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Jason Chew to helm community outreach for Growing Green and Gold Together efforts (10/23/24)Two things came as real surprises in a Tuesday meeting to update the community on a planned $100-plus million effort to transform the landscape of downtown Greencastle. The first was how quickly that transformation will take place. The second was who has been chosen to lead that effort...
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Staff surprises Detros with pink trailer amid breast cancer battle (10/21/24)BAINBRIDGE — After what they called “the worst April Fool’s joke” six months ago, PJ and Tony Detro opened October with a much more pleasant surprise. It was actually on April 1 that PJ learned of her breast cancer diagnosis. Then, with Breast Cancer Awareness Month just beginning and PJ just days from completing her chemotherapy, the Detros had their employees surprise them at their trailer dealership at U.S. 231 and U.S. 36 on Oct. 1...
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Tiger Cubs make statement in rout of Cougars (10/18/24)BAINBRIDGE – Greencastle saved its best performance of the 2024 season for when it mattered most. The Tiger Cubs have had a turbulent season, but believed their best games were ahead of them. That started Friday when they made the short trip to take on county rival North Putnam and had the throttle turned all the way up in what ended in a dominating 49-28 win over the Cougars as the Tiger Cubs picked up a statement win...
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95-home development in planning stages just outside city (10/17/24)A housing development that could see 95-97 units built on 16 acres south of Greencastle is perhaps just a city sewer agreement away from becoming a reality, the Board of Works learned Wednesday evening. Developer David Drake and builder James Carrell, both of Heritage Lake, made a brief presentation to the board, hoping to lay the groundwork for access to city sewers for a project on land they have acquired along the south side of South Street, west of Zinc Mill Road...
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Eagles finish regular season by cruising past Clovers (10/18/24)CLOVERDALE — While some glances might have been turned toward the impending IHSAA Football State Playoffs beginning next week, South Putnam and Cloverdale only had eyes for one another to start Friday’s regular season finale. By halftime, the tune had changed considerably as the Clovers, having lost starting quarterback Landon Duncan in the first half, opted to use JV for the rest of the game and, once the Eagles had established a running clock, did likewise as the visitors won their sixth-straight game 38-0.. ...
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County Council adopts $9 million tax levy for 2025 (10/21/24)The culmination of a months-long annual process, the Putnam County Council recently made final approval of the 2025 county budget, tax levy and tax rate. Putnam County government will operate in 2025 on a total budget of $25,498,604. Of that, $9,339,560 will come directly from property taxes, the approved tax levy for the year collected from a tax rate of 0.6063, or 60.63 cent per $100 of assessed value...
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Hamstra hired as NPHS Assistant Principal (10/23/24)ROACHDALE - North Putnam High School now has its leadership team officially in place. At the regularly scheduled October school board meeting, the board approved Katherine Hamstra as the new assistant principal. Hamstra will work alongside Amanda Williams, who was hired as the full-time NPHS principal at the September school board meeting. She moves into the position from North Putnam Middle School where she was a seventh-grade English teacher...
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County hires developer for courthouse annex (10/24/24)A Putnam County Courthouse Annex came one step closer to fruition with the hiring of a developer for the project. Garmong Construction Services will oversee the project to build a courthouse annex on the old Jones School site at the corner of Madison and Liberty streets...
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‘North Putnam’ film garners ‘Indiana Spotlight’ award at Heartland Film Festival (10/21/24)INDIANAPOLIS — It’s an honor just to be nominated. Some platitudes have become so passe for a reason. Still, garnering inclusion in an international film festival, even one that takes place right up the road in Indianapolis, is sufficient reason for celebration...
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YMCA construction completion forecast for Jan. 24 (10/24/24)The Putnam County YMCA is reaching what the contractors termed “a big milestone” in the construction effort. But before you run out and buy yourself a new swimsuit, we’re not quite there yet. It’s “a big milestone” that paving is finally going to be done at the construction site east of the Walmart Supercenter on State Road 240, Ross Warner of Tonn and Blank Construction, Indianapolis, told the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission (RDC) Wednesday evening...
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County Council adopts $9 million tax levy for 2025 (10/21/24)5The culmination of a months-long annual process, the Putnam County Council recently made final approval of the 2025 county budget, tax levy and tax rate. Putnam County government will operate in 2025 on a total budget of $25,498,604. Of that, $9,339,560 will come directly from property taxes, the approved tax levy for the year collected from a tax rate of 0.6063, or 60.63 cent per $100 of assessed value...
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95-home development in planning stages just outside city (10/17/24)7A housing development that could see 95-97 units built on 16 acres south of Greencastle is perhaps just a city sewer agreement away from becoming a reality, the Board of Works learned Wednesday evening. Developer David Drake and builder James Carrell, both of Heritage Lake, made a brief presentation to the board, hoping to lay the groundwork for access to city sewers for a project on land they have acquired along the south side of South Street, west of Zinc Mill Road...
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Jason Chew to helm community outreach for Growing Green and Gold Together efforts (10/23/24)3Two things came as real surprises in a Tuesday meeting to update the community on a planned $100-plus million effort to transform the landscape of downtown Greencastle. The first was how quickly that transformation will take place. The second was who has been chosen to lead that effort...
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Main Street to host Trick-or-Treat on Square (10/24/24)3Main Street Greencastle will be hosting Trick-or-Treat on the Courthouse Square from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 31. This will allow community members to trick-or-treat in a safe environment and engage with downtown businesses and organizations...
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County hires developer for courthouse annex (10/24/24)3A Putnam County Courthouse Annex came one step closer to fruition with the hiring of a developer for the project. Garmong Construction Services will oversee the project to build a courthouse annex on the old Jones School site at the corner of Madison and Liberty streets...
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Putnam County Yard Waste Site to close Oct. 30 (10/21/24)2The Putnam County Yard Waste drop-off site, located at 2363 S. CR 250 West, Greencastle (past the County Highway Garage and Jim Baugh Shooting Range), will close for the season on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Residents of Putnam and Parke Counties are urged to take advantage of the warm weather to clean up yard trimmings and debris before the site closes for the year. The site is open Mondays & Wednesdays from noon-6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m...
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YMCA construction completion forecast for Jan. 24 (10/24/24)2The Putnam County YMCA is reaching what the contractors termed “a big milestone” in the construction effort. But before you run out and buy yourself a new swimsuit, we’re not quite there yet. It’s “a big milestone” that paving is finally going to be done at the construction site east of the Walmart Supercenter on State Road 240, Ross Warner of Tonn and Blank Construction, Indianapolis, told the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission (RDC) Wednesday evening...