Stories from Thursday, May 4, 2023

With “The Age of Exploration” as their annual theme, five local teams will take their explorations to Purdue University on Saturday for the Academic Super Bowl state finals. Greencastle High School has four teams gearing up for the finals with its math, science, English and interdisciplinary teams all making the cut in Class 3...

The new bandshell at Robe-Ann Park, unveiled in 2019, is in need of more than $20,000 in repairs, the Greencastle Park Board was told Wednesday night. The roof is leaking and some of the siding at the back of the structure was blown off in the recent high winds experienced locally, Park Director Greg Ruark explained...

If a firefighter told me a year ago that I would eventually put on turnout gear and an air pack, I would have said that they didn’t know what was in front of them. I was just getting into the final stage of my femur recovery then. I was beginning to re-evaluate my commitment as a reporter, and then my capacity for grace in my personal life. Being a fireman would’ve been the last thing I thought about...

BAINBRIDGE – Kyndal Brewer threw a five-inning no-hitter and the North Putnam Cougar softball team kept the Putnam County Paddle for the summer by defeating the Cloverdale Clovers 11-0 on Thursday night at Cougar field. The senior pitcher threw five innings allowing only one base runner on an error and the Cougars used two five-run innings to pick up the victory and improve to 14-6 on the season and 5-3 in the Western Indiana Conference. Cloverdale dropped to 4-12 and 1-6 in WIC action...

BAINBRIDGE – North Putnam and Cloverdale’s baseball teams were locked into a classic pitchers’ duel, tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the sixth, when the Cougars batted around and pushed five across the plate, pulling away for the 8-3 Western Indiana Conference matchup...

Cloverdale High School band members celebrate their recent awards at the ISSMA Organizational Contest. On Saturday, April 15, the band traveled to Northview High School to participate in the contest, earning a gold rating for its efforts in performing “Factory Riffs” by Matt Conaway, “Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre and “Harlequin Dance” by Eric Morales...

David Lee Landes, 80, of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., died on April 20, 2023 in Greenville, N.C. He was born on Jan. 3, 1943 in Indianapolis to Virgil and Mary Spears Landes. David was preceded in death by his parents and only sibling, Brenda (Steve) Custis...