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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/24/15)
Inaugural Women's Ministries event a success To the Editor: The Center for Women's Ministries wishes to thank the communities of Cloverdale and Greencastle for their assistance in our recent fundraiser the inaugural Chili Dinner and Purse Auction. The event was a tremendous success and the center thanks each person who came to enjoy the food, music and fun auction...
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Indiana community foundations hit halfway mark of $66 million matching grant challenge
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Putnam and the other 91 Indiana counties are a little richer today. In July 2014, Lilly Endowment Inc. announced a statewide challenge grant to community foundations, totaling $66 million, with incentives that include a $1-for-$1 match. Those incentives have worked. Community foundations have already raised more than 50 percent toward the match...
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Free essential oils class Thursday at Roachdale Library
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
ROACHDALE -- A free essential oils class will be conducted Thursday, March 26 at the Roachdale Public Library, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Using essential oils can be a safe, natural option to protect and maintain you and your family's health. Participants will have an opportunity to:...
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Park's Mr. Potato Head event Thursday at PCPL
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Youngsters are invited to join the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department Thursday, March 26 as Mr. Potato Head shares his favorite holiday stories and then try your hand at it, too. The free Mr. Potato Tells His Holiday Story event is set for 5-6:3o p.m. Thursday at the Putnam County Public Library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle...
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Commissioners change time of May 1 meeting
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
The first Putnam County Commissioners meeting of May will be moved from its regular morning time to an evening session. The commissioners approved the move Monday in response to a statewide health insurance meeting they feel obligated to take part in on the morning of Monday, May 4...
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April 8 forum to focus on poverty in west-central Indiana
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
More than one in five Indiana children live in poverty according to the 2015 Kids Count in Indiana Data Book. In response to a large number of Hoosier children living in poverty, the Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) is hosting an April 8 forum in Greencastle that will offer a glimpse at what life is like on an extremely limited income...
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Court News for 3-24-2015
(Court News ~ 03/24/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Christopher T. Smith, 23, Greencastle, Level 6 felony intimidation Roy W. Poynter Jr., 36, Bainbridge, Level 6 felony battery with moderate bodily injury Bradley L. Cash, 56, Greencastle, Level 6 felony battery against a public safety official, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement...
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Scanner for 3-24-2015
(Police Logs ~ 03/24/15)
County Jail A number of people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Tara Marie Thompson, 32, Indianapolis, was arrested for theft. At 11:26 a.m. Chad William Wilson, 39, Cloverdale, was charged with probation violation...
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Stolen truck suspect who fled police facing two felonies, more
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
A 30-year-old Vigo County man who fled Putnam County authorities in a stolen truck, crashed it and set a cornfield ablaze and then tried to hide in near-freezing creek waters, is facing two felony counts and more in Putnam Superior Court. A not-guilty plea was entered in court Monday afternoon by Judge Pro Tem Scott Bieniek on behalf of defendant Daniel A. Bruce, Terre Haute...
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Public should be aware of new motorcycle and moped law
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
As spring approaches, the public needs to be aware of a new law, the Putnam County Prosecutor's Office says. Changes to Indiana traffic laws created three classes of motor-driven cycles (MDC): Motorcycles, Class A motor-driven cycles and Class B motor-driven cycles. The three classes come with different license and insurance requirements, as well as operating restrictions, said Tim Bookwalter, prosecuting attorney for Putnam County...
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Hey, men, here's your chance to be in the movies
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Hollywood legend has it that actress Lana Turner was discovered sitting at a soda fountain in Tinsel Town. OK, there was a tight sweater involved, too. But the rest, as they say, is history. And maybe those old talent scout days have changed but a couple of Putnam County residents still may have a shot at a role in the upcoming movie to be filmed this summer in the Greencastle area, producer Brian Boswell has announced...
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Charges filed in attempted iPad thefts
(Local News ~ 03/24/15)
Two Columbus, Ohio, women have formally been charged for allegedly trying to steal iPads from the Greencastle Walmart store. Jolisha L. McDonald, 23, and Danielle E. White, 23, each faces four misdemeanors arising from the Saturday morning incident at the store on the city's East Side...
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