Stories from Friday, May 31, 2024

Skyler is a graduate of Greencastle and participates in one sports, track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Skyler Byrd: “Sports often tell you who can do more than others. Sometimes you also find out who gets opportunity. Some seniors got more opportunities than the underclassmen even though we have some very talented underclassmen who work very hard.”...

Friday and Saturday mark the final days of the track season as the IHSAA Track and Field State Finals take place at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex at Indiana University. Skyler Byrd will represent Greencastle at the Girls’ State Finals Friday in the pole vault while North Putnam’s Nolan Hackleman makes a return trip to the finals in long jump and South Putnam freshman Keenan Mowery-Shields makes his debut at shot put...

Just like the Greencastle softball team was looking to avenge an early season loss, the Tiger Cub baseball team will be looking to turn around a defeat from earlier in the 2024 season when it faces off with Covenant Christian for a second time at the IHSAA Baseball Park Tudor Regional Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m...

Sixteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 5:42 a.m. Crystal D. Baugh, 41, Brazil, was housed at the jail on a local warrant. Wednesday • At 10:22 a.m. Anthony A. Hughes, 73, Freedom, was booked in for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana...