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Everything from the price of a candy bar at the concession stand to the cost of admission to the rate for renting the pool for a private party is under the microscope as city officials look for ways to narrow the gap between expenses and revenues at the Greencastle Aquatic Center...

After coming out of a more involved meeting Wednesday evening, the South Putnam School Board will have to consider some important decisions regarding South Putnam athletics and recent updates. After it had addressed other various issues on the agenda, the board turned over the floor to South Putnam Athletic Director Tom Starnes, who provided feedback and input regarding sponsorship of new scoreboards, as well as maintenance of the sports fields...

When the Indiana State Board of Education unanimously approved the school accountability grades this week, it was excellent news for three county schools. South Putnam’s Fillmore Elementary School, North Putnam High School and Cloverdale High School were all rated as A schools for the 2017-18 academic year...

CLOVERDALE -- After its regular meeting Tuesday evening that was shorter than usual and with council member Don Sublett and some regular attendees absent, the Cloverdale Town Council will be weighing the impact of expanding the town’s boundaries. After addressing several other issues related to Cloverdale’s water utility management, town officials opened up the possibility of taking control of the two-mile radius surrounding the town limits...

The Delta Theta Tau Holiday Home Tour is filled with an explosion of Christmas this year. Each of the homes has a unique style and lots of Christmas decorations to be seen. The Holiday Home Tour will be held on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 2-6 p.m. Tickets are $8 each and can be purchased at Almost Home, Eitel's & Co. ...

Considering they barely escaped a first-round matchup with South Putnam, the Cloverdale Clovers did not exactly put themselves in the favorite’s position for the Putnam County girls’ championship game against four-time defending champion Greencastle on Saturday night. Yet when the ball was thrown up for the opening tip, the Clovers controlled the game from start to finish and wound up with a 60-41 victory. The Clovers won the county title for the first time since Bruce Cook coached them to their second straight win in the 2007-08 season.

Basically it was warmer in Alaska than it was in Greencastle Wednesday but Kristen Kolp still had chills when she talked about her recent experience. Kristen and husband U.S. Air Force MSgt. Joe met briefly with Vice President Mike Pence when he made a Veterans Day stop at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to refuel Air Force 2 while en route to Japan and a diplomatic trip to Asia...

BAINBRIDGE — As third-year coach Jarrod Duff is rebuilding the North Putnam girls’ basketball program, he looks for signs that the Cougars are turning the corner and headed for brighter days. Duff got several of those signs on Tuesday night, as the Cougars overcame a few offensive lapses to finish strongly and defeat visiting Covington 36-33 to improve to 2-1 on the season...

One-hundred-twenty guests entered Harvest Barn and took a trip to Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 27. All were there to help raise money to support the work and mission of Family Support Services of West Central Indiana. FSSWCI hosted its first Gone Austin event with $20,000 raised to support victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and development of healthy families in Putnam, Owen, Clay, Montgomery and Boone counties...

UPDATE 3:04 p.m.: The family of Richard L. Ross, 77, Greencastle, has been located, Deputy Coroner Todd Zeiner has announced. The Greencastle man died Sunday of natural causes and investigators could not at first locate any family members. Zeiner credited Diana Brumfield of the Putnam County Public Library for providing genealogical data...

Everything from the price of a candy bar at the concession stand to the cost of admission to the rate for renting the pool for a private party is under the microscope as city officials look for ways to narrow the gap between expenses and revenues at the Greencastle Aquatic Center...

When the Indiana State Board of Education unanimously approved the school accountability grades this week, it was excellent news for three county schools. South Putnam’s Fillmore Elementary School, North Putnam High School and Cloverdale High School were all rated as A schools for the 2017-18 academic year...

Considering they barely escaped a first-round matchup with South Putnam, the Cloverdale Clovers did not exactly put themselves in the favorite’s position for the Putnam County girls’ championship game against four-time defending champion Greencastle on Saturday night. Yet when the ball was thrown up for the opening tip, the Clovers controlled the game from start to finish and wound up with a 60-41 victory. The Clovers won the county title for the first time since Bruce Cook coached them to their second straight win in the 2007-08 season.

CLOVERDALE -- After its regular meeting Tuesday evening that was shorter than usual and with council member Don Sublett and some regular attendees absent, the Cloverdale Town Council will be weighing the impact of expanding the town’s boundaries. After addressing several other issues related to Cloverdale’s water utility management, town officials opened up the possibility of taking control of the two-mile radius surrounding the town limits...

With temperatures hovering below the 30-degree mark for much of Tuesday, it was a less than ideal day for kids to be out pulling their wagons. Undeterred, a group of Greencastle young people bundled up and marched several blocks to make a difference in the Putnam County community...

After coming out of a more involved meeting Wednesday evening, the South Putnam School Board will have to consider some important decisions regarding South Putnam athletics and recent updates. After it had addressed other various issues on the agenda, the board turned over the floor to South Putnam Athletic Director Tom Starnes, who provided feedback and input regarding sponsorship of new scoreboards, as well as maintenance of the sports fields...

BAINBRIDGE -- The North Putnam School Board’s two-and-a-half hour meeting last Thursday evening saw school officials address a host of issues that will have both an immediate and long-term impact for the future. However, the board will be taking a large long-term proposal into serious consideration as it assesses its needs with a comprehensive renovation project to do needed work across North Putnam schools...