Stories from Friday, October 13, 2023

In the blink of an eye, the 2023 football regular season finale has arrived. With it comes a final Putnam County Bucket matchup between holders Greencastle and North Putnam that is compounded by the fact the two teams will face each other the following week in the opening round of sectional play, a key test for South Putnam against a physical Cascade side and a trip for Cloverdale to Owen Valley...

SPENCER — On a rainy night to close out the regular season, the Owen Valley Patriots hit the ground running for a total of 415 yards and took advantage of six Cloverdale turnovers to roll to a 53-14 win on Friday night. Cloverdale came out of the blocks quickly. ...

CLAYTON – Some birds, like ducks, are made for water. Some birds are not. The Eagles from South Putnam struggled with water for a good portion of Friday night’s game but, with toughness and key plays from big players, South Putnam was able to escape its visit to Cascade with a 20-17 win...

Rain in the forecast Friday night saw Greencastle and North Putnam agree to move kickoff of the final game of the 2023 football regular season up to 6:30 p.m. As it turned out, moving the game up put the first quarter right in the middle of the heaviest rain of the evening, a period in which the Cougars had the ball inside the Tiger Cub 10-yard line twice, only coming away with three points...

Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 8:55 p.m. Martin L. Johnson, 48, Brazil, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 4:34 p.m. Jose M. Casanova, 21, Whiteman Airforce Base, Mo., was taken into custody for domestic battery...