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Mildred Sutherlin Sitler
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
Mary Mildred Sutherlin Sitler, 92, Frankfort, formerly of Knightstown, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 at Clinton House in Frankfort. She was born Aug. 5, 1921 in Groveland, the daughter of James Earl and Viola Jo (Timmons) Sutherlin. Mildred was a graduate of Bainbridge High School and Indiana University, where she met her husband. She taught several years at Kennard and Knightstown elementary schools and was a member of the Avon Club and Tri Kappa...
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Donald F. 'Don' Detro
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
Donald F. "Don" Detro, 70, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013. Don was born on July 20, 1943 in Putnam County to Forest Detro and Opal Abbott Detro. A 1962 graduate of Bainbridge High School, he was a retired trucking owner/operator and had been employed at Schwerman Trucking Co. in Greencastle...
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Afternoon fire blamed on space heater
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
COATESVILLE -- Local fire departments responded to a reported house fire in Coatesville Monday afternoon, containing the blaze to the living room/dining room area of the home and saving three family dogs. The Floyd Township Fire Department was dispatched at 3:39 p.m. to the home of David Williams at 8241 E. CR 357 North...
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Scanner for Dec. 31
(Police Logs ~ 12/30/13)
County Jail Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Amber Brooke Stwalley, 24, Quincy, was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. At 3:40 a.m. on Sunday, Kenneth DeWayne Utterback, 55, Terre Haute, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and money laundering...
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North Putnam Cougars drop tough test on road to Athenians 53-42
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/13)
CRAWFORDSVILLE -- The North Putnam boys' basketball team traveled to Crawfordville High School to take on the Athenians on Monday night in a makeup game from earlier this month. The Cougars looked to earn their first win against the Athenians since the 2006-07 season but their hopes were dashed as they lost 53-42...
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COLUMN: Hasie's legacy still honored by Tigers
(Sports Column ~ 12/30/13)
Amy Hasbrook graduated from DePauw in 2000, but while her career records have been surpassed and the team has reached unprecedented heights since her era ended, Hasbrook remains an important part of the top Division III women's basketball program in the country...
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Top-ranked Tigers turn it on late, edge Ithaca in Hasbrook championship 65-47
(College Sports ~ 12/30/13)
Still unbeaten and ranked No. 1, the DePauw women's basketball team is quickly finding staying on top will take a little more in-game work than getting there. In beating Ithaca in the championship of the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament on Monday, the Tigers were pushed into the second half of the 65-47 win...
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County remains on same meeting schedule for 2014
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
Meetings of the Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council will remain consistent in 2014, with the commissioners meeting twice a month on the first and third Monday and the council meeting on the third Tuesday. As in recent years, the commissioners will convene for their first meeting of each month at 9 a.m. on the first Monday, and for their second at 6 p.m. on the third Monday...
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PCH and Coalition for Care celebrate recent successes
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
On Dec. 3, the Indiana Hospital Association celebrated the progress of Indiana health care organizations, including Putnam County Hospital, toward achieving the goal of making Indiana the safest state to receive health care. IHA, Putnam County Hospital and other participating organizations, celebrated successes and looked to the future at the "Partnership for Patients: Celebrate to Accelerate" event...
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Putnamville uses cell phone detection dog to sniff and seize
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Cell phones, every inmate wants one. The possession of cell phones by offenders in our prisons is prohibited. They pose a threat to the safety and security of other offenders, staff and members of the community. Offenders use them to circumvent prison phone monitoring systems, to facilitate acts of violence inside and outside of correctional facilities, to communicate with gang associates, and to devise plans to introduce narcotics and contraband into our facilities...
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Cloverdale couple faces various child sex charges
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
TERRE HAUTE -- A woman and her boyfriend were arrested Monday evening on various allegations of a sexual nature against an 11-year-old female family member of the woman. Victoria Lynn Anderson, 29, and Jeremy Scott Doerr, 36, both of Cloverdale, were arrested by state troopers 8 p.m. and incarcerated in the Vigo County Jail...
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10 years after fatal accident Jim Baugh legacy looms large
(Local News ~ 12/30/13)
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series recalling the tragic events of the Jan. 2, 2004 death of Putnam County Sheriff's Department Capt. Jim Baugh, his life and his legacy. A damp, foggy mist shrouded the Putnam County landscape 10 years ago this Thursday as the second day of the new year was about to yield to the first weekend of 2004...
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Ralph C. Fry
(Obituary ~ 12/30/13)
Ralph C. Fry, 66, of Roachdale, passed away at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on the morning of Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. He was born in Crawfordsville on Dec. 31, 1946 to Noble C. and Edith Nichols Fry. He graduated form Roachdale High School in 1965 and Purdue University. He was a farmer in the Roachdale area all of his life...
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