Stories from Thursday, August 22, 2024

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The sport of pole vaulting is quite literally about overcoming obstacles. On Thursday, Chet Clodfelter had a couple of extra obstacles in his way but managed to overcome it all on the way to a pole vault world championship at the World Masters Athletic Championship...

MORTON — After several weeks of closure, U.S. 36 reopened in the Union Chapel area in western Putnam County on Wednesday. Since closing the road on July 22, crews have replaced a small bridge structure immediately west of Union Chapel with a double box culvert...

An attempt to resurrect the KFC franchise on Greencastle’s East Side has apparently come to a sudden end. Although there has been no official word from the company, the Greencastle KFC restaurant off Indianapolis Road at 46 Putnam Plaza appears to be included in a number of KFC stores that have closed this week in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin...

The gift that keeps on giving ... That’s what the U.S. 231 reconstruction project has become for the City of Greencastle. Detours and delays. Unseen sewer and water lines. Internet provider lines lingering in the way. As the proverbial they like to say, “It’s always something.”...

Emma is a senior at Greencastle and participates in two sports, golf and tennis. She is the daughter of Tom and Michelle Boler. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Emma Callahan: “Both sports are important to me. ...

CLOVERDALE — A tough and talented Cascade Cadet squad came to visit Cloverdale on Thursday night for a volleyball match. The Clovers could not get the win against the Cadets as they fell in three sets 25-15, 25-18, 25-8, but not all was lost according to head coach Paige Glassburn...

The South Putnam Eagle volleyball team got 20 kills from freshman Elliana Cox and 17 service aces from the team, but fell short in a classic five-set thriller to the Clay City Eels 23-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 16-14. Both teams struggled to get into their offense in the early stages. The Eagles got out to a four-point lead early in set one, taking advantage of Clay City errors...

Thursday night at McAnally Center saw a volleyball battle between two future Monon Athletic Conference teams when the Greencastle Tiger Cubs welcomed the Crawfordsville Athenians. In what would be described by many as gritty and gutty play by both squads, the match proved to be a thriller and saw the visiting Athenians win in five sets 20-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20, 15-11...

The monthly Dine with a Doc presentation at Putnam County Hospital will feature the director of emergency room services this Monday. Registered nurse Jennifer Balka will be the speaker at the event that takes place on the fourth Monday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at PCH...

ROACHDALE -- Roachdale Public Library has received a grant to host creative aging programming for older adults titled “Telling Your Story.” Roachdale is one of 36 libraries to receive training and funding through Lifelong Arts Indiana, a program that promotes arts and creativity services for adults ages 65 and older, and will host “Telling Your Story.” Supported by the Indiana Arts Commission in partnership with the Family and Social Services Administration, the grant will enable the library to install handrails inside its side door, which will be the entrance for this series.. ...

The Putnam County Museum will host a presentation about the courthouses and court sites used over the county’s more than 200 years of history on Thursday, Aug. 29 at the museum. The courthouse paintings of Elisha Cowgill have been in the news recently. Everyone is invited to come learn some facts, figures and trivia about them...