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Mobile COVID testing, vaccine clinic returning Tuesday-Friday
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
The Indiana Department of Health is hosting a free mobile testing and vaccination clinic as part of its ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. WHEN: Jan. 18-20 from noon-8 p.m. and Jan. 21 from noon-4 p.m. WHERE: Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building, 191 N. U.S. 231, Greencastle...
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All DePauw MLK Day events switching to virtual format
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
Several organizations at DePauw University will host Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities on Monday, Jan. 17. The Hartman Center, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Sustainability and Gobin Church have partnered to bring another year of virtual and in-person opportunities to DePauw and the broader public...
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Cougars blow out Tiger Cubs
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/22)
BAINBRIDGE – There were two very different Greencastle girls’ basketball teams that had been seen earlier in the week, one that was beaten soundly by Cloverdale and one that stunned North Montgomery. Which Tiger Cub team would show up on Friday night at North Putnam was rendered immaterial as the Cougars led by 21 at halftime and rolled to a 51-15 win...
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Third quarter woes hamper Clovers against Cadets
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/22)
CLOVERDALE – The Class 2A No. 11 Cascade Cadets came down to Cloverdale on Friday night and showed why they are a ranked team in the state. The Cadets shook off a slow start and despite a gritty defensive effort by the Clovers, Cascade left with a 61-35 victory...
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Eagles Pearce'd by Knights
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/22)
BRAZIL – Over the last few games, slow starts have plagued Northview’s girls basketball team. And even though the Lady Knights have been able to dig themselves out of first half holes countless times, head coach Zack Keyes met with his group earlier in the week and hammered home the need to open games like they close them...
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Cloverdale knocks off Cascade behind Thomas' 42 points
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/22)
CLOVERDALE – The Cloverdale Clover boys’ basketball team was coming off of a long layoff having not played a game since Dec. 29. The Clovers were not rusty as they shot over 50 percent from the field and got 42 points from senior Kyle Thomas as they were able to defeat the Cascade Cadets 65-55 on Al Tucker Court in Cloverdale...
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Northview closes late to best South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/22)
BRAZIL – Things weren’t looking great for Northview midway through the third quarter of Friday night’s boys high school basketball game against visiting South Putnam. The Knights were held scoreless for 4:10 and had seen the Eagles take their first lead after opening the second half on a 10-0 run...
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North Putnam shakes off rust to beat Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/22)
BAINBRIDGE – With no tournament play over the holidays and a game last week called off due to inclement weather, North Putnam spent the better part of a month waiting for a chance to get back on the court. Greencastle’s arrival Friday night ended a 23-day wait for the Cougar boys’ basketball team since its win over Cascade Dec. 21 and the hosts, brimming with energy, continued made it five wins in a row with a 69-40 win over the Tiger Cubs...
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New Peeler exhibition features women artists on frontiers of American abstraction
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
DePauw University will feature the new exhibition, “Blurring Boundaries: The Women of American Abstract Artists, 1936-Present,” opening Feb. 7 and running through May 9 at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center. A celebration of an intergenerational group of artists — one that is both comprehensive and long overdue — “Blurring Boundaries” highlights the ways in which the women of American Abstract Artists have, for more than 80 years, shifted and shaped the frontiers of American abstraction...
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Rep. Jim Baird announces legislative priorities for 2022
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Indiana 4th District Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has announced his legislative priorities for 2022. “This year, I will continue building on the promises I made when I came to Congress,” Baird said this week, listing those promises as “standing for conservative principles by protecting Hoosiers’ Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, defending the lives of the unborn, and fighting against any policies that advance the foothold of socialism in the United States...
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Endeavor Monster Dash aids local hospital cancer centers
(Local News ~ 01/14/22)
Endeavor Communications recently celebrated its continued support of the local communities it serves by donating nearly $5,000 to the Putnam County Hospital Cancer Center and Hendricks County Hospital Cancer Center. The funding includes donations collected as part of Endeavor’s annual Monster Dash Family 5K Walk/Run. The 2021 event took place virtually and in person. All of these funds directly benefit the local cancer facilities...
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Charles ‘Dude’ R. Renfro
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
Charles “Dude” R. Renfro, 91, of Putnamville, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. He was born in Osborn, Ohio, on February 19, 1930 to the late Charles F. and Mary (Alexander) Renfro. Charles married Lam (Boonsoongnern) Renfro on Dec. 25, 1967 in Thailand, and she preceded him in death May 1, 2005...
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Thomas K. Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
Thomas K. Hamilton, age 72, of Bainbridge, passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. Born Feb. 22, 1949 in Massillion, Ohio, he was the son of Paul Hamilton and Fern (Butzer) Hamilton. He married Carla Long and she survives...
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Anna Margaret (Edgell) Brock
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
Anna Margaret (Edgell) Brock, 87, formerly of Greencastle, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 while visiting in Indiana. Margaret is survived by her daughter, Debbie Hebert of Donovan, Ill., grandsons Michael Hawkins of Iroquois, Ill., Robert Hawkins (wife Amie) of Danville, Ill., and great-grandsons Kurtis Hawkins and Dominic Hawkins...
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Pamela Sue Tingle
(Obituary ~ 01/14/22)
Pamela Sue Tingle, age 72, of Spencer, passed away Jan. 13, 2022. She was born Oct. 2, 1949 to the late Robert and Betty (Dillon) Randall. Pamela married Dale Tingle on Jan. 7, 1967 and he preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 2019. She is survived by her sons Keith D. ...
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