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Roachdale Christmas celebration set for Friday night
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
ROACHDALE -- An "Old Fashioned Christmas In Roachdale" is slated for 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13. The 6 p.m. Christmas parade will herald Santa's arrival in town. The lighting of the Community Christmas Tree will take place at 6:30 p.m. with coloring contest winner Noah Claycomb, the son of Melissa Phillips Claycomb and Nick Claycomb, doing the honors...
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Annual toy drive seen as huge success
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board heard some good news during its monthly school board meeting Monday evening as it received an update on both the annual toy drive and the board's endowments. Following the board statement on its stance toward embattled fellow board member Brian Asbury, the meeting moved into a more positive light when FFA President Heather Goss updated the board on the annual community toy drive, which took place Thursday, Dec. 5...
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PCPL offers warm place to play chess Tuesday evening
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
Looking for a fun indoor activity this winter? The Putnam County Public Library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle, will conduct a chess playing session from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. The session is for playing, however an instructor will be on site to teach if requested...
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Stuck for a Christmas gift? Playground picket sponsorships still available
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
The Greencastle Friends of the Park suggest that for a last-minute gift or a present for that hard-to-be-buy-for individual, local residents consider sponsoring a decorative picket around the Emerald Palace Playground at Robe-Ann Park. Pickets around the Emerald Palace are still available for purchase at $20 each...
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City Park Department looking for Legos to augment supply of building blocks
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
The Greencastle Parks and Recreation, focusing on indoor activities now that winter weather has arrived, is making its annual plea for any extra Legos that local residents may have in closets, basements and bottom drawers. The Park Department winter Lego building sessions loom in January and February so the more blocks the merrier for the youngsters who participate...
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Roachdale looking at future projects
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
ROACHDALE -- With the new year just around the corner, the town of Roachdale is looking to the start of new projects and the completion of some old ones. At the town council meeting Tuesday night there was discussion on the water project for which Roachdale recently received a grant. Plans for the project have been drawn up and will be looked at over the coming month...
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Judge addresses Greencastle man's half-dozen felony counts
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
A 36-year-old Putnam County man, facing six felony charges ranging from dealing in methamphetamine to auto theft, couldn't resist a little gallows humor during his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon. As Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges perused the paperwork preceding James Curtis Davis' appearance in court, he was struck by the home address provided for the defendant...
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Bainbridge at standstill, revisits projects
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
BAINBRIDGE -- With winter weather upon us, outdoor activities are coming to a standstill, which includes town projects. The Bainbridge town council met on Wednesday night to go over some lingering projects and rehash a contract approved at the last town meeting. Many of the outdoor projects have come to a standstill due to weather, while other projects were revisited...
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Council hires new utility manager for Cloverdale
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
CLOVERDALE -- It was business as usual for the Cloverdale Town Council as it met for its monthly meeting Tuesday evening. The council not only approved the hiring a new utility manager, pending salary negotiations, it also once again discussed future land developments...
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Lancaster and friends present 'A Holy Night' at GCC
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
With Christmas just around the corner, some local musicians are planning a night of praise and Christmas music on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Greencastle Christian Church. Bobbie Lancaster and several other musicians will present "A Holy Night: A Christmas Celebration of Praise" at 7 p.m. Saturday at the church, 620 Primrose Lane...
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Tiger Cub swimmers cruise past Mounties
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
The Greencastle girls' and boys' swimming and diving teams came away with decisive wins at Southmont on Thursday. The girls won 131-52 and the boys 143-36. "I thought that our entire team had a stong performances tonight," GHS coach Kent Menzel said. "We were dropping time from the beginning of the meet to the end...
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Eagles split with Viking swimmers
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
The South Putnam girls' swimming and diving team picked up a big win on Thursday, beating visiting West Vigo 109-46 and taking first place in 10 of the 12 events. The Eagles boys' team lost to the Vikings 101-84. Sophomore Katie Jo Beasley had a strong day for South Putnam, picking up individual wins in the 50- and 500-yard freestyle races and helping with the winning medley and 200 free relay teams...
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Local law enforcement participate in 'rolling roadblock' training
(Local News ~ 12/12/13)
Putnam County Law Enforcement officials participated in Pursuit Intervention Techniques (P.I.T.) training Tuesday and Wednesday evening at the Area 30 Career Center and on Calbert Way. Forty-four local officers from the Greencastle Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff's Department, Indiana Excise Police Department, Cloverdale Police Department, DePauw Police Department and several Area 30 students participated in the training, which included learning how to do a "rolling roadblock."...
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Local prep stars named to media, coaches all-state football rosters
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/13)
South Putnam junior running back Lucas Lorian was one of several local athletes named to the recent all-state football teams. Lorian was named to both The Associated Press 1A all-state honorable mention team and the Indiana Football Coaches Association junior all-state team and is the only local athlete on both lists...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Ali Ross, Basketball, DePauw University
(College Sports ~ 12/12/13)
Ali Ross, 21, is a senior from Lexington, Ky. and a member of the national champion basketball team. In her free time she enjoys the outdoors, going for hikes hanging out with her parents, her older brother Adam and her dog Dandy. A biology major, her favorite class is microbiology. ...
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