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Connie Lawson to visit Rotary Club, Asbury Towers Wednesday
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson will visit Putnam County Wednesday. She will be the keynote speaker at the noon Greencastle Rotary Club meeting. She will speak with members of Rotary about her office's efforts to improve financial literacy...
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William D. Mundy
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
William D. Mundy, 82, Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 at Putnam County Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. Condolences may be sent to the family at cds@whitakerfuneralhome.net.
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Robert A. Brookshire
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
Robert A. Brookshire, 72, Bloomington, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. He left this life as he lived it, with grace, dignity and love for everyone around him. Bob was born in Greencastle to Delmas and Beulah Brookshire on Dec. 11, 1941. He received his public education in Greencastle and graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1965. At IU, he studied biological science and obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in secondary education...
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Caring people aid non-food pantry efforts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/14)
To the Editor: I want to tell a story about some exceptional caring persons here in Greencastle. As coordinator for the non-food pantry, I purchase all our supplies from the Kroger Corp. As I was paying for the December items and getting ready to leave, I noticed that many of the employees had come to the front of the store...
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Defend RFS, protect our rural communities
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/14)
To the Editor: As general manager of POET Biorefining -- Cloverdale, I see firsthand the significant impact the biofuels industry has on our state's agriculture community and our overall economy. Farming and agriculture has long been a part of life here in Indiana and a strong renewable fuels industry contributes to that tradition...
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Family Support Services shares its message
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/14)
To the Editor: Have you been wondering about the "Coaching Boys INTO Men" billboard you have recently seen as you headed north on U.S. 231? What's it all about? It's all about healthy relationships, respect, gender equality and non-violence. Family Support Services, in conjunction with the community, is implementing a state-funded prevention campaign to eradicate and raise awareness of the abuse in our community...
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Health Strong Award to PCH for excellence in efficiency
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Putnam County Hospital was recently recognized by iVantage Health Analytics as a HealthStrong Award winner for excellence in efficiency, reflecting top quartile performance among all acute care hospitals in the nation. iVantage Health announced the latest HealthStrong Award winners at the annual meeting of the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health in Asheville, N.C...
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Kings for a Day
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
North Putnam High School will celebrate its Winter Homecoming this Friday with the crowning of the 2014 king and his princes between the girls' and boys' basketball games against Cloverdale.
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GHS plans White Out Friday
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/14)
Friday night will be a White Out game at McAnally Center, as Greencastle hosts a varsity girls' and boys' doubleheader with Cascade. All GHS fans are invited to get out their white duds and come out to support the Tiger Cubs. The girls' varsity team tips off at 6 p.m., as it tries to hand Cascade its first West Central Conference loss. The boys' game between the Tiger Cubs and Cadets will follow...
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CMS seventh grade wins tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/14)
CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale Middle School hosted a seventh grade basketball tournament Saturday, scoring a pair of wins over Eminence and Monrovia to take the title. In game one, the Clovers defeated Eminence 28-20, with coach Billy Boyette praising his team's defense...
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Local players selected to WVFCA roster
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/14)
Fourteen Putnam County seniors will represent their schools in the 10th annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Game on Saturday, June 28. The game will be played at Indiana State University's Memorial Stadium Greencastle will have five representatives on the Gold Division team, coached by Brian Oliver of Linton-Stockton High School...
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NP defeats Eminence 67-20 in makeup game
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/14)
ROACHDALE -- In a game postponed on Jan. 11, the North Putnam Cougars defeated the Eminence Eels 67-20. The Cougars (2-11) looked to make it three straight years with a win over the Eels (1-14) and easily succeeded in doing that...
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Cougars fall to Mounties in tough loss
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/14)
ROACHDALE -- The Southmont Mounties visited the North Putnam Cougars home floor for a night of entertaining girls high school basketball action. The Mounties pounded away and went home with a 55-28 win. "We did pretty good, we worked on a few zones and a few different defenses that we want to use later in the week. Overall it was a really great effort, all of our girls got in. It was pretty good overall," SHS coach Chloe Allen said...
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Rollerskating party set for Saturday at Russellville Community Center
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville Community Center will host a rollerskating party Saturday, Jan. 25 from 2-5 p.m. There will be a $3 charge for skate rental. Proceeds from the event will help pay for costs at the community center. The public is invited and encouraged to attend...
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Little surprise January 2014 leaving mark on recordbook
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
Inch by inch January 2014 may be on its way to becoming the greatest snow on turf in Greencastle and across central Indiana. Although the Putnam County area dodged bullets for the most part this past Saturday and Tuesday, it nonetheless added to a growing local snowfall total with just 0.9 inches recorded on Saturday and a mere 1.5 inches falling on Tuesday...
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Roachdale's Myers is BG Teacher of the Month
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
ROACHDALE -- With a kids-first attitude and a passion that doesn't end at 3 p.m. each day, Roachdale Elementary School teacher Debra Myers was recently named the Banner Graphic Teacher of the Month for December. With retirement on the horizon at year's end, Myers has shown no signs of slowing down, which is one of the reasons Roachdale Principal Scott Spencer nominated her for the award...
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Animal control plan may move forward without licensing fee
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
A plan to reopen the Putnam County Humane Shelter is likely to move forward in 2014, but without the proposed licensing fees earlier discussed by the Putnam County Commissioners. In October, the commissioners received information from the county's animal control advisory board regarding reopening the shelter for the first time since 2011...
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Greencastle schools slip into the new year
(Local News ~ 01/21/14)
While many schools are taking off in the new year Greencastle Community Schools are taking the pace of slow and steady wins the race. The Greencastle School Board was updated on several projects that are ongoing at Monday night's meeting. Assistant Superintendent Jeff Hubble updated the board on the progress of the technology plan and the transfer to one-to-one technology for students and teachers...
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