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Downtown disarray disgusts Councilman Dave Murray (5/16/22)It’s not often you catch Greencastle City Councilman Dave Murray angry. But he certainly was at the May meeting of the City Council. “I’m going to be a little overly dramatic here,” Murray warned as his turn for Council reports began. “Greencastle is no longer an All-America City and it’s no longer a Stellar Community.”...
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City Council seeking candidates for GCSC school board opening (5/16/22)The Greencastle City Council is seeking candidates for one of the two positions to which it appoints members to the Greencastle Community Schools Board of Trustees. The position is a four-year term. The seat, currently filled by Russell Harvey, will commence on July 1, 2022 and continue until June 30, 2026. Harvey is eligible to seek reappointment...
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New Putnam County Leadership Academy cohort graduates (5/16/22)Being the third cohort since it was revived in 2020, the Putnam County Leadership Academy graduated a new set of professionals representing various companies and organizations Wednesday. The short ceremony closed 11 weeks of discussions in which the group tackled leadership needs, communication, industry, government, education and community needs, as well as going out and learning more about Putnam County as a place to live and work...
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Main Street Greencastle receives state accreditation (5/19/22)Main Street Greencastle has existed as an organization for longer than the State of Indiana has had a Main Street program. The local organization was founded nearly 40 years ago in June 1983, while the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) did not found and staff a state-level program until 1985...
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Growth meaningful to Busch as she steps down at Area 30 (5/16/22)After serving as its executive director for the past 14 years and being involved with teaching and administration as a whole nearly the last three decades, Lora Busch is stepping away from being a mentor and leader at Area 30 Career Center. In doing so, she is hopeful it will maintain a welcoming environment focused on learning and student success...
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Complete, consistent Greencastle rolls to county, conference golf titles (5/16/22)GOSPORT – A complete roster can make a world of difference in the way a team plays. Greencastle had been shooting competitive scores for most of the boys’ golf season but was just a little bit behind where it wanted to be with Keaton Parmley out of the lineup...
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County Council approves POET for abatement (5/18/22)POET Biorefining has made no decision on whether it will resume production at its Cloverdale facility. However, state and local officials are doing their best to offer incentives for POET to come back to Putnam County. On Tuesday, the Putnam County Council approved a five-year abatement for the Cloverdale facility, should the company choose to resume corn-based ethanol production locally...
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New Indiana law for home-based vendors (5/19/22)If you sell food to an end consumer in the state of Indiana, you are either established as a retail food establishment or a home-based vendor. Most individuals who sell goods at farmer’s markets or roadside stands are operating under home-based vendors laws. ...
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County chooses Airlink to administer email (5/19/22)A long discussion and consideration process came to an end Monday as the Putnam County Commissioners chose Airlink to administer the county’s email service. Unifying county email under a single umbrella has been a discussion for several years, but came to a head earlier in 2022 when the Commissioners learned the cyber insurance rates would be out of control if they did not move to county-administered email with multi-factor authentication...
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Cloverdale addressing water issues (5/16/22)CLOVERDALE – Almost exactly a year after Town Manager Jason Hartman proposed drawing up preliminary engineering reports (PERs) to address water issues in Cloverdale, the Cloverdale Town Council finally saw them fleshed out at its regular meeting recently...
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Downtown disarray disgusts Councilman Dave Murray (5/16/22)48It’s not often you catch Greencastle City Councilman Dave Murray angry. But he certainly was at the May meeting of the City Council. “I’m going to be a little overly dramatic here,” Murray warned as his turn for Council reports began. “Greencastle is no longer an All-America City and it’s no longer a Stellar Community.”...
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City Council seeking candidates for GCSC school board opening (5/16/22)7The Greencastle City Council is seeking candidates for one of the two positions to which it appoints members to the Greencastle Community Schools Board of Trustees. The position is a four-year term. The seat, currently filled by Russell Harvey, will commence on July 1, 2022 and continue until June 30, 2026. Harvey is eligible to seek reappointment...
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County chooses Airlink to administer email (5/19/22)3A long discussion and consideration process came to an end Monday as the Putnam County Commissioners chose Airlink to administer the county’s email service. Unifying county email under a single umbrella has been a discussion for several years, but came to a head earlier in 2022 when the Commissioners learned the cyber insurance rates would be out of control if they did not move to county-administered email with multi-factor authentication...
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County Council approves POET for abatement (5/18/22)3POET Biorefining has made no decision on whether it will resume production at its Cloverdale facility. However, state and local officials are doing their best to offer incentives for POET to come back to Putnam County. On Tuesday, the Putnam County Council approved a five-year abatement for the Cloverdale facility, should the company choose to resume corn-based ethanol production locally...
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Rep. Baird: Law will help fix nursing shortage (5/23/22)2National Nurses Week was May 6-12, and State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) supports a new law to help Indiana’s health care heroes and alleviate the nursing shortage. With 4,300 nursing job openings statewide, Baird said the new law will boost the health care workforce pipeline by providing flexibility to Indiana’s nurses seeking licensure. ...
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Legionburgers available in drive-through event Saturday (5/16/22)2In honor of Armed Forces Day, American Legion Post 58, located at 1401 Indianapolis Rd. on Greencastle’s East Side, will stage a Legionburger drive-through under its front canopy on Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until supplies run out. Legionburgers and french fries will be available at $1.50 each...
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Main Street Greencastle receives state accreditation (5/19/22)2Main Street Greencastle has existed as an organization for longer than the State of Indiana has had a Main Street program. The local organization was founded nearly 40 years ago in June 1983, while the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) did not found and staff a state-level program until 1985...