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Felon caught in Cloverdale with at least one pound of meth
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
CLOVERDALE -- While serving a Boone County warrant Thursday afternoon, local police apprehended a serious violent felon in possession of more than a pound of methamphetamine. Douglas M. Veach, 42, Brazil, was wanted for a parole violation in Boone County. And it was discovered through a Putnam County Sheriff's Department investigation that Veach was in Putnam County...
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Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's back to school they go ...
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
Welcome to back-to-school 2015 and the classroom selfie. Tamra Neiner uses her cellphone camera to document six-year-old daughter Gracie's first day of kindergarten in Kelli Croan's classroom at Ridpath Primary School Thursday morning. Greencastle Schools were the first in the county to go back to school for the year, returning to classes Thursday. ...
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Greencastle man, 20, facing sex misconduct charges involving Georgia girl, 15
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
A 20-year-old Greencastle man whose relationship with a 15-year-old Georgia girl reportedly began online and apparently escalated to physical contact is facing two counts of sexual misconduct with minor. Ian Alan Daniels, who was arrested by Greencastle City Police Det. Michael Collins Tuesday night, made his initial court appearance Thursday morning before Judge Matt Headley in Putnam Circuit Court...
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Local church to accept AOCA applications
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
PUTNAMVILLE -- "The greatest legacy one can pass to one's children . . . is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith." -- Rev. Billy Graham. On this basis, two Putnam County residents have taken the lead in providing such a life for their children, and want to offer the same opportunity for children far and wide...
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Something's brewing at the old NAPA store
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
Patience is a virtue. And good things come to those who wait. Those might be age-old idioms but they are also perfect depictions of what has been going on in Greencastle with Chris Weeks, the Wasser Beer Co. and the old NAPA store. Brewers legendarily have had the patience of Job (or at least Adolphus Busch or Adolph Coors). ...
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City pool to close for the season Sunday
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
By ERIC BERNSEE Editor With the early start of school this year and lifeguard staff heading back to classes in droves, the Greencastle Aquatic Center will close a successful season on Sunday. A year in which the pool lost only four days to inclement weather and was open on 75 days proved to be in sharp contrast to cool, rainy seasons the past two years at the Robe-Ann Park facility...
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Putnam Scanner for 8-7-15
(Police Logs ~ 08/06/15)
County Jail Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Wednesday. At 10 a.m. Dustin Martin Tippin, 39, Greencastle, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and driving with a suspended license. At 2:40 p.m. Billy Wayne Greer, 52, Poland, was lodged at the jail on a court order...
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Court News for 8-7-15
(Police Logs ~ 08/06/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Sedrick Bassett, 20, Indianapolis, Class C misdemeanor driving without ever receiving a license Kory D. Gorham, 28, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor criminal mischief John J. Wankmueller, 28, Indianapolis, Class C misdemeanor driving without ever receiving a license...
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Covered Bridge Harmony to host ice cream social guest night
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
Covered Bridge Harmony will host an ice cream social guest night on Monday, Aug. 17. Women are invited to join in for a fun night of a cappella singing, tasty ice cream and toppings and a friendly group of women who love to sing. The ice cream social, like all weekly Covered Bridge Harmony meetings, will take place at 7 p.m. in the Greencastle Middle School band room, which is just left of the main doors of the middle school...
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CHS band hopes to cast spell on crowd at Indiana State Fair
(Local News ~ 08/06/15)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale High School band and color guard hope to cast a spell on Indiana State Fair-goers Saturday. The students spent Thursday practicing their "Spellbound" routine, with the color guard wearing the witchy attire and band members decked out in uniforms on the football field...
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