Stories from Monday, May 8, 2023

With a Friday weather forecast that got a little bit better with each day that passed during the week, it’s all blue skies and smiles for the 2023 debut of Greencastle First Friday, whether it’s Steve St. Pierre grinning as he rips off a guitar solo for Danny Martin and the Danocasters on the South Indiana Street stage...

WEST LAFAYETTE — The tradition of Indiana Academic Super Bowl titles continued for Greencastle High School on Saturday. The GHS science and interdisciplinary teams each claimed Class 3 championships, bringing the school’s total number of titles to 35, still a state record...

The Kiwanis of Greencastle will hold its 66th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 13 from 7-11 a.m. at the Greencastle Moose Lodge, 212 W. Franklin St. Tickets are still only $5 and can be purchased from a Kiwanis member or at the door. The pancake breakfast is one of two large fundraisers the Kiwanis will host this year with proceeds assisting the club’s support of Riley Hospital and local initiatives that help the youth of our community. ...

Should ongoing construction work along Bloomington Street still be impacting Robe-Ann Park the first week of July, Greencastle park officials are readying a contingency plan for the annual Fourth of July fireworks. Park Director Greg Ruark told the Park Board at its May meeting that he has talked with Rieth-Riley Construction officials, who are tackling the massive U.S. ...

North Putnam 9, Fountain Central 4 The Cougars started off with a 3-0 lead and made it 8-0 after four innings to pick up a win Monday over the Mustangs. A pair of singles allowed Jaylen Windmiller to plate two runs with a triple with courtesy runner Griffin Starr scoring on Kaden Helderman’s groundout for a 3-0 lead after an inning of play...

John Paul Monnett, 82, of Miamisburg, Ohio, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023. He was born March 14, 1941, in Cloverdale, the son of Claude and Lena (Whalen) Monnett. He was a graduate of Cloverdale High School in the class of 1959...

The City of Greencastle and DePauw University have been awarded a $250,000 College and Community Collaboration (CCC) Initiative planning grant from the Lilly Endowment. This grant provides the city and university with resources to create a plan with other key stakeholders that develops and revitalizes the corridor between DePauw University and downtown Greencastle...

Home canners are encouraged to join Purdue Extension for the Mastering Home Food Preservation training this summer at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Franklin. Instructors will teach USDA home food preservation-recommended procedures and provide valuable resources and take-home products for participants. Topics covered throughout the training include food safety, freezing food, boiling water canning, pressure canning, pickling and drying foods and jams and jellies...

More than 50 years ago, a local congregation began humbly in a house at the corner of Earp and Madison streets in Greencastle. This weekend, Apostolic Faith Tabernacle will celebrate that heritage and the same west side neighborhood with a free community event at 209 W. Liberty St., the former Jones School property...

Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 1:36 a.m. Alexis L. Coley, 27, Greencastle, was booked in for possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe and possession of paraphernalia. • At 12:37 a.m. Kelley M. Young, 54, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant...