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Cloverdale schools to participate in Summer Foods Service Program
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
The Cloverdale School Corporation recently announced plants to participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under as well as persons over 18 years who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for the mentally and physically disabled...
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WGU Indiana to offer the largest scholarship offering in school history
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- WGU Indiana is now accepting applications for $100,000 in new Taking Indiana to a Higher Degree Scholarships. This is the largest scholarship offering in the university's history. "This new scholarship opportunity is a direct result of WGU Indiana's intentional focus on breaking down barriers to degree attainment," WGU Indiana Chancellor Allison Barber said. ...
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ISU student from Putnam County wins statewide award in dietetics
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
Putnam County resident Hannah Cline struggled with weight issues in high school but when she created her own meal and workout plans, she lost 60 pounds. "Afterwards, I had friends and people in the school come up to me and ask me to write plans for them," said Cline, a graduate of South Putnam High School and now a student at Indiana State University. "Then someone said to me, 'Why don't you do this as a career?' So I looked into it and gave it a shot."...
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Second annual alumni banquet held at South Putnam
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
The South Putnam School Corporation recently held its second annual South Putnam Alumni Banquet at the Dixie Chopper Business Center. The banquet, which had approximately 90 alumni and guests, was successful in honoring the classes of 1972 and 1987 along with presenting the next two Hall of Fame honorees Susan Anderson Shorter and Mark Timm. The Education Foundation Scholarship went to Logan Pell while the Wildman Leadership Scholarship went to Ryan Chestnut...
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Mill Pond Campus organizing Adopt-a-Senior Day program
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle is hosting its first-ever Adopt-a-Senior Day on May 21. Many of the facility's residents do not have a lot of visitors, and it is fun for them to meet new people. These individuals are part of our community's history...
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PCF staffers 'race for a cure'
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Staff members of the Putnamville Correctional Facility recently participated in the Race for the Cure and donated $500 to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer. Correctional Lt. Bettina West, Officers Deanna Lanning and Katie Campbell and secretary Andrea Moore presented a Susan G. ...
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Scanner May 2
(Police Logs ~ 05/02/13)
Three people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. At 2 p.m. William Dale Woods, 29, Indianapolis, was arrested for probation violation. At 6:36 p.m. James Dale Haltom, 77, Cloverdale, was charged with violation of home detention. At 11:06 p.m. Steve Eugene Davis, 45, Greencastle, was booked in for operating while intoxicated, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a syringe and driving with a suspended license...
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Cloverdale wins three-team meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/13)
At Cloverdale Boys meet 1. Cloverdale, 76; 2. Clay City, 46; 3. North Central, 34. Event results Long jump -- 1. Dorman, CL, 17-9 1/2; 2. Melchert, NC, 17-8; 3. Greene, NC, 17-5 1/2; 4. McKenzie, CL, 17-5. High jump -- 1. Greene, NC, 6-1; 2. Warren, CL, 5-10; 3. Dorman, CL, 5-6; 4. Wilkes, CL, 5-4...
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Eagles lose dual meets at Tri-West
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/13)
In their final meet before the Putnam County and WCC meets, South Putnam's boys' and girls' track squads both took losses at Tri-West on Wednesday. The Eagle boys' fell 67-52 to the Bruins, while the girls' squad lost 84-38. Ryan Chestnut picked up a pair of wins in the field, taking first in the discus and shot put competitions. Klayton Vittetow also added a win in the high jump...
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Eagles' softball stays on track with WCC win over NP Cougars
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/13)
The South Putnam softball team hosted a rescheduled game against North Putnam on Wednesday. The Eagles won 7-1. The win gave the Eagles (11-4, 6-2 WCC) control of second place in the West Central Conference. North Putnam (8-7, 4-4 WCC) has doubled its win-total from last year and has two games against Monrovia next week to clinch third-place...
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Greencastle beats North Putnam and field in four-team golf match
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/13)
The Greencastle boys' golf team has a big home-course advantage at challenge Windy Hill, but the team also has a lot of talent. Both came through on Wednesday when the Tiger Cubs shot a 149 to beat Crawfordsville (177), North Putnam (184) and Southmont (197)...
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South Putnam golfers edged out by Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/13)
BRAZIL -- The South Putnam sophomore golfer Derek Chestnut shot a one-over 36 to pace the meet, but the Eagles' golfers lost Edgewood on Tuesday 176-185. Chestnut's 36 was a personal-best round. Other Eagles at the event included a 40 from Justin Berry, a 48 from Jimmy Rutter and a 61 from Austin Query...
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Cougars' baseball clinches WCC title with win over South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/13)
The North Putnam baseball team keeps putting up runs like they're going out of style. The Cougars jumped out in front of host South Putnam and came away with a 16-2 win in five innings. The win guarantees that North Putnam (13-1-1, 8-0 WCC) will win at least a share of the West Central Conference championship. The Cougars are now two games ahead of second-place Cloverdale with two WCC games remaining...
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Rotary Club to host Toasting the Community event on May 10
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
The Rotary Club of Greencastle will host Toasting the Community, a fundraising event scheduled for Friday, May 10. Purpose of the 6-9 p.m. event is to raise funds to benefit the many organizations supported by Rotary. Some of those groups include the American Red Cross, Relay for Life, Mary Allison Children's Trust, Polio Plus and The Castle...
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Chuck Schroeder, Mary Zerkel win MHAPC annual awards
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
The Mental Health Association of Putnam County conducted its Annual Meeting and Award Presentation Tuesday evening at the Lifebuilder Community Center in Greencastle. MHAPC presented its "Person of the Year" and "Educator of the Year" awards to the "Heroes in the Fight" against mental illness...
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Robinson sings the blues with GMS students
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
Jimi Hendrix once said, "Blues is easy to play but hard to feel." In that case, some Greencastle Middle School students were busy trying to learn the hard part from a local bluesman recently. Tad Robinson spent a day writing blues songs with students from the classes of Suzanne Funk, Dawn Tucker and Amy Howard...
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10.79 inches of rain sets April record
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
Putnam County residents can certainly expect oodles of May flowers if that old April showers adage holds true. For the Greencastle area received record-setting April rainfall, according to figures recorded daily by local weather observer Diana Foust...
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Take It Back
(Local News ~ 05/02/13)
Friendly faces and no questions greeted participants in Saturday's Drug Take Back Day sponsored by local law enforcement agencies and the Drug Enforcement Agency and hosted by Greencastle High School.
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Ann B. Steadman
(Obituary ~ 05/02/13)
Ann B. Steadman, age 80, of Greencastle, formerly of Orlando, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Born Sept. 4, 1932 in Northumberland, Pa., she was the daughter of Robert M. and Lois (Mertz) Bolig Sr. A homemaker, she had attended the Apostolic Church...
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