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Late night accident leaves three injured (05/16/12)
An accident occurred late Monday evening on U.S. 231 S. as a driver of a white GMC Safari van passed out behind the wheel due to a medical issue and drove through a fence, which eventually landed him in the side of an apartment complex. The driver of the van was Ron Dorsett who was traveling with his wife Linda. ...
Mason Jewelers building demolished (05/16/12)
After housing a jewelry business for 46 years and then standing for a year and a half after a partial collapse, the Mason Jewelers building came down in an hour Tuesday morning. Denney Excavating Inc. (DEI) began the demolition at 9 a.m. and all of the walls had come "crumblin' tumblin' down" by around 10...
Daniels recognizes Baird's legislation for military famlily relief (05/16/12)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Military Family Relief Fund legislation, authored by Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle), was recognized Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Mitch Daniels in a ceremonial bill signing at the Statehouse. "I am grateful the Military Family Relief Fund was recognized today," District 44 Rep. Baird said...
Photographer to speak at PCPL (05/16/12)
Photographer Joe Ashby will give a program at the Putnam County Public Library titled, "Rocky Mountains from Border to Border" about his photographic journey from Alamogordo, New Mexico to Glacier National Park in Montana. Joe's photographs are currently on display at the library through the month of May in the Kiwanis Room...
Retreat Campus plans monthly fellowship for Thursday (05/16/12)
QUINCY -- The Retreat Campus in Quincy invites the community on the third Thursday of every month for a time of fellowship and prayer. Participants are invited to come and go as they please while enjoying refreshments in The Retreat House, walking the Pondering Path, or visiting the Prayer Cabin...
'Click It or Ticket' seatbelt enforcement effort to begin (05/16/12)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts -- beware. Indiana State Police in the Putnamville District will be participating Indiana's 2012 Click It or Ticket seatbelt enforcement, which will begin Friday, May 18. This national mobilization will take place over the Memorial Day holiday period and is supported by thousands of law enforcement agencies and traffic safety advocates across the country...
Cloverdale fully accredited after QAR (05/16/12)
CLOVERDALE-- It was all good news for the Cloverdale School Corporation as the results of the advanced education Quality Assurance Review visit were announced Monday by elementary and middle school principal Stacey Baugh...
Illegal U-turn on I-70 causes crash (05/16/12)
BRAZIL -- A three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon near the 22-mile marker of Interstate 70 in Clay County involved a passenger car and two tractor-trailer combinations. The 4:41 p.m. crash resulted in critical injuries to the driver of the passenger vehicle but no injuries to either driver of the tractor-trailers, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported...
HPS to form community coalition for restoring Civil War monument (05/14/12)
Within Putnam County, located in the Greencastle Forest Hill Cemetery, stands a monument that could arguably be the most unique piece of Civil War Memorial sculpture in the state of Indiana. While not as well known as the Victory Statue atop Indiana's Soldiers and Sailors monument in the Indianapolis Downtown Circle, the Civil War Soldier sculpture sits atop the third monument to Civil War soldiers to be erected in Indiana after the close of the Civil War. ...
Having a Ball (05/14/12)
Following the annual Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce golf scramble Friday at Old Hickory Golf Course, hundreds of numbered golf balls were dropped onto an area of the fairway on No. 18 as part of a fundraiser.
City pool opening date might be in limbo (05/14/12)
Now less than two weeks away from the scheduled opening of the Greencastle Aquatic Center for the season, that starting date is about as uncertain as the opening-day weather. That's because it appears likely that the new poolside lift, required by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has been back-ordered and likely will be a week and a half late in arriving for the 2012 pool season, Park Superintendent Rod Weinschenk said...
Tox-Away Day to bring Clean City Month to close (05/14/12)
The Greencastle Civic League and partners have been diligently working during Clean City Month to make Greencastle a cleaner place to live. The culminating event of Clean City Month will be the Putnam County Tox-Away Day, co-sponsored by the Greencastle Civic League and West Central Solid Waste District. The event will be held Saturday, May 19 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine...
Community Shred Day (05/14/12)
The Putnam County Board of Realtors and Farm Credit Service will be hosting a free Community Shred Day on Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. -- 1 p.m. at the Farm Credit Service building in Greencastle. The community is invited to have personal documents, including papers, credit cards, CDs, DVDs and hard drives, shredded or destroyed as well as participating in a paper-recycling program...
Chamber talk grapples with corporate health solutions (05/14/12)
SIHO Insurance Services will present a program on corporate health solutions at the Tuesday, May 22 Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce quarterly luncheon. The talk is slated for noon at The Inn at DePauw. SIHO vice president Donn Duhon and director of TPA sales Kylie Schneider will share the topics of health education, benefit design and steerage ideas to create the most cost-effective plan for businesses and their employees...
Greencastle Middle School to honor retiring teachers (05/14/12)
Three teachers retiring from Greencastle Middle School at the end of the year will be honored with an open house from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday, May 21. The event will take place in the middle school media center (library). The honored retirees are art teacher Margaret Huggard, eighth grade math teacher Jeff Miller and seventh grade science teacher Gary VanMiddlesworth...
Playhouse slates audition for 'The Curious Savage' (05/14/12)
Putnam County Playhouse will have two sessions of auditions for the comedy The Curious Savage. The first session will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The second is set for 7 p.m. Monday, May 21. Both sessions will be in the Rehearsal Center of the Hazel Day Longden Theatre in Greencastle...
'Commencement weekend' schedule reshaped at DePauw (05/14/12)
Commencement weekend at DePauw University is being reshaped for 2012. The reshaping will commence with the baccalaureate ceremony, which will now be celebrated on Saturday afternoon, May 19. DePauw's Baccalaureate Service is considered a celebration of the spirit of the university and an opportunity to give thanks for the time spent together over the past four years. ...
Greencastle summer food program feeds kids for free (05/14/12)
With summer right around the corner, it's time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. Greencastle High School and Ridpath Primary School provide free meals to children during the summer. Meals at Ridpath School will begin on Tuesday, May 29 and continue Monday through Friday until July 27. Breakfast is from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m...
Eagles help with tornado relief (05/14/12)
The Eagles Lodge 4388 in Greencastle recently donated $1,000 in which they hand delivered to the Henryville Tornado Relief at the Baptist Church in Henryville.
Joe Allen may circle the Earth but always lands back at DPU (05/12/12)
More than 50 years after graduating from DePauw University, Joseph P. Allen IV still has his head in the clouds even though both feet are back on the ground. Although he's certainly too kind and mild-mannered to say it, that certainly isn't exactly the place -- although the direction would be up -- that the former astronaut sees the heads of those who decided to mothball the American manned space effort and retire the Space Shuttle program...
Big Walnut Bird Club to make visit to DePauw Nature Park May 19 (05/12/12)
The Big Walnut Bird Club is having a field trip Saturday, May 19 at the DePauw Nature Park. Interested persons may join the group to view migrants, colorful warblers as well as summer residents. Learn to identify by sound as well as visual. Binoculars are helpful. Interested persons should meet in the parking lot at 8 a.m...
Crannell, Schneidner to address Monday Greencastle Defenders of Liberty meeting (05/12/12)
Lee Crannell, president of Precision Rings Inc., Indianapolis, will be the featured speaker of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty Tea Party meeting on Monday, May 14, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport...
Fair on the Square (05/12/12)
The Greencastle Fair on the Square festivities began Friday afternoon. This year's fair offers a variety of rides such as the Kiddie Farris Wheel, which Emily and Cody Jordan (above) enjoyed Friday evening. There are also such rides as the Fireball, rocking boat, trampoline and a giant blow-up slide, which Garrett Hutcheson (above,right) and Aiden Pointer enjoyed. ...
Roof troubles back at Deer Meadow (05/12/12)
An old, familiar problem has reared its ugly head at Deer Meadow Primary School. Heavy rains last week caused at least five different leaks at the Greencastle school, with Superintendent Lori Richmond describing three as "substantial." Alarmingly, the three largest leaks occurred at the same spots as leaks officials believed were fixed by extensive work performed last year...
Cloverdale council looks for some hope (05/12/12)
CLOVERDALE-- It was a meeting filled with hope on Thursday night as the Cloverdale Town Council started its monthly meeting f with a prayer from Rev. Bob Preusz, hoping for guidance as the town tries to remedy its financial issues. The town has decided to accept the base bid from Graves Plumbing for the Doe Creek Lift Station grant. The base bid was for $567,890. The town will have to wait for the contracts to be written up and for the release of funds before beginning the project...

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