to the area of the 45-mile marker at about 10:35 a.m. for a motor vehicle incident with possible entrapment. The Indiana State Police and the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department found a 2023 Dodge truck, driven by Michael Frazier, 64, resting right-side up in the median...

Andrea is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in three sports, volleyball, basketball and softball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Andrea Nees: “Sports are very important to me because they teach me life skills time management and how to get a long with others as I play team sports. They really get me into an atmosphere where I affect how others perform.”...

NEW MARKET – The only time all season that Parke Heritage won while making less than seven three-pointers was against South Putnam Dec. 17. It happened again Friday as the Wolves made just six but went on to the Class 2A Sectional No. 44 final with a 65-40 victory over the Eagles...

NEW MARKET – The North Putnam Cougars methodically and systematically did their job on Friday night at Southmont High School. The Cougars offensively and defensively made the plays needed to advance past the Riverton Parke Panthers 65-52 in the semifinals of the Class 2A Sectional 44...

Garry Lee Coffman, 74, of Poland, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, surrounded by his family. Born Dec. 1, 1948, in Greencastle, he was the son of Rollie and Hazel (Freeman) Coffman. Garry retired after 27-and-a-half years from Navistar in Indianapolis. He later worked at Ascena in Greencastle...