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Attorney who argued same-sex marriage case before SCOTUS to speak at DPU alma mater Oct. 26
(Local News ~ 08/27/15)
Attorney Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, a 1989 DePauw University graduate whose arguments helped persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of same-sex marriage this summer, will return to his alma mater on Monday, Oct. 26, to present a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture...
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Cloverdale teen pleads guilty to robbery, gets 5 years in Owen case
(Local News ~ 08/27/15)
SPENCER -- An 18-year-old Cloverdale woman was sentenced Wednesday for her part in a May residential robbery in northern Owen County. Appearing before Judge Lori Thatcher Quillen in Owen Circuit Court I at Spencer, Mercedes Dawn Caito admitted she and four teenage boys went to the victim's residence with the intent to rob him of valuable items...
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Boston Celtic coach Brad Stevens receives DePauw's Young Alumni Award
(Local News ~ 08/27/15)
Brad Stevens, head coach of the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics and a 1999 graduate of DePauw University, received DePauw's Young Alumni Award Thursday afternoon at a private luncheon at the Conrad Indianapolis. The award presentation was made by DePauw President Brian W. Casey. The program included remarks by Mary Dixon, professor emerita of economics at DePauw, and Bill Fenlon, head men's basketball coach who coached Stevens as an undergraduate...
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South side wreck sends two women to hospital
(Local News ~ 08/27/15)
A T-bone accident on Greencastle's south side damaged three cars and sent two women to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday morning. Police were dispatched to the intersection of Veterans Highway and Putnamville Street and Cemetery Road at 9:29 a.m., arriving one minute later...
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Match-up of Meyer brothers highlights football week two
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/15)
A fledgling family rivalry in a game between two county schools will be in the spotlight when Putnam County schools take to the gridiron again Friday. Week two of high school football features Greencastle visiting Cloverdale, as well as North Putnam at home against Southmont, and South Putnam hosting Brown County. All games kick off at 7 p.m...
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Janice E. Runnells
(Obituary ~ 08/27/15)
Janice E. Runnells, 78, of Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. She was born Jan. 10, 1937 in Eminence. She was the daughter of the late Leora and Nota (Warmoth) Sims. She married Robert "Bob" Runnells on March 11, 1956, and he survives...
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Putnam Scanner for 8-28-15
(Police Logs ~ 08/27/15)
County Jail Five people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Daniel Suggett, 52, no city listed, was arrested on a traffic warrant. At 12:52 p.m. Jennifer Lynn Tafoya, 39, Indianapolis, was charged with conspiracy to commit theft...
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Court News for 8-28-15
(Police Logs ~ 08/27/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Shelley L. Nail, 52, Martinsville, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .08 or more, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving with a Schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body...
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Tiger Cub effort falls short
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/15)
By Jay Lockett Sports Editor The Greencastle volleyball team played great Wednesday against Sullivan and while the Tiger Cubs pushed the Golden Arrows into extra sets in the third game GHS fell in three games. The Tiger Cubs were coming off a win at Southmont where GHS coach Maggie Walters said the players did some things right in a different style of game...
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Greencastle golf wins at Windy Hill Golf Course
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/15)
When the Greencastle girls' golf team took on WIC rival Cascade at home, the sun was shining, the breeze was pleasant and the Tiger Cubs were on their game. In match-play, Greencastle won five of six holes claiming the victory over the Cadets. "We had a really good evening with the match play even though we didn't have total scores," GHS coach Bob Hedge said. ...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Lokysa Scheuermann , Golf Greencastle High School
(High School Sports ~ 08/27/15)
Lokysa Scheuermann was born to Myrna and Curtis on Dec. 1, 1997. She is the youngest of four siblings. Scheuermann's favorite subject in school is Alegbra and her favorate teacher is Donovan Wheeler. She enjoys reading sci-fi/fantasy books and watching mystery thrillers on television...
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