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Lizzie E. Hewitt
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Lizzie E. (McClain) Hewitt, 88, of Greenwood, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. She was born May 14, 1926 in Celina, Tenn., to the late Lunie and Julie (Dailey) McClain. In 1947, she moved to Indianapolis with her sister for work...
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Robert Myron Templeman
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Robert Myron Templeman, 55, of Indianapolis, passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. Bob was born on April 9, 1959 in Greencastle to George L. Templeman and Gladys M. Stevens Templeman. He was a 1977 graduate of North Putnam High School. A graduate of Indiana State University, he attended Herron Art Institute...
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James 'Zeke' Neeley
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
James "Zeke" Neeley was laid to rest on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at the New Providence Cemetery in Mt. Meridian. He was born April 12, 1936 on Easter Sunday in Greencastle to Charles Neeley and Emma (Butler) Neeley Waddell. He is survived by two brothers, Earl Neeley of Stanford, Ky. and Larry (Kate) Neeley of Mt Meridian, nine nieces and nephews and an abundance of cousins...
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Walter Gene Nash
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Walter Gene Nash, 82, of Greencastle, died on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at Hendricks Regional Health Hospital. Gene was born on April 4, 1932 to Walter Clyde Nash and Effie Viola Monroe Nash. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis in 1950 and played baseball for the Indianapolis Indians prior to entering the U.S. Navy. He worked as a radio operator while serving our country...
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With $6 million gift for need-based financial aid, commitments to DePauw Trust top $56 million
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
DePauw University has received a $6 million estate gift from the Theodore R. Peterson and Elizabeth Emison Peterson Living Trust to support need-based financial aid for DePauw students, specifically through The DePauw Trust. With this new gift, announced Monday by DPU President Brian W. Casey, commitments to The DePauw Trust as part of The Campaign for DePauw have surpassed $56 million (overall, gifts to The Campaign for DePauw have now reached nearly $210 million)...
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LEPC takes over sustaining Command Vehicle 7
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Changes in budgets at the state level are forcing a Putnam County agency to take over funding of an emergency vehicle that has been housed in Putnam County for seven years. Granted directly to Putnam County by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2008, Command Vehicle 7 (CV7) has been housed at the Greencastle Fire Department for seven years...
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Businesses asked to update after hours contacts for 911 Dispatch
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
A recent alarm call at a local business has officials at Putnam County 911 Dispatch asking businesses to update their after hours contacts. During the call in question, responders needed assistance in resetting an alarm but the business in question had outdated contact information on file with 911 Dispatch...
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Calvin K. 'Sonny' McKamey
(Births ~ 02/16/15)
Calvin K. ("Sonny") McKamey, 83, of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14. 2015 in Plainfield surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 15, 1931 in Putnam County. He was the son of the late Ira Calvin and Lola Merle (Coffman) McKamey and his stepmother Anita McKamey...
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Like the Twinkie, scams full of nothing but fluff
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
When the end of the world comes, what's likely to be left? Ugly bugs? Spongecake with super staying power? Pickled old rock 'n' rollers? And apparently we can add scams and scammers to that unique list as well. Perhaps not quite as logically likely to survive the end of days as are those pesky cockroaches, the indescribable Twinkie or the ageless Rolling Stones, money-fleecing scammers nonetheless have an uncanny ability to outlast common sense and rear their ugly heads time and time again...
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Danville wins Greencastle sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/15)
Having split their two meetings in the regular season 1-1, Danville and Tri-West met in the IHSAA Girls' Basketball Class 3A Sectional No. 27 final looking to win the series and claim a sectional crown. Trailing by four at the break, the Warriors utilized a 17-0 run to start the second half and hit 14-of-17 free throws in the final quarter to win the sectional 57-48 over the Bruins...
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GHS girls JV finishes season with 14-5 record
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/15)
The Greencastle Girls JV Basketball team beat the Monrovia Bulldogs last Friday evening to finish their season with a 14-5 record. The Lady Tiger Cubs were in a battle early in the contest as both teams were playing well. GHS led 10-9 at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Tiger Cubs really picked things up from that point going forward, outscoring the Bulldogs 32-10 over the last 3 quarters and went on to get the victory with a final score of 42-19...
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Douglas named player of the week
(College Sports ~ 02/16/15)
Senior guard Hannah Douglas (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) was named the North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week after leading DePauw to victories over Wittenberg and Kenyon last week. In Wednesday's overtime win against Wittenberg, Douglas netted her DePauw career-high with 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting, adding three blocks, three rebounds and two steals. ...
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Shaffer qualifies for State
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/15)
EVANSVILLE--As the only Putnam County represenative in the 2015 IHSAA wrestling State semifinal, South Putnam's sophomore Kyle Shaffer pulled out a second-place finish in the match at Evansville on Saturday. Wrestling in the 182-weight class Shaffer went to the championship round before losing to Evan Elmore from Avon in an ultimate tie-breaker 4-6...
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Eagles lose in sectional final
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/15)
In the championship round of the South Putnam Sectional the Lady Eagle basketball team, which was coming off a win against its Cloverdale rivals, played against Covenant Christian, who had blown out both its sectional opponents. The hot streak continued for the Warriors as they put an end to the South Putnam season 60-28...
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GHS wins JV Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/15)
ROACHDALE -- In the final round of the 2015 Putnam County Boys' JV Tournament Saturday, Greencastle was able to pull away from North Putnam in the final quarter after three quarters of back-and-forth basketball. "I'm really proud of the way we played," GHS coach Jimmy Beasley said. ...
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Cloverdale home 'total loss' in fire
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
CLOVERDALE -- A home in Cloverdale caught fire and is being declared a "total loss" by the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department (CTVFD). At 1:14 p.m. Monday afternoon, CTVFD were dispatched to 2316 E. CR 1000 South, Cloverdale but the frigid temperatures made fighting the blaze especially difficult...
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Valentine Wine event set for Feb. 19 at Autumn Glen
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Autumn Glen Assisted Living will be hosting its second annual Valentine Wine on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The event, featuring wine and chocolate pairings from Almost Home restaurant in Greencastle, will be set to the music of local musician Anthony Mullis...
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Park's Chinese New Year event set Feb. 21 at PCPL
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
The Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department notes that 2015 Chinese New Year is the "Year of the Goat" and a celebration is at hand. Residents are invited to come and join the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 3-5 p.m. at the Putnam County Public Library for a festive look at the Chinese holiday...
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Gleaners food giveaway for seniors set at Armory
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana will have a Senior Mobile Pantry for Putnam County residents age 55 and older on Thursday, Feb. 19. Gleaners is again partnering with the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry. The latest venture is set for Thursday at the National Guard Armory (northeast corner of Arlington Street and Shadowlawn Avenue in Greencastle), beginning with registration at 10 a.m...
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Spring Horizons of Putnam County classes to begin soon
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Horizons of Putnam County's spring lineup of "community education taught by the community" begins the week of March 1, and runs the gamut from yoga to zendoodling. Founded as a non-profit in 1996 to offer "an adventure in lifelong education," Horizons provides a variety of classes twice a year taught in non-traditional formats...
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I-70 accidents keep authorities busy
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
With central Indiana nearly four feet of snow shy of last winter's record snowfall, what's one or two inches of white stuff falling Monday? Plenty apparently if you were driving along Interstate 70 through Putnam, Clay or Vigo counties during the day...
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Snow Days
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
Winter weather returns to Putnam County.
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