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Gary Brent Stephens
(Obituary ~ 12/11/14)
Gary Brent Stephens, 72, passed peacefully after an extended illness on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. Born in Brazil, he was the son of Harold and Betty (Norris) Stephens and grew to adulthood in Greencastle. Known for his wit, keen sense of humor and artistic talent with pen, brush and spray gun, Gary was an avid auto enthusiast...
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Bessie V. Burks
(Obituary ~ 12/11/14)
Bessie V. Burks, 89, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 at Lakeview Manor, Indianapolis. She was born Aug. 24, 1925 in Bluefield, Va. She was the daughter of the late James E. and Rebecca J. (Pucket) Johnson. She married Elza Lee Burks, and he preceded her in death...
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Noble A. Costin
(Obituary ~ 12/11/14)
Noble A. Costin, 89, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 at Hendricks Regional Health. He was born July 23, 1925 in Greencastle. He was the son of the late Hughie and Myrtle (Humphrey) Costin. He married Lois Costin on July 21, 1944, and she survives...
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Scanner for 12-12-2014
(Police Logs ~ 12/11/14)
County Jail Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Andrew Joseph Albertson, 40, Indianapolis, was arrested for driving on a suspended license. At 5:55 p.m., Frederick Winn Morgan Jr., 43, Cloverdale, was charged with violation of home detention...
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More than $100,000 awarded to Putnam County nonprofits
(Local News ~ 12/11/14)
The Putnam County Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $101,931.77 at its semi-annual Grant Awards Breakfast. The event, sponsored by Autumn Glen Assisted Living and Old National Bank, was held Friday, Dec. 5 in the Community Room at Area 30 Career Center, and included breakfast catered by Almost Home...
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Greencastle Civic League will wrap your holiday gifts
(Local News ~ 12/11/14)
The holiday season can be exhausting, but the Greencastle Civic League can help by wrapping your gifts for you. Persons may bring their gifts to 2 W. Washington St. (the corner of Indiana Street), and members of the Civic League will box, wrap and decorate them...
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GHS holiday music program to air on cable access channel
(Local News ~ 12/11/14)
The annual Greencastle High School Music Department Holiday Concert from Dec. 8 will be running nightly at 7 p.m. on Greencastle cable channel 3. The concert features the three high school choirs under the direction of Debbie Lambert, and the band under the direction of Bob Hedge...
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Playground pickets available as Christmas gifts
(Local News ~ 12/11/14)
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 playground are still available for purchase at $20 each...
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Cloverdale council deals with EDA plan, employment
(Local News ~ 12/11/14)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council met for its monthly meeting Tuesday evening to not only continue discussion on the town's utility department employment issues, but to discuss the proposed new Economic Development Area. With the town having terminated the employment of three of its employees over the past two months, Interim Town Manager Wayne Galloway came before the council to give a brief update on just how well things are going...
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Scaggs tradition serves PCCS well during holidays
(Local News ~ 12/11/14)
Most families embrace some sort of Christmas tradition. It might range from opening gifts on Christmas Eve to caroling in the neighborhood to exchanging ugly Christmas sweaters. Regardless of whether such customs are serious or silly, holiday traditions can be a powerful kindred barometer, bringing relatives closer together and often creating a family legacy in the process...
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GHS JV basketball team building up its wins
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/14)
The Greencastle girls' JV basketball team improved its record to 6-1 Tuesday against Danville at McAnally Center. The Lady Tiger Cubs opened the game with a scoring frenzy, leading 14-4 at the end of the first quarter. Danville battled back and cut the lead to only four points at halftime...
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Two Eagles selected to IFCA All-State
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/14)
The Indiana Football Coaches Association has released its annual All-State teams. Two players from South Putnam were recognized. Lucas Lorian made the 1A team as a running back. There were three back selected for 1A. Joe Masters made the 1A team as a defensive lineman. There were only four selected for the class at the defensive line position...
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Cougars suffer road loss
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/14)
The Owen Valley boys' basketball team scored 54 points and restricted the visiting North Putnam Cougars to 39 in the Patriot non-league victory on Tuesday. The Patriots now sport a 4-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host South Vermillion for a Western Indiana contest on Friday...
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South Putnam graduate scores TD in Marian victory
(College Sports ~ 12/11/14)
The seventh-ranked Marian University football team clinched its spot in the 59th Annual NAIA Football National Championship after the Knights defeated No. 4 Morningside College, 41-21, in the NAIA Football Championship Series Semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Elwood Olsen Stadium in Sioux City, Iowa...
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Lady Eagles lose close game, play Cascade in doubleheader Friday
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/14)
South Putnam pushed the Wildcats to their limits on Tuesday but poor free throw shooting led to a loss at South Vermillion 46-41. After being down early and starting the second quarter down 14-5 Eagle coach Tim Garver thought it was time to switch up the defense...
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