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Lady Cougars fall on Monday to Chargers
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/16)
CRAWFORDSVILLE --The North Montgomery girls' basketball team welcomed North Putnam to its floor for a Monday night showdown. The Chargers ended up on top despite a very slow start, 46-31. Both teams struggled shooting in the game as evident by the low-scoring contest. North Montgomery (7-9, 2-1 SAG) shot just 32 percent while North Putnam (3-13, 0-4 WIC) shot just a tick above that at 38 percent...
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NPHS falls at home 50-38
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/16)
ROACHDALE -- After going down early by double digits, the North Putnam boys' basketball team fought back in the second half against North Montgomery in a physical game Tuesday before falling 50-38. The Cougars had a rough start against the Chargers as defense paved the way to a 7-2 lead after one quarter for North Montgomery...
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Eagles earn road victory against Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/16)
JASONVILLE -- The South Putnam Eagle girls' basketball team made the long trip to Shakamak High School for a high school basketball team and held off the Lakers for a 54-48 win. The Eagles battled through adversity to improve their record to 9-5 on the season...
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Appeal of Smith case to be heard Wednesday in Chicago
(Local News ~ 01/06/16)
CHICAGO -- A former Putnam County deputy convicted of two counts of police brutality will have the appeal of his case heard today in federal court, just 13 months after his 14-month sentence was handed down. The case will be argued before the 7th Circuit of Court of Appeals in Chicago...
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New kids on the block
(Local News ~ 01/06/16)
Two new members of now seven-seat Greencastle City Council are sworn in at City Hall as Steve Fields (above), the Third Ward representative, and Gary Lemon, one of three at-large councilmen, take the oath of office from out-going Mayor Sue Murray. Incumbent Tyler Wade, Fourth Ward, and Mark Hammer, at-large, were also sworn in on New Year's Day, while incumbent Adam Cohen, First Ward, and new Second Ward Councilor Stacie Langdon will be sworn in by new Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory prior to the Council's first 2016 session on Tuesday, Jan. ...
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Suspects facing five counts each in pizza dough theft
(Local News ~ 01/06/16)
No matter how you slice it, a plan to steal the proceeds of a Cloverdale pizza place after perhaps the busiest pie-ordering period of the year, came off half-baked this past weekend. Within six hours of the first report of an alleged New Year's Day burglary at Pizza, Spuds and Sticks in Cloverdale, authorities had arrested two suspects, reportedly solicited a confession and recovered an estimated $1,200 in cash...
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Cutting Edge Technology restores smiles
(Local News ~ 01/06/16)
Charlotte Tanner, originally of Atlanta, was diagnosed with stage III of a rare form of throat cancer in February 2014. Doctors warned she might not make it, but she's been cancer-free now for 18 months. Still, she came away not completely unscathed...
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Cloverdale Town Council sees big gains in 2015
(Local News ~ 01/06/16)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council ended the year on a good note after seeing positive trends in the town budget. "There is a gain on everything we've done," Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway said, going on to explain that the town's total funds have increased to $2 million since 2012, a time when Cloverdale was running on a deficit...
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Commissioners change appointment to CVB
(Local News ~ 01/06/16)
Less than a year after reorganization, the Putnam County Convention and Visitor Bureau will have at least one new member in 2016. The Putnam County Commissioners, making a two-year appointment to the CVB, chose Monday not to reappoint Cloverdale businessman Don Gedert, instead selecting Kit Newkirk, executive director of the Putnam County Museum...
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Three reappointments, two new, round out CVB board
(Local News ~ 01/06/16)
A pair of appointments by the Putnam County Commissioners on Monday completed the 11-member board of the 2016 board of the Convention and Visitor Bureau. In reappointing Steve Greeson to the board and appointing Kit Newkirk to replace Don Geddert, the commissioners completed the five appointments to the 11-member board that were due this month...
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