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As of the end of day on Tuesday, 11 Putnam County residents had tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, in Indiana there have been 2,565 positive cases, along with 65 deaths. The latest numbers, released Wednesday morning by the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), add two to the local total reported by the Putnam County Health Department (PCHD) and Putnam County Hospital on Tuesday evening...

Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Putnam County between Friday and Saturday. A Saturday afternoon update from local officials put the total number of positive cases in the county at 17, three more than were listed by the Indiana State Department Health earlier in the day...

On Friday afternoon, Putnam County officials announced that one new case of COVID-19 had been confirmed since Thursday. Currently, there are 13 confirmed cases in the county. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), as of Friday, is also sharing the number of individuals who have been tested per county on its website. According to the ISDH, the number of tests is provisional and reflects only those reported to ISDH. Numbers should not be characterized as a comprehensive total...

The family of 36-year-old Ernie “Pokey” Phillips II
 of Greencastle has posted a $2,700 reward for any information about his recent shooting death in Morgan County. Phillips was killed in a March 7 home invasion at Paragon. His mother, Debby Phillips, has posted a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of her son in the late hours of March 6 or early hours of March 7...

Local officials announced Monday afternoon that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has climbed to 25. This marks an increase of eight cases in the county since the Sunday afternoon report. It is also four more than the 21 reported by the Indiana State Department of Health Monday morning...

On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) added a new set of data to its COVID-19 reporting. In addition to county-by-county positive cases and deaths, the ISDH website also shows how many tests have been administered to residents of each county...

In response to the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Banner Graphic and the other Rust Communications publications in Indiana will be temporarily cutting back to two production days each week. These are uncertain times for all businesses, including newspapers, and the Rust Indiana family of publications -- which also includes The Brazil Times and the Greene County Daily World -- is taking the necessary steps to ensure that we can continue to serve the public through the current health crisis and beyond...

Putnam County officials announced Tuesday evening that nine cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the county.

For the average locally-owned retail store, the closure of non-essential businesses for the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy.The story is a little bit different for those in the appliance business, such as downtown Greencastle staple Shuee’s Great Buys Plus...

Putnam County saw an increase of one confirmed COVID-19 case between Saturday and Sunday, officials announced Sunday afternoon. Currently, there are 18 confirmed cases in Putnam County, up from 17 reported by local officials on Saturday afternoon, as well as what the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported Sunday morning...

In response to the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Banner Graphic and the other Rust Communications publications in Indiana will be temporarily cutting back to two production days each week. These are uncertain times for all businesses, including newspapers, and the Rust Indiana family of publications -- which also includes The Brazil Times and the Greene County Daily World -- is taking the necessary steps to ensure that we can continue to serve the public through the current health crisis and beyond...

As of the end of day on Tuesday, 11 Putnam County residents had tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, in Indiana there have been 2,565 positive cases, along with 65 deaths. The latest numbers, released Wednesday morning by the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), add two to the local total reported by the Putnam County Health Department (PCHD) and Putnam County Hospital on Tuesday evening...

With the 2020 pool season less than two months away, Greencastle park officials are keeping their fingers crossed that a summertime opening is possible. While weather is typically the villain in opening the aquatic center on time (Memorial Day weekend is the annual target), this year other factors are weighing heavily...

Putnam County officials announced Tuesday evening that nine cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the county.

Local officials announced Monday afternoon that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has climbed to 25. This marks an increase of eight cases in the county since the Sunday afternoon report. It is also four more than the 21 reported by the Indiana State Department of Health Monday morning...

On Friday afternoon, Putnam County officials announced that one new case of COVID-19 had been confirmed since Thursday. Currently, there are 13 confirmed cases in the county. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), as of Friday, is also sharing the number of individuals who have been tested per county on its website. According to the ISDH, the number of tests is provisional and reflects only those reported to ISDH. Numbers should not be characterized as a comprehensive total...

When Ben Wilkerson was named the 2020 Putnam County Lilly Endowment Community Scholar back in December, the world was slightly different. The Greencastle High School senior was attending class daily with 500 or so schoolmates, and well-wishers were able to surprise him in the GHS library with news of the award...