Stories from Wednesday, April 3, 2024

First responders tend to the scene after large tree limbs fell on a vehicle traveling on U.S. 231 Tuesday evening...

A power outage has forced the closure of Deer Meadow Primary School on Wednesday. Supt. Jeff Gibboney notified Deer Meadow parents shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday in an email that was also shared with the Banner Graphic. “We regret to inform you that Deer Meadow Primary school will be closed today due to a sudden power outage,” Gibboney wrote. “As a result, we are unable to ensure the safety and comfort of our students and staff.”...

The deadline is quickly approaching for primary election candidates to submit free biographies to be printed free of charge in the Banner Graphic. Monday, April 8 is the final day to submit an article and photograph to be printed in advance of the May 7 primary election. For candidates in the primary election — even those with no current opponent — no separate candidate stories will be run after the primary. This is the only opportunity...

Due to days of heavy rain, further rain chances and significantly cooler temperatures, the following events have been postponed Wednesday, April 3 Baseball Greencastle at South Vermillion (rescheduled for Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m.) Franklin at DePauw (rescheduled for Thursday, April 18 at 4:15 p.m.)...

Students are in the process of signing up for classes next year at local high schools, while college and post-high school education option visits have been in full swing for many high school juniors. In 2020, a program called Purdue Fast Start kicked off that provided a means of guaranteed admissions to Purdue University...

Putnam Parks & Pathways is hosting its fourth monthly hike of 2024 at the Cagles Mill Lake dam this Saturday, April 6 at 9 a.m. The hike will be hosted by Ellen Jacquart, who is active in the Indiana Native Plant Society and considered one of the leading authorities of spring ephemerals and other native plants in Indiana...

Jere David “Poppy” Field — father, husband, friend, professor, birdwatcher and lover of Coke Zero — died on Oct. 5, 2023, near his hometown of Monroe, Ga., where he retired after many years of teaching English at DePauw University in Greencastle. David was born on Dec. 19, 1947, in Shreveport, La., to Jere Field and Marsie Moore Field. An only child, he was doted on by his parents as well as his beloved aunt, Alice Field, and his grandmother, Irene Walker Field...

Ronald “Ronnie” Baire of Bainbridge passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on March 22, 2024 at the age of 85. He was born Aug. 18, 1938 in Bridgeport to Harold and Opal Baire (both preceding him in death). He has two surviving sisters, Marlene Rumple (Larry, deceased) and Sharon St. John (Phillip)...