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Here today, gone today ...
(Local News ~ 08/26/13)
The abandoned, dilapidated house at the northeast corner of Indiana and Columbia streets comes crashing down Monday morning with Joe Spiker of Spiker Excavating at the controls of an excavator. In about an hour, the building was turned into a pile of rubble to be hauled away...
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Three acts to grace ParkFest stage for season finale event
(Local News ~ 08/26/13)
The 20th season of ParkFest, the annual music festival sponsored by the Greencastle Civic League, will reach its crescendo Tuesday evening with a season-ending, three-act musical lineup. The free program will begin at an earlier time of 6 p.m. this Tuesday under the Bob Flanigan Bandshell at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park...
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Farm safety always a harvest season priority
(Column ~ 08/26/13)
Harvest season is fast approaching. Soon the fall days will be filled with farming tasks, including making hay, tending to animal, harvesting fields, and farmstead maintenance. Many of these jobs are completed with machines ranging from large combines to small tractors equipped with a small bush hog...
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Church bowling league holds registration
(Community Sports ~ 08/26/13)
Church bowling leagues are starting sign-ups for 15-20 week leagues. Leagues will bowl on Monday nights at 6:30 p.m. at A 'n' J Bowling. Every team will be determining its own fees, but there will be a minimum fee of $9 per bowler. Leagues will start after Labor Day provided there are enough bowlers...
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Tiger Cubs tennis places third at Sullivan tournament
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/13)
SULLIVAN -- The Greencastle boys' tennis team finished third at the four-team Sullivan Invitation on Saturday. The No. 2 doubles team of Lucas Eckrich and Nathan Gobert won its bracket and the No. 1 doubles team of Adam Gerard and Jake Mangrum finished second...
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Greencastle boys' soccer loses to Ritter, Greenfield
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/13)
The Greencastle boys' soccer team allowed more than twice as many shots as it attempted and lost to Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 6-0 at the Cougars Invitational at Greenfield Central on Saturday. GHS (1-3) put three different keepers in net -- senior Zane Miller, junior Alex Briones and sophomore Jacob Sanders -- and each allowed two goals...
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DePauw v DePauw
(College Sports ~ 08/26/13)
Sophomore Justin Murray took the field with the first-team offense during the DePauw football team's intra-squad scrimmage on Friday. Murray was backed up by sophomore Jake Hemrick. Junior Drew Seaman missed the scrimmage, apparently resting from a recent hamstring injury. (Banner Graphic/GRANT WIEMAN)...
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Sinclair to continue basketball career in Hungary
(Professional Sports ~ 08/26/13)
After completing her college career at Indiana University in March, former Eminence standout Aulani Sinclair began searching for ways to continue playing basketball as a professional. Sinclair led the Hoosiers with 15.5 points per game and 58 total assists as a senior and made 38.5 percent of her threes...
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Cougars advance to volleyball championship, fall to Athenians
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/13)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam Cougars volleyball team had high hopes going into the Early Bird Volleyball Tournament along with Attica, Crawfordsville and Mooresville. The Cougars would advance to the championship game where they would fall to the Athenians...
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South Putnam runners-up at volleyball invitational
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/13)
South Putnam's volleyball squad had a torrid time finding wins last season. The Eagles collected a meager tally of two victories in 2012, a total that was surpassed in one day this weekend. The hosts of the Eagle Invitational, SPHS went 3-1 at the event, defeating Turkey Run, North Central (Farmersburg) and North Vermillion before falling to champions South Vermillion on Saturday...
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COLUMN: Tiger Cubs' roster stretched thinner in August heat
(Sports Column ~ 08/26/13)
Greencastle's offense spread the field with short passes to the edge, then rammed the ball up with powerful runs through its massive offensive line against Monrovia on Friday. Senior quarterback Tyler Scott, passing to senior wide receiver Seth Brown. Runs by senior Alec Pettit through an offensive line built by seniors Tanner Wood, Jordan Froderman, Grant Mundy, Dustin Williams and junior Austin Mitchell...
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'Be ambitious for yourselves,' Casey tells DPU Class of 2017
(Local News ~ 08/26/13)
While the start of classes is still a couple days away, the DePauw University Class of 2017 got a headstart on learning Saturday. At the annual opening convocation, De-Pauw University President Brian W. Casey told the 677 incoming students, who began the day moving into their residence halls, "I want you to begin your education on this first day, and that means you have to get out of your own head...
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MHAPC seeking input on community mental health needs
(Local News ~ 08/26/13)
Mental Health America of Putnam County has a successful track record when it comes to programs tailored to a specific audience. The MHAPC Children/Parents of Divorce program is mandated by the Putnam County courts and helps families through this challenging time of transition...
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Rolling on the River
(Local News ~ 08/26/13)
Flying Toasters' lead vocalist Staci McCrackin connects with her inner Tina Turner and belts out the classic "Rolling on the River" at Saturday's annual Greencastle Music Festival.
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Indianapolis man apparent drowning victim at Cataract
(Local News ~ 08/26/13)
CLOVERDALE -- Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of a 37-year-old Indianapolis man Sunday afternoon at Cataract Lake in Putnam County. The victim was identified as Rafael A. Lopez. The incident reportedly occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m...
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David Daniel Ruhlig
(Obituary ~ 08/26/13)
David Daniel Ruhlig, 49, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. Born Nov. 10, 1963 in Howell, Mich., he was the son of Daniel Ruhlig and Phyllis (Sherwood) Ruhlig Fletcher. He was a 1982 graduate of South Putnam High School and received his associate's degree from Ivy Tech Community College...
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Tad Robinson set to headline Sunday's Crown St. Music Fest
(Local News ~ 08/26/13)
As it has every Labor Day weekend for the past nine years, the Greencastle music scene will now shift to the South Side of the city when the 10th annual Crown Street Music Fest hits the stage on Sunday, Sept. 1. Five blues and/or jazz acts -- all anchored by local musical talent -- will perform from 1-7 p.m. on the outdoor stage of the Family Youth Community Development Program (FYCDP) Center (across from the Ridpath School parking lot) at 605 Crown St...
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Meeting Colts, holding flag highlight trip to Lucas Oil for South Putnam Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- "You mean Andrew Luck is going to be standing like five feet away from me?" South Putnam senior Sawyer Arnold and his teammates knew they were going to take the field prior to the Colts preseason game on Saturday against the Browns, but the reality of the situation didn't start to set in until the team's practice at Lucas Oil Stadium earlier in the afternoon...
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