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Numbers don't lie in Republican primary
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
Three-way races are supposed to help incumbent political candidates. Low voter turnout is considered favorable for incumbents. Bright, sun-shiny days are supposed to assist most incumbent efforts. Yet that formula didn't come close to working out that way Tuesday in Putnam County as a pair of challengers posted major victories over incumbents in the two major contested races on the Republican primary ballot...
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Woodall grabs commissioner nomination
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
After Putnam County voters elected two new county commissioners in November 2012, they will put yet another new face in office in the November 2014 election. That new face will be either Rick Woodall, who won the District 2 commissioner Republican nomination Tuesday night, or a challenger from another party...
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Stockton wins Republican sheriff nod
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
The Putnam County Courthouse was packed with a crowd eager to hear the results of the sheriff's race on Tuesday night. When the last precinct summary reports came in and the final numbers were tallied, it was Scott Stockton who had won the race with 2,187 votes...
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Scanner for May 7
(Police Logs ~ 05/07/14)
County Jail Three people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 2:20 p.m. on Friday, John Robert Thomas Jr., 23, Indianapolis, was arrested for operating while intoxicated and failure to appear. At 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, Kane Miller Barker, 22, North Vernon, was held at the jail for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement...
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North Putnam golf team wins over Covington, Fountain Central
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
COVINGTON -- The Cougars took a long road trip to Rivercrest Golf Club to meet up with the Mustangs from Fountain Central and the Trojans from Covington on Monday night. This meet also included the first JV match for the Cougars as well. Rivercrest is a wide, open course with some tough holes but overall the Cougars came through most holes unscathed. Having played at Rivercrest last year, the Cougars were familiar with the course and felt very comfortable going into the meet...
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Rockville blows out Eagles baseball
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
The South Putnam Eagles' baseball team struggled again Tuesday night like they have most of the season, while they hosted Rockville. It started off well, but outfielder Joe Waters took a ball to the face and after that it was game over. They lost 22-3 in six innings...
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Greencastle track travels to Edgewood, girls get victory
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
ELLETSVILLE -- In their final meet of the regular season, Greencastle's track and field squads split a pair of meets with Northview and hosts Edgewood Tuesday night. The girls' team knocked off Edgewood 71-66.50-29.50, with Northview finishing third...
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The Greater Greencastle Bowlers
(Community Sports ~ 05/07/14)
The Greater Greencastle United States Bowling Congress held its awards program Tuesday night at the Dixie Chopper Business Center. Receiving high average and high series awards for the spring and fall season are (seated from left) Charles Marshall, high average Pee-Wee League; Dawson Lyons, high series Pee-Wee League; Starrla Torres, high average and high series for the Bantom League and Jarrick Hayden, high series and high average Bantom League and (standing from left) Megan Friars, high average and high series Junior League; Miranda Nuz, high series Junior League; Todd Cain, high series Junior League and Austin Alspaugh, high series Junior League.. ...
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Greencastle softball loses low-scoring game at home
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
After such dominant victories, where the Greencastle softball team could've pitched a tent at home plate, it found nit difficult to hit the ball on Monday against Monrovia. They Tiger Cubs were unable to score and lost 3-0. "I've said this before," Greencastle coach Dave Keller said. "You will put a lot of pressure on your defense when you don't hit the ball. They were pitching well but in a 3-0 game you've got to play through those. They did play though it and we held it close."...
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Tiger Cub baseball gets big win against Monrovia
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
It's hard to win when a baseball game, when your team strikes out 16 times at the plate. That's exactly what Monrovia had to deal with when Greencastle's Seth Brown was on the mound Monday. This helped the Tiger Cubs to their 9-2 victory at home. "We've been hitting the ball well this season," Greencastle coach Troy Remsburg said. "Now we're getting runs and RBIs."...
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Michio Kaku lectures on science fiction becoming science fact
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
Tattoos, ties, technicolor tights, T-shirts, suits, rimless glasses, professors, retired couples, college kids; the crowd packed into Kresge Auditorioum to attend the lecture by noted physicist and futurist Michio Kaku on Monday night was as diverse as a crowd can get...
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Kids Get Active
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
The Greencastle Community Schools community celebrated National Walk/Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 7. Students participating from Tzouanakis Intermediate enjoyed the fresh air and fun getting to school while benefiting from exercise.
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Primary vote totals
(Local News ~ 05/07/14)
The total votes cast in the two contested Putnam County races in today's primary will be updated several times tonight as the votes come in. The only contested county-wide races are the Republican nominates for sheriff and county commissioner District 2. Keep up with those below...
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Alta Christine Mason
(Obituary ~ 05/07/14)
Alta Christine Mason, 87, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Born March 15, 1927 in Liberty, Ky., she was the daughter of Thomas and Carrie Lee (Morris) Crawley. She was a homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother...
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Laura Louise Pope
(Obituary ~ 05/07/14)
Laura Louise Pope, 40, of Bainbridge, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 in her residence after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. A celebration of life will be held on May 24 at 3 p.m. in the North Putnam High School gymnasium with a memorial gathering from 2 p.m. until service time...
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Cloverdale baseball wins nail-biter at home
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/14)
CLOVERDALE -- It was a little too close for the comfort of the Cloverdale coaching staff, but thanks to some late-game focus, the Clovers were able to come out on top Tuesday, 4-3 over Eminence. Tyler Carter was the winning pitcher. He only gave up three runs with only one error by the Clover defense. Carter also came up big on the mound with 12 strikeouts...
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Paul J. Oty
(Obituary ~ 05/07/14)
Paul J. Oty, 79, of Fillmore, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Born July 28, 1934 in Pike County, Ohio, he was the son of Archer and Agnes (King) Oty. He married Wilamena "Billie" (Sylvester) Oty on May 19, 2000 and she survives. Paul had been a truck driver with United, now Marathon, for more than 35 years, retiring in 1991...
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