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Airplane buffs invited to see 1929 Ford plane (05/01/08)
Airplane buffs will have an opportunity to fly on one of the world's first mass produced passenger airplanes on June 13 thanks to the Putnam County Board of Aviation Commissioners (BOAC). The board approved the visit from the refurbished 1929 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane on Friday, June 13 at the Putnam County Airport. The public is invited to fly that day...

A taste of the ocean in Putnam County (04/25/08)
A taste of the ocean is available in Putnam County. This is the second year that Eddy-Lynn Shrimp Farm owned by Keith and Katrina Henderson of Coatesville is building ponds for freshwater shrimp or "prawn". Last year they built and maintained only one pond and harvested the shrimp on Labor Day...

Library officials hope new fund will pay for construction costs (04/24/08)
Putnam County Library Board members held a public hearing for the establishment of a Putnam County Library Capital Projects Fund Plan Wednesday evening. The plan includes planned construction, repair and maintenance of the building, an emergency allocation and the purchase, lease, repair and maintenance of equipment...

Sears confirms it has plans to open Greencastle store (04/23/08)
Michael R. Hausman is planning to open a new Sears store in Putnam Plaza in part of the old vacated Wal-Mart building. Hausman told the BannerGraphic he is shooting to open on June 27. The store will feature hardware, lawn and garden, appliances, tractors and Craftsman tools. There will also be an on-line service for customers to order any Sears catalog product...

Commissioners review pipeline (04/22/08)
Putnam County Commissioners met Monday evening to discuss a gas pipeline, hear requests for use of space in the courthouse and look at a request for funds to replace a bridge. The meeting started off with a clarification for a mistake printed in an article in the BannerGraphic story Monday regarding monies for county roadwork. The newspaper reported they had $6.5 million dollars for roadwork while the county only has between $600,000-$650,000...

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