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Women escape Arlington Street apartment fire
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
Fire destroyed an Arlington Street apartment late Saturday night as flames leaped from the second story of the structure in a blaze that began approximately 11:15 p.m. Beth Clodfelter and her son's girlfriend were home alone when the fire broke out on the west side of the structure at 213 S. Arlington St., which is connected to the home owned by John Black that fronts 601 Anderson St....
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Candidates have until Friday to file for primary
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
As the filing period for candidates in the May 3 primary enters its final week, Putnam County Republicans have a full slate of local candidates. Democrats, on the other hand, have nary a local candidate. Candidates for county-level offices (except for circuit court judge) have until noon on Friday, Feb. 5 to file their candidates packets with the Putnam County Voter Registration Office...
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Almost Home wins Business of Year, looks to economic growth with upgrade under way
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
Almost Home, the award-winning restaurant on Greencastle's courthouse square, not only added another honor Saturday night by being named Business of the Year by the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce, but it is also poised for a state-of-the-art kitchen upgrade...
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Sue Murray named 2015 Citizen of the Year
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
A woman who started her professional career locally by holding parenting classes in her own home and culminated it by spearheading a revival of the city's own "living room" is the 2015 Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. Fresh from a well-earned Florida vacation after eight years as mayor of Greencastle and five years of monitoring the city's $19 million Stellar Grant, Sue Murray was honored Saturday night after being coerced home for the Chamber's annual dinner meeting at the DePauw Tennis and Track Center under the pretense of being there to help honor Gail Smith, whose Almost Home operation won the Business of the Year honor (see separate story).. ...
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PCH wins Chamber honor
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
Putnam County Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dennis Weatherford (left) accepts the 2015 Non-Profit of the Year award from Brian Cox, executive director of the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce during the Chamber's annual dinner meeting Saturday night at the DePauw University Tennis and Track Center. PCH is the Chamber's first recipient of the new annual award. (Banner Graphic/ERIC BERNSEE)...
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Strays at the animal shelter
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
Here are the latest stray animals currently held at the Putnam County Animal Care and Control Shelter, 4700 E. State Road 240, Greencastle. -- Dog: Adult, female, tan/white, boxer/terrier mix, found in Reelsville. The animal was not wearing identification and is not microchipped...
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Parke County REMC to sponsor students at Touchstone Energy Camp
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
The Parke County REMC will sponsor five students at the annual Touchstone Energy Camp from June 8-11 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston. Students entering seventh grade in 2016 will be selected by their local cooperative to participate in the three-day program. Students will participate in activities that combine traditional outdoor camp activities with environmental education, electrical safety practices and cooperative business education...
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Singer-songwriter Amy Andrews to give free concert Thursday
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
Singer-songwriter Amy Andrews will return to DePauw University to perform a free concert on Thursday, Feb. 4. The program will take place in The Inn at DePauw's social space, and is open to all. Putnam County performer Gus Moon (Anthony Mullis) will open the show, which begins at 7 p.m...
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Official investigating possible homicide in Clay County
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
STAUNTON -- Police spent Sunday afternnon and evening investigating the death of a middle-aged white female at a home in Staunton. Indiana State Police detectives and crime scene investigators are assisting the Clay County Sheriff's Office with a death investigation at 208 W. Columbus St. in the western Clay County town...
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Cancer Society Relay for Life kickoff slated for Thursday
(Local News ~ 01/31/16)
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Putnam County/DePauw University will hold a free kickoff for the annual event on Thursday, Feb. 4. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Area 30 Career Center, 1 N. Calbert Way, Greencastle. Everyone is invited to the kickoff to learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer...
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Coble scores 37 in Tigers Cub victory
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/16)
LIZTON--Ryan Coble's 37 points were almost not enough, but thanks to Tri-West, missing two point-blank lay-ups as time expired Saturday, the Greencastle boys' basketball team knocked off the bruins 75-73. The win for Greencastle (8-7 3-2 WIC) comes a night after it fell in overtime to Brown County and for Tri-West a night after it hit a shot with less than five seconds left to beat Danville...
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NPHS takes victory on game winner
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/16)
ROACHDALE-- The North Putnam boys' basketball team got out to a fast start at home Saturday against the Western Boone Stars but a slow second quarter almost did them in before hit a layup with a second left to win, 51-49. "We played gutty," Cougar coach Collin McCart said. "These guys had a great week of practice. For these guys to go on the road last night and win against a county rival and then with little practice time and only about 30 minutes of film, they were really good defensively."...
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Wrestlers on to regional
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/16)
BY JAY LOCKETT Sports Editor Avon High School invited 10 teams to its gymnasium Saturday morning for a day of sectional wrestling, and seven wrestlers from Putnam County will be moving onto regional with the advancers from Mooresville. The top four finishers in the sectional will move on to regional at Mooresville on Saturday. The first-place finishers will match up with fourth-place finishers while the third and second-place finishers will wrestle...
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