Stories from Friday, April 5, 2024

Sophie is a senior at Greencastle and participates in one sport, tennis. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Sophie Riggle: “Sports are very important. They’ve centered around my family my whole life and I’ve learned most of my life lessons from either my teammates, coaches or through my own experiences. Without sports, I’d be in a different space right now.”...

As conditions have not improved drastically since the beginning of the week, the following events have been postponed for Friday, April 5: Softball Greencastle at Southmont (rescheduled for Saturday, April 27)

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 3:27 p.m. James E. Bartlett, 52, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for battery with serious bodily injury and battery against a public safety official. • At 8:40 a.m. David C. Franklin, 29, Ladoga, was booked in on a local warrant...

Linda Sue Frost, 75, of Danville, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. She was born Aug. 7, 1948 in Bloomington, the daughter of Burton Abrell and Elsie Faye (White) Gentry. She was a graduate of Bainbridge High School in the class of 1966. During high school, Linda was a longtime participant of 4-H, as well as the president of Future Homemakers of America her senior year. Linda was a longtime employee for Mallory and then went on to retire from FB Distro in Greencastle...