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January, Kaeff shine as County athletes advance to Regional
(High School Sports ~ 05/22/15)
TERRE HAUTE -- A Greencastle thrower claimed victory by more than a foot, while a Cloverdale hurdler advanced to regional competition in a pair of events. But Joe January and Tyler Kaeff were far from the only Putnam County athletes who had good nights Thursday, as local young men will move on in eight different events...
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South Putnam falls in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/22/15)
BRAZIL -- The South Putnam girls' tennis team saw its last match at the IHSAA Northview Sectional against the host school Thursday, but SPHS coach John Briones said it was one of the best games the Eagles have played all year. "We played a lot better today," Eagle coach John Briones said. "Especially my seniors, I wanted them to go out with their best effort. That's what they gave me today so I was really proud of them."...
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GHS to play for sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 05/22/15)
BRAZIL -- The Greencastle girls' tennis team will be in championship action after two great days of tennis. Greencastle played against Owen Valley at DePauw Wednesday and walked away with a 4-1 victory. Good play was evident all around, as the only loss Wednesday came at the No. 1 singles spot where Bailey Zapp gave Owen Valley's Kirsten Norman everything she had, going extra sets before falling 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 3-6...
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Morgan Albers, Softball North Putnam High School
(High School Sports ~ 05/22/15)
North Putnam senior Morgan Albers is this week's featured athlete of the week as presented by the Banner Graphic. Albers is 18 years old. Her parents are Aaron and Jill Albers and Tresa Bonifacius. She has two siblings Camryn Albers (13) and Brayden Morse (11). She is a softball player at North Putnam and her hobbies include photography and painting. Her favorite foods are Mexican and ice cream. A fun fact about her is that she has a golden retriever named Gunner and they are both red heads...
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Greencastle wins county championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/22/15)
Suddenly down two runs in what was previously a pitchers' duel, the Greencastle baseball team didn't panic Thursday evening. Showing the fight their coach has come to expect, the Tiger Cubs clawed out three runs in the bottom of the fifth and held on for a 4-3 victory over North Putnam in the Putnam County Tournament title game...
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Cougars win county championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/22/15)
By Johnathon goode For the Banner Graphic ROACHDALE--Two runs each in the second and fourth innings was enough to lift the North Putnam Cougars softball team over the visiting Cloverdale Clovers in the Putnam County Championship Thursday, 4-2. This comes after the Clovers recently secured the West Central Conference championship...
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Insurance office damaged in truck mishap
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
Insurance agent Mike Murphy was sitting at his desk in his corner office Thursday afternoon when the walls came tumbling down. "I didn't know what had happened," Murphy said from outside his office at Hayes Murphy Sharp Brackney (HMSB) Insurance, 204 N. College Ave., Greencastle. "Stuff started flying off the walls. The desk slid out away from me. My bookshelves came down."...
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GHS math teacher Logan Kuhne named Battey National Educator of the Year
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
Logan Kuhne, a mathematics teacher at Greencastle High School, is the 2015 recipient of the Battey National Educator of the Year Award. Presented by DePauw University's Honor Scholar Program, the Battey Award recognizes a teacher who inspired a current DePauw Honor Scholar while that student was attending high school...
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Motorist alerts trooper of impaired driver
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
CLOVERDALE -- A Missouri man was arrested early Friday morning after another driver reported his erratic driving to Indiana State Police. At 1:35 a.m., Trooper David E. Cox Jr. was patrolling Interstate 70 in Putnam County, when he was alerted by police dispatch to a possible impaired driver eastbound near the 43-mile marker...
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Latest edition of 'State Police Road Show' to feature PCJ commander
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
Hoosiers are invited to catch the latest edition of the "Indiana State Police Road Show" radio program every Monday morning at their convenience. This week's show will feature Putnam County Sheriff Jail Commander Pat Warczynski. Lt. Col. Warczynski discusses her career with the Indiana State Police, her retirement and her new career as jail commander at the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. ...
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Fr. Hollowell on ACLU panel to discuss LGBT rights at Vigo Library
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
TERRE HAUTE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana will convene a panel discussion to discuss Indiana's religious freedom law, or RFRA -- which has led to a push for LGBT rights -- on Wednesday, June 3 at the Vigo County Public Library. Among the panelists on the program is Fr. John Hollowell, pastor of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Greencastle...
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Educating an Educator
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
The Putnam Country Retired Teachers Association has awarded Hannah Ramey, a 2012 graduate of Cloverdale High School, with its 2015 scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually to Putnam County high school graduates who are education majors entering their third or fourth year of college...
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Soul Harvest Church plans VBS
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
Soul Harvest Church will host Everest vacation Bible school on June 15-19 from 6-8:30 p.m. The program is open to children age five through sixth grade. Transportation is available. Call 795-2350 by May 31 to sign up for pick up. Preregister and get a prize...
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Kays receives excellence in teaching award at Trine
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
Mark Kays, originally from Bainbridge and a graduate of North Putnam High School, Ball State University and Indiana University, received the Helen Smith McKetta Excellence in Teaching Award in Arts and Sciences at the Faculty Commencement Breakfast at Trine University in Angola on May 9...
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Pennington named Indiana FFA Section III Star Farmer
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
The Indiana FFA Section 3 Star Farmer is Colin Pennington from the Cloverdale FFA Chapter. Pennington is the son of Dewey and Ami Pennington. Pennington's SAE is in the area of beef production, where he raises a mixture of purebred and commercial cattle. After exhibiting his first heifer at the Putnam County Fair, Pennington was hooked on cattle...
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Baughman - 90th Birthday
(Birthdays ~ 05/22/15)
John J. Baughman, professor emeritus of history at DePauw University, was born on May 31, 1925. In celebration of his 90th birthday, a reception in his honor will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. in the Founders Lounge on the second floor of Asbury Towers...
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Rhine selected to fill latest GPD vacancy
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
While Friday was veteran Officer Albert Epple's last official day on the Greencastle City Police force, his replacement is already waiting in the wings. The Greencastle Board of Public Works and Safety has selected Zachary Daniel Rhine, a 2006 South Putnam High School product, as the newest member of the City Police Department...
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Scanner for 5-22-2015
(Police Logs ~ 05/22/15)
Indiana State Police Early Friday morning, Indiana State Police Trooper David E. Cox Jr. was patrolling Interstate 70 in Putnam County, when he was alerted by police dispatch to a possible impaired driver eastbound near the 43-mile marker, two miles east of Cloverdale...
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Court News for 5-22-2015
(Court News ~ 05/22/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases William J. Smith, 24, Greencastle, Level 5 felony battery on a person less than 14 years old, Level 6 felony auto theft, two counts of Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief...
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'State Police Road Show' to feature PCJ commander
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
Hoosiers are invited to catch the latest edition of the "Indiana State Police Road Show" radio program every Monday morning at their convenience. This week's show will feature Putnam County Sheriff Jail Commander Pat Warczynski. Lt. Col. Warczynski discusses her career with the Indiana State Police, her retirement and her new career as jail commander at the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. ...
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At the Putnam County Library
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
May 24-30 Monday, May 25 Library closed in observance of Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 26 Family Quiet Time in the Imagination Portal, 12- 3 p.m. Looking for a little quiet in the library? These hours are for you. Enjoy the without monitors, video games or music in the background...
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South Putnam schools continue technology integration process
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
South Putnam Community School Corporation continues to work toward each student having digital access during the school day and eventually at home, too. Technology Director Steve Rickettss recently updated the board on the future of technology at the school, and what still needs to be done before the school can reach the one-to-one status. The goal is to have students in grades 3 to 12 have a computer to use during their school career...
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Master Gardeners to host plant auction
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
The Putnam County Master Gardener Association invites the public to a plant auction on Saturday, May 30 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Producers Building. Set-up will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the auction starting at 10 a.m. Items to be auctioned will include annuals, perennials, herbs, houseplants and more...
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Greencastle football parents to host golf scramble benefit
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
The Greencastle Football Parents Club is hosting a golf scramble to benefit ALS and the GFPC on Saturday, June 20 at 8 a.m. at Windy Hill Country Club in Greencastle. Half of the profit from the scramble will be given to ALS in honor of Robert Sedlack, former GHS football player and 1985 alumnus...
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CHS grad Arnold wins HCAC golf championship
(Professional Sports ~ 05/22/15)
KNIGHTSTOWN -- Franklin College senior Chris Arnold recently won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men's Golf Championship in leading the men's golf team to a third-place finish during the 72-hole tournament. Arnold became the 10th men's golfer in school history to win medalist honors at the HCAC Championships...
- Undefeated Club (Community Sports ~ 05/22/15)
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Yo-Yo Ma due for June 8 launch of new 'Music on the Square' venue
(Local News ~ 05/22/15)
MAY 29 UPDATE: Due to a change in Yo-Yo Ma's schedule, the ribbon- cutting at Music on the Square will be held at 4:45 p.m. Monday, June 8. A new music resource and performance space in the downtown square that is designed to enhance the ongoing partnership between Greencastle and the DePauw University School of Music will be officially opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, June 8...
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