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Police scanner for Oct. 11
(Police Logs ~ 10/11/11)
City Police One minor traffic accident was reported Thursday by Greencastle City Police. -- At 12:23 p.m., Richard Taylor, 50, Greencastle, has stopped his 1966 Chevrolet Corvair on Bloomington Street to wait to make a left turn when the car was struck from behind by a 1997 Toyota Camry, driven by Darlene Cox, 68, Greencastle, Officer Ed Wilson reported...
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Sweet potatoes a good part of the Hoosier diet
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
Sweet potatoes are becoming an Indiana garden staple. Sweet potatoes are a very nutritional addition to anyone's diet. They are an excellent source of calcium, iron, vitamin, and minerals. They are an especially good source of vitamins A and C. Sweet potatoes are rich in complex carbohydrates and beta carotene. Some of the pink, yellow, and green varieties are high in carotene. Health experts say we need to eat more dark green and orange vegetables. Sweet potatoes are a great option...
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Friends of Park fundraiser runs Oct. 14-23 at Bainbridge
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
BAINBRIDGE -- A Covered Bridges of Putnam County Festival to benefit the Friends of the Park organization that services Russellville, Roachdale and Bainbridge is scheduled to run Oct. 14-23 at Bainbridge. This will be the group's fourth year of holding its major fundraiser in the fall...
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Putnam property tax installment due on Nov. 10
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
The second installment of property tax is due Thursday, Nov. 10, Putnam County Treasurer Sharon Owens reminds local taxpayers. If you wish to mail your property tax payment, you must address it to: Putnam County Treasurer, P.O. Box 508, Greencastle, IN 46135...
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Fillmore approves 2012 budget
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
FILLMORE -- An estimated 2012 tax levy of $46,940 doesn't leave a lot of room for a small town to buy new vehicles, and one Fillmore town councilor expressed his disgust at the shrinking budget Thursday night. During his report at the monthly Fillmore Town Council meeting, utility manager Joe Cash presented three estimates for a new town utility truck ranging from $41,000 to $53,000...
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Cloverdale Operation Life facility to open at Oct. 20 open house
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale will soon have a new Operation Life facility. The project has taken almost 90 days to build and is expected to open within the next two weeks. The building, located at 52 E. Mill St., will be holding an open house on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 5:30-6:30 p.m...
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'Grand opening' Saturday for cemetery expansion at Boone-Hutcheson
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
Can a cemetery really host an open house? Can you invite someone to come to a place they would rather never be seen? Can you even call it a "grand opening"? Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery officials will apparently find out this Saturday. It is then that cemetery officials will unveil their new 2,500-grave section that should serve the burial needs of the community for the next 200 years...
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All that's fit to print
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
On Monday afternoon, the Banner Graphic installed a new printing system for the newspaper. Each piece was too large to carry up the stairs and had to be lifted with a crane in three separate pieces. The original machine, which was purchased in 2000, printed pages onto film negatives, which were then transferred to metal plates, and then to paper. The new computer-to-plate unit sends the page straight to the metal plate from the digital copies, improving newspaper quality and visual clarity. Newspaper general manager Daryl Taylor stands in the doorway to guide the large piece of equipment into the printing room as it is lifted into the air by crane operator Richard Lyon.
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North Putnam soccer falls in first round of sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/11)
WEST TERRE HAUTE -- The North Putnam boys' soccer team lost its opening round of Class A West Vigo Sectional 3-0 to Covington last week. North Putnam head coach Dave Moeller said the team had a chance to strike early as Zane Hunter tried to capitalize on a defensive miscue, but wasn't able to score on the break away...
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Weatherford paces strong GHS performers at WCC
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/11)
It was a different day at South Putnam High School for girls' cross country. It was the same story though as Greencastle powered past all comers for the 2011 WCC Meet title. The Tiger Cubs took the top three spots and five of the top eight in securing the conference title, finishing with 19 points. South Putnam placed second on 46 points with Cloverdale third...
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Tiger Cubs land 7 runners in top 10 at WCC Meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/11)
Greencastle's boys' cross country squad didn't get a clean sweep like they did last Tuesday evening. They did, however, claim seven of the top 10 spots en route to claiming the WCC title at South Putnam High School, finishing 22 points better than second place Cascade...
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GHS wins sectional in physcial match
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/11)
BROWNSBURG -- The Greencastle boys' soccer team entered Saturday's sectional final against the host Bethesda Christian Patriots hoping to walk away with a win. After 40 minutes of very physical action, they were happy to be walking away -- period. The Tiger Cubs got dinged up with multiple players receiving varying degrees of injuries, but still left Bethesda Christian with the sectional title under their belt, defeating the hosts 2-1...
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Joseph Marvin Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 10/11/11)
Joseph (Marvin) Buchanan, 80, of Plainfield, passed away Oct. 9, 2011 in Hendricks Regional Hospital in Danville. He was born June 8, 1931 in Crossnor, N.C., to the late Luther and Alta Buchanan. Marvin was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He retired as a vice president at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in 1988 after 33 years...
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Cougars defeat Wildcats, Clovers fall to Mounties
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam volleyball team defeated South Vermillion in four sets, winning 25-9, 26-24, 24-26 and 25-10. Kallie Brattain led the Cougars with 22 points and seven aces. Samantha Lucas led the team in kills with 10, with Morgan Robinson adding seven, Brattain with six and Kensy Asbell with three. Robinson also had eight blocks, with Lucas adding three...
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Officials say Kirts was not murdered
(Local News ~ 10/11/11)
Officials have no reason to believe foul play was involved in the death of a Crawfordsville man west of Greencastle this summer. Detective Sgt. Pat McFadden of the Putnam County Sheriff's Department told the Banner Graphic Tuesday the death of Tyler Kirts, 25, was not a murder...
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