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Friday Crowning
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
South Putnam High School will crown its 2015 winter homecoming king and princes on Friday, Jan. 23. Seniors vying for the king's crown are Jake Carmichael, Zane Crosby, Collin Berry, Jacob Schroer.
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Lego birthday bash set Sunday at City Hall
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
The Lego Building Block was born on Jan. 28, 1958, and to commemorate that day, the Greencastle Park and Recreation Department is throwing an early birthday party. The Brickmania event is set for 1-5 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Jan. 25 at City Hall, 1 N. Locust St...
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Winter Homecoming
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
Cloverdale High School will crown its 2015 winter homecoming king and queen along with princes and princesses on Friday, Jan. 23. Seniors vying for the title are (seated front) Christa Asbury, Tyler Lotz, Jessica Winders, Brantson Scott, Maddy Smith, Freddy Fislar, Bailee Stevens, Kyle Leach; juniors (second row) Clare Plamondon, Robert Nally, Ashley Minton, Keenan Nees; sophomores (third row) Emily Rivera, Wayne Adams, Courtney Shadwick, Sean Johnson, Skylar Price, Duke Duff and freshmen (back row) Jalen Moore, Drew Boyette, Paige Plamondon, Tyce Jackson, Kyla Baker. ...
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Vera Walton
(Obituary ~ 01/22/15)
Vera Walton passed away peacefully at Bickford Cottage in Lafayette on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Vera was born to Leonard and Grace McKee Keal in Rush County on Jan. 29, 1931. She graduated from New Salem High School in 1948 and Methodist School of Nursing in 1952...
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Stephen Merle Forris
(Obituary ~ 01/22/15)
Stephen Merle Forris, 49, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 and is now in the presence of his loving Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was employed at IAC and was a member of First Baptist Church of Greencastle. He was born on May 31, 1965 in Bitburg, Germany, at Bitburg Air Base, to parents Major Stephen and Beverly Forris...
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Greencastle School Board approves personnel changes
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
The Greencastle Community School Corporation approved numerous personnel changes during its monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 19 but, due to additional changes being made to that report, it was not released until Wednesday. The board approved Gwen Morris to act as temporary fourth-grade teacher in light of the resignation of Katelunn Duby-Edwardson, which was also approved. The change will occur on Monday, Feb. 2...
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Stockton names ISP's Warczynski as jail commander
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
Just three weeks into his term as sheriff, Scott Stockton has been keeping busy making some changes around the department among them, naming a new jail commander. Stockton announced Thursday afternoon that Patricia C. Warczynski, a 25-year veteran of the Indiana State Police, will assume the role in hopes of bring some diversity to the command staff...
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County looks to boost morale among employees
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
In the face of higher insurance premiums and a number of years of tight budgets, one department head wants to see Putnam County do a little more to promote morale and motivation in county employees. Juvenile Probation Officer Renee Marsteller is asking fellow employees as well as the Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council to help her come up with ideas...
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South Putnam discusses Cloverdale TIF district
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
With Cloverdale planning to move forward with a TIF district, the South Putnam School Board briefly discussed the issue during its meeting on Tuesday evening. Superintendent Bruce Bernhardt came before the board to discuss plans for the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district, which the Cloverdale Redevelopment Commission presented to the Cloverdale Town Council back in December...
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DPU beats rival Wabash
(College Sports ~ 01/22/15)
DePauw guard Luke Lattner didn't start Thursday night's North Coast Athletic Conference game against rival Wabash, marking the first time he hasn't started this season, but once he entered he didn't see much of the bench again as he erupted for a career-high 36 points in the Tigers' 75-58 win over their rivals from Crawfordsville...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Kristen Stevens, Swimming Greencastle High School
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/15)
Kristen Stevens was born on Feb. 1, 1997 to Gary and Julie Stevens. She has two older brothers, Nick and Ryan. She's participated in swimming (four years) and cheerleading (two years) and has been involved with the Student Council (four years), Pep Club (four years) and NHS (three years)...
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Cougars host Senior Night
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/15)
ROACHDALE--The North Putnam wrestling team hosted its final regular season match of the year Thursday night against the Cascade Cadets and came away with a 40-37 win on an Alan Aynes final match pin. With the match came senior night for lone Cougar senior, Brandon Binnion. The 220-pound weight class wrestler is competing in wrestling for his second year but he has family experience to back that up. He received a forfeit, but pinned a Cadet in exhibition...
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Eagle wrestlers host Orioles, prepare for sectional matches
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/15)
In its last match before sectionals, South Putnam's wrestling team hosted Avon in a varsity dual match Wednesday night. Three Eagle forfeits put the hosts in a deep hole against the No. 12 Orioles, one that would not be scaled, as the visitors left with a 62-3 win...
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Driver who led police on three-county, 100-MPH chase gets three years in prison
(Local News ~ 01/22/15)
Since a 2007 fatal accident in northern Indiana apparently failed to help a Portage man learn his lesson, Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges is hoping another prison sentence will. Aaron Lee Phelps, 24, who led police on a 100-mph, three-county chase through Putnam, Hendricks and Morgan counties last June 3, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to three years in the Indiana Department of Correction after pleading guilty to the Class D felony resisting law enforcement with a vehicle...
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