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Roachdale VFD looking for dispatch solutions
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
With lost seconds meaning the difference in life and death, a reliable communication system is essential for emergency responders. With this in mind, Roachdale Fire Department officials approached the Putnam County Commissioners on Monday. Fire Chief Mike Poole and Larry Windmiller of the Roachdale Fire Protection District told the commissioners their department has had trouble receiving pager dispatches for several years...
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Adopt-a-Senior Day slated for Aug. 21 at Mill Pond
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
Mill Pond Health Campus, a provider of senior living and health services, invites the Greencastle community to participate in its upcoming second annual Adopt-a-Senior Day. Many of the residents at Mill Pond don't often have visitors, and Adopt-A-Senior Day is the perfect way to brighten the residents' days by getting to meet friendly new faces...
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Veedersburg man Raccoon Lake drowning victim
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
BELLMORE -- A 29-year-old Fountain County man drowned late Monday afternoon at Cecil Harden Lake at Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area. An autopsy was performed Tuesday at Terre Haute Regional Hospital on Terry L. Johnson and the preliminary report by Dr. Roland Kohr determined cause of death to be consistent with that of drowning...
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Putnam County Fair Schedule
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
Wednesday, July 23 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.: All exhibit halls open to public. 5 p.m. -- 4-H flower arranging contest, York Automotive Exhibition Hall West. 5 p.m. -- Horse and Pony Show, Outside Arena. 5-10 p.m. -- Producers Building open, Beef Exhibitors...
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Quilt to be raffled off at fair Friday night at Exhibit Hall
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
A black quilt with star pattern blocks in the background, made from the quilt blocks entered in last year's quilt block contest, will be raffled off at this year's Putnam County Fair. Jean Beilby assembled and quilted it for raffling at this year's fair...
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Country Car and Bike Show scheduled for Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
The second annual Greencastle Country Car and Bike Show is slated for Saturday, July 26 at 1012 W. CR 25 South. The public is invited to the car and bike show, which will include a musical performance by Greaser Gary Daniels. The show runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with registrations ($15 per car or bike) stopping at noon...
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Scanner for 7-23
(Police Logs ~ 07/22/14)
County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 10 a.m. on Friday, Anthony Rodriguez, 22, Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested for failure to appear. At 12:15 p.m., Teresa Lynn Tippin, 39, Greencastle, was charged with a probation violation...
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Roachdale VFD looking for new dispatch solutions
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
With lost seconds meaning the difference in life and death, a reliable communication system is essential for emergency responders. With this in mind, Roachdale Fire Department officials approached the Putnam County Commissioners on Monday. Fire Chief Mike Poole and Larry Windmiller of the Roachdale Fire Protection District told the commissioners their department has had trouble receiving pager dispatches for several years...
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South Putnam getting ready for new school year
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
The South Putnam School Board is gearing up for the school year, which is set to begin in just over two weeks. During its monthly meeting, the board discussed several routine issues such as petroleum bids, lunch prices as well as the student transfer deadline...
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State Auditor Crouch speaks at Greencastle NFIB
meeting
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
State Auditor Suzanne Crouch spoke Tuesday at the Greencastle meeting of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB). "Small businesses account for 64 percent of net new private-sector jobs and employ 49 percent of the private-sector workforce," Auditor Crouch advised an audience at Almost Home on the courthouse square in Greencastle...
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GCSC welcomes new GMS assistant principal, discusses construction, insurance, gun laws
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
The Greencastle Community School Corporation approved hiring Amy Piskoty as the new Greencastle Middle School assistant principal as part of its monthly board meeting on Monday night. Piskoty comes to Greencastle from Lawrence township and was excited to begin her new role at GMS...
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County officer turns little boy's frown upside down
(Local News ~ 07/22/14)
The compassion and kindness of one local law enforcement officer not only probably earned him a friend for life but may also have turned a crime victim into a future partner. The story begins Thursday night with Reserve Officer Ken Rozelle of the Putnam County Sheriff's Department responding to a theft report at the home of Courtney and David Bumgardner II at Van Bibber Lake...
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