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Police seek driver who fled after car hit pedestrians (06/26/08)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Police Department and Putnam County Sheriff's Office are investigating an apparent hit-and-run crash that sent two men to the hospital Wednesday evening. Officers believe the two men, identified as 17-year-old Brett Elwood and 19-year-old Wade Davis, both of Cloverdale, were intentionally struck by a car on Stardust Way near the north entrance of the subdivision at around 6:30 p.m...

Dixie Chopper cuts staff (06/27/08)

Woman drowns in Heritage Lake (07/02/08)
The Putnam County Coroner's Office is investigating the apparent drowning death of a Heritage Lake woman earlier this week. Coroner Thomas Miller told the Banner Graphic that 45-year-old Brenda Thorburg, of Heritage Lake, drown while swimming near her home on Monday evening...

Driver accused of hitting pedestrians turns himself in (06/28/08)
CLOVERDALE -- A Putnam County man accused of fleeing the scene of an accident where two pedestrians were hit on Wednesday has surrendered to police. Eighteen-year-old Nicholas G. Rogers, of Cloverdale, turned himself in to authorities Friday evening and is being held in the Putnam County Jail on a charge of fleeing the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury...

4-H Fair Queen Hopefuls (07/01/08)

Restaurant may join Sears, clothing store at Putnam Plaza (06/24/08)
With a Sears hardware store set to open soon inside Greencastle's Putnam Plaza shopping center, it appears a new restaurant may be coming too, the site's developer said Monday. Midland Atlantic, the company that bought the shopping center earlier this year, received approval Monday night from the city plan commission to subdivide two lots along Indianapolis Road between O'Reilly Auto Parts and National City Bank...

Insect being tracked (06/29/08)
Recently the Banner Graphic has received several reports of an odd purple triangular device seen hanging in Ash trees along county roads in southern Putnam County. Emergency Management personnel even called to ask if the paper knew what they were. The EMA received a call from a local resident that believed they were part of a terrorist attack plan...

Driver pleads not guilty to hit and run (07/01/08)
A not guilty plea was entered Monday on behalf of a Cloverdale teenager accused of striking two pedestrians with his car last week and fleeing the scene. Eighteen-year-old Nicholas Rogers appeared in court Monday where he is charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, a class D felony, and aggravated battery, a class B felony. The prosecutor filed four separate charges against Rogers -- two for each of the victims...

Putnamville gets new K-9 officer (06/27/08)
Indiana State Trooper Dan Hearon of the Putnamville Post has a new K-9 partner named Samson. Samson will be utilized in Morgan, Hendricks and Putnam counties in the Putnamville District. On June 13, seven K-9 teams joined the existing 20 teams to bring the strength of the program to 27. These patrol dogs are assigned throughout the state of Indiana. These specially trained German Shepherds assist troopers in their day-to-day activities and operations...

Fair Queen profiles Day No. 1 (07/02/08)
BY JAMIE BARRAND Editor Seventeen young women from across Putnam County will vie for the title of Miss Putnam County on July 12 at the Putnam County 4-H Fair Queen Contest. The contest will be held in the community building at the Putnam County 4-H Fairgrounds. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m., and the contest will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 per person...