Stories from Thursday, May 25, 2023

When Celina Clements takes over as principal at Greencastle Middle School in a few weeks, she’ll be new to the school, but coming into a community where she already feels comfortable. As a Monrovia resident and current Mill Creek West Elementary School principal, Clements is quite familiar with Greencastle Community Schools...

The story of a traveler stranded in Putnam County came to a happy and unexpectedly early ending this week. More than two weeks after her van broke down along Interstate 70 near Cloverdale, the unnamed Kansas woman got the keys to the vehicle back on Tuesday and was soon back in her home state getting settled in...

Faith is a senior at South Putnam and participates in one sport, softball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Faith Will: “I’ve learned about leadership and how to work within a team.” BG: Talk about softball...

CRAWFORDSVILLE – Nearly two months ago, at the beginning of the girls’ tennis season, Greencastle took on Parke Heritage in the first match of the year. It was somewhat fitting that the first hurdle Allie Landry had to face in Wolves No. 1 Laura Hansmann would be the same one that she would need to be clear in order to advance in the IHSAA Girls’ Tennis Individual State Tournament...

Ellen Faye Salyers, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 surrounded by her family. Born July 29, 1934 in Poland, she was the daughter of Arthur and Frances (Walbring) Powell. Ellen was a 1953 graduate of Patricksburg High School...

The Putnam County Board of Realtors hosted its first-ever Bowl-a-thon on April 17 at 3G Bowl in Greencastle. The fundraiser to benefit Putnam County Special Olympics was the brainchild of PCBR President Myrona Gilley. During her time as president of the local Association of Realtors, Gilley has been looking for new ways for the organization to have fun and give back to the community...