Stories from Tuesday, September 26, 2023

With Executive Director Chad Nunley (right) alongside, instructor James Shaw accepts a $300 donation to Area 30’s fire and rescue class from Worshipful Master Jim Shaw (left) of Temple Lodge 47 F&AM on Tuesday.

BAINBRIDGE – Senior night is always a special night and the North Putnam volleyball team sent its eight seniors out in style, defeating the Fountain Central Mustangs in four sets in non-conference action Tuesday night. Ashleigh Riley led from the front with 18 kills while 16 service aces from the Cougars paced the victory...

The Greencastle Tiger Cubs made quick work of the Clay City Eels in a non-conference volleyball game on Tuesday night. The host Cubs swept the Eels 25-13, 25-13, 25-14 in a match that featured Greencastle use big runs at various points in the match, getting contributions from a variety of players...

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 6:48 p.m. Kevin L. Johnson, 53, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a pair of local warrants. • At 5:15 a.m. Eduardo Andre Jr., 21, Eagle Pass, Texas, was booked in for driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated endangering a person...

Wanda Lee Costin, 72, of Greencastle, passed away on Sept. 25, 2023, at her residence. Wanda was born in Norton, Va., on Oct. 7, 1950, the daughter of Claude Wilson and Alice Virginia (Hall) Kegley, and was a graduate of Speedway High School. Mrs. Costin was a member of New Providence Baptist Church, Moose Lodge 1592, Elks Lodge 1077 and Eagles 4388. She was house mother for Delta Tau Delta for over 26 years and truly enjoyed her job...

A ruptured gas main has U.S. 231 closed to traffic on the city’s south side. Crews working on 231 project ruptured the main at Bloomington and Tennessee streets Tuesday afternoon. The road will remain closed for an unknown period of time.