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Just Visiting
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
Putnamville Correctional Facility hosted a recent student tour for pre-law students from DePauw University and their Winter Term instructor, Darrell Eddie Felling (right). The walk through the facility enlightened students to the daily functions of day-to-day incarcerated offenders after sentencing and correctional staff. ...
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Putnam Scanner for 1-20-16
(Police Logs ~ 01/20/16)
Sheriff's Department Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 4 p.m. on Friday, Rhakeisha A. Dean, 24, no city listed, was lodged at the jail on out-of-county warrants. At 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, Scott Allen Rodgers, 38, Greencastle, was booked in for driving while intoxicated...
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McDonald's, Walmart among latest to donate to GCSC
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
The life-skills class at Greencastle High School has a bright future ahead thanks to mutiple donation and fundraising attempts from around the community. At its monthly meeting, the Greencastle Community School Corporation approved two grants -- one of which consisted of $1,000 to be used for an already up-and-running coffee shop within the high school...
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Sen. Miller's bill becomes personal mission for Murphy
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
All kinds of crazy critters and characters are comically employed these days as major insurance companies hope to get otherwise serious points across. The Aflac dynasty relies on the duck as its hook. Geico first tried cavemen, and then saw the light and settled on the little green gecko. Fastidious Flo still turns Progressive into an oxymoron all its own, while All-State has gone from good hands to Mayhem. And of course, there's Jake ... from State Farm ... wearing khakis...
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Four county bridges slated for 2016 work
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
On the heels of an announced four-month closure of a bridge on State Road 240, local motorists will also need to navigate around four bridge projects on county roads in 2016. Speaking to the Putnam County Commissioners during their second January meeting Tuesday morning, County Highway Supervisor Mike Ricketts gave the status of four county bridges set for work in 2016...
- Eagle seniors honored Tuesday (High School Sports ~ 01/20/16)
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Lady Cougars fall in physical game
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/16)
ROACHDALE -- A hot start fizzled out for the North Putnam girls' basketball team, which led 15-2 before losing 54-51 to Southmont Tuesday. Taylor Nauert picked up a double-double during the loss, but it wasn't enough to stop the Mountie comeback. Solid defense combined with some good transitions led to a big lead for the Cougars early in the first quarter...
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Garrett Jeffrey Elam
(Obituary ~ 01/20/16)
Garrett Jeffrey Elam, 53, of O'Fallon, Mo., formerly of Greencastle, died on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. Beloved son of Evelyn (Robert) Kuhlmann and Lawrence (Jane) Elam Sr.; dear brother of Jerrold Elam and Donna (Marilee Richards) Elam; dear stepbrother of Brad (Inez) Pace, Bryan Pace, Stephanie Pace and Robert (Chris) Kuhlmann; cherished uncle of Cathryn June Elam, Drew Evelyn Elam and Jae Caroline Elam; dear nephew of Etta Elam Yearly and Ellen Elam Weiss; and also survived by cousins and friends.. ...
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Michael Scott sprints into national news
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
When local runner Michael Scott entered the month of December, he didn't know what the cover of Runner's World magazine would show. Entering a contest to be featured on the journal's cover, Scott was the bout's front-runner for most of 2015, gaining nearly 40,000 online votes by August alone...
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Lady Clovers, Eagles fall on the road
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/16)
The Cloverdale girls' had a tough time Tuesday at Rockville falling 57-40. This is the second loss in a row after the Clovers picked up a win against West Vigo. CHS lost to Cascade Friday. The next match for Cloverdale will be in the WIC crossover game where CHS will host its Putnam County rival South Putnam in the ninth-place game Friday...
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Elizabeth L. 'Betty' Wright
(Obituary ~ 01/20/16)
Elizabeth L. "Betty" (Brumfiel) Wright, 79, Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. She was born on Sept. 22, 1936 in Indianapolis to Everett and Myrtle Brumfiel. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Robert D.; children Vernon (Beverly) Flanagan, Deborah (Don) Centers, Cindy Long, Sherry Marshall and Kelly Paris; sister Barbara Deckard; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren...
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Rep. Baird instrumental in 'Chair of Honor' placement at Statehouse
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Statehouse is now home to a POW-MIA Chair of Honor, according to District 44 State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) who was instrumental in its placement. "This chair sits empty to honor American prisoners of war and those who are missing in action," Rep. ...
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Snow and ice spawn several I-70 accidents
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- A couple inches of snow Wednesday helped produce a number of snow- and ice-related motor vehicle crashes, the majority of which kept Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville Post extremely busy along Interstate 70 in Putnam, Clay and Vigo counties...
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UPDATE: Avian flu in Dubois County, no threat in Putnam County
(Local News ~ 01/20/16)
Since the first reported case of Jan. 14, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has confirmed nine cases of H7N8 avian influenza for a total of 10 affected commercial turkey farms in Dubois County. Avian influenza is not a food safety risk and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) consider the risk of human infection very low, but preventative measures are being taken to contain the spread of the virus...
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