Stories from Friday, September 29, 2023

A 41-year-old Greencastle man, charged with dealing in a controlled substance causing death, says authorities have it all wrong. Appearing in Putnam Superior Court Wednesday afternoon, Jacob Skinner said he’s closer to being a good Samaritan than an evil violent offender implicated in the May 14 death of Scott Aaron McKnight, 50, Cloverdale, in an incident at the County Road 825 East residence of McKnight and his wife Cheryl...

As the final third of the 2023 regular season arrives, much of the talk around the county during the week had more to do with the off field moves made by Greencastle. That talk will subside into talk about the Tiger Cubs traveling to Cloverdale on Friday, a night where there will be a lot of familiarity to last week as South Putnam heads down to Brown County and North Putnam heads west to visit West Vigo...

WEST TERRE HAUTE - The North Putnam Cougars righted the ship Friday night with a balanced 419 yards of offense and cruised to a 48-0 victory over the West Vigo Vikings in WIC Green Division action. The Cougars got off the bus wanting to run the ball and that they did on the opening drive. Their first 10 plays were runs by three different ball carriers...

NASHVILLE – There were two kinds of Eagles on the field in Nashville, the ones from South Putnam and the hosts from Brown County In Friday night’s Western Indiana Conference football game only one of them could fly. The red, white and blue Eagles from South Putnam grounded the blue and yellow Eagles, holding them to negative total yardage (39 plays, -3 yards) and just two first downs in a 66-0 victory which improved South to 6-1 on the season and 4-1 in WIC play. ...

CLOVERDALE – After starting 0-2, Greencastle had ripped off four-straight wins heading into Friday’s county matchup at Cloverdale, a team heading into the opposite direction after losing three-straight heading into the game. The Tiger Cub offense wasn’t as smooth as it was at Brown County the prior week but the defense kept the Clover offense to 47 yards in the first half, allowing the points to pile up at a steady pace in a 68-7 win...

Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 10:16 a.m. Christopher R. Butler, 41, Crawfordsville, was booked in on a local warrant. Tuesday • At 2:34 p.m. Teresa B. Hall, 56, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant for burglary...

Linda Louise Spivey (nee Tuttle), of Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, after a brief illness. Linda was born on April 26, 1950, to Frances Tuttle Phillips in Deadwood, S.D. On July 3, 1969, she married John Spivey Sr. and they had three children, Frances Spivey Lewis (David) of Cloverdale, John Spivey Jr. (Diana) and Amanda Spivey (Wayne). She also had many nieces and nephews. She had nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren...

Gregory Mark Stephan was born Oct. 28, 1951 in Atlanta, Ga. He died Sept. 27, 2023, in Greencastle at age 71. Greg was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth R. Stephan and Jacqueline M. Stephan, and his sister, Katie Homrighausen. He is survived by his wife, Kathy E. Stephan; brother Robert J. Stephan; children Eric T. Stephan (Skye), Erika L. Haynes (Thax), Alex D. Stephan and Holly A. McLauchlin (Mac); and grandchildren Sadie, Solomon, and Emeleia...