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Cloverdale man charged with four felony counts of child molesting
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
CLOVERDALE -- A 70-year-old Cloverdale man was arrested Wednesday for sexual violations related to a young girl known to the family. Indiana State Trooper arrested Daniel C. Stevens on Wednesday afternoon. He was booked into the Putnam County Jail at Wednesday afternoon, charged with Level 1 felony child molesting...
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Donald R. Hughes
(Obituary ~ 02/25/16)
Donald R Hughes, 84, formally of Reelsville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 at Village of Avon after an extended illness. He was born Aug. 19, 1931 at Indianapolis to the late Fred E. and Wilma (Garrison) Hughes. He married Ardith Smith on Aug. 20, 1954, and she preceded him in death Feb. 9, 2015...
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Thelma Margaret Gooch
(Obituary ~ 02/25/16)
Thelma Margaret Gooch, 95, of Plainfield, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Born Dec. 14, 1920 in Murdock, Ill., she was the daughter of Roy and Myrtle (Bennett) Starwalt. She was a graduate of Bellmore High School. She married Dallas Gooch on June 29, 1947...
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Danny Wrightsman
(Obituary ~ 02/25/16)
Danny Wrightsman, 82, of Russellville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at Asbury Towers Health Care Center in Greencastle. He was born on Jan. 13, 1934 in Guion, Ind., to the late William H. and Lola M. (Thomas) Wrightsman. Danny graduated from Marshall High School with the class of 1952. He then proudly served our country in the United States Army...
- Hodges to play for Anderson (High School Sports ~ 02/25/16)
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Seventh-grade Eagles fall to Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/16)
The South Putnam seventh-grade girls' basketball team suffered its second loss of the season to Cascade 23-21. Leading scorers for the Eagles were Ava McHugh and Alex Steffy with seven points each. Drew Steffy had three points. Chloe Custis and Bree Mahoney-Sutherland each had two points...
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Middle School Bowling registration open
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/16)
Middle School Bowling is for students grades 5-8 Cost is $100.00. 3G Bowl will give the bowlers fund raiser options to help pay this fee. Every bowler will get a bowling shirt. This is individual competition and everyone gets to compete. No one will sit on the bench...
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Mary Ellen Smith Beams
(Obituary ~ 02/25/16)
Mary Ellen Smith Beams, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. She was born June 19, 1934 to Orlie Olliver Smith and Hazel Smith. Mary Ellen was married to Ricahrd W. Beams for 58 years, who survives with two children, Daniel "Dan" Beams and wife Brenda of Greencastle and Janetta "Jan" York and husband Larry of Chalmers...
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Stocking the Pantry
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
Fifth-graders in Mrs. McCammack's class at Fillmore Elementary School, represented by (from left) Jaden O'Neal, Hope Taylor, Gavin Eyster, Uriah Kortz and Ryan Deaton, display items to be presented to the Putnam County Non-Food Pantry. Thanks to the students' generosity the Non-Food Pantry will be able to distribute the items at its next distribution effort on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 1-3 p.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, located at Seminary and Bloomington streets in Greencastle...
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Court News for 2-26-16
(Court News ~ 02/25/16)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases John E. Capps Jr., 45, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor theft Misty M. McCaslin, 39, Quincy, Class A misdemeanor theft Frederick L. Buttery Jr., 41, Cloverdale, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...
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Putnam Scanner for 2-26-16
(Police Logs ~ 02/25/16)
County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:42 a.m. on Monday, Loren Michael McGuire, 24, Roachdale, was lodged at the jail for operating while intoxicated. At 12:05 p.m. David Stanley Sims, 61, Cloverdale, was arrested by court order for operating while intoxicated...
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Bray-sponsored body camera bill passes
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A bill concerning police body camera recordings, sponsored by District 37 State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville), passed out of the Senate Committee on Judiciary Wednesday by a vote of 7-1. House Bill 1019 dictates under what circumstances these videos are accessible to the public...
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Russellville Town Council meeting dates announced
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
RUSSELLVILLE -- Russellville Town Council meetings for February, March and April have been announced by Clerk-Treasurer Martha Mandleco. The town council will meet on the following schedule: -- Saturday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. -- Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m...
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Greencastle board approves purchase of Hanson property
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
The ever-evolving goal of building a new transportation facility is becoming a reality for the Greencastle Community School Corporation. After a tumultuous end to a lengthy debate concerning the purchase of property adjacent to Wood's Edge subdivision, GCSC turned its attention to other potential locations, finally landing on a property owned by Hanson Aggregates...
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Six charged in Cloverdale bust
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
CLOVERDALE -- After a two-month drug investigation by the Cloverdale Police Department and the Indiana State Police, the Putnam County Prosecutor's Office officially filed charges against six people on Monday. On Feb. 15, the two police agencies and the Avon Police Department oversaw a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Alice Payne, 51, Cloverdale, and her son Clarence Gilmore, 28, Cloverdale. ...
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Odd investigation has yet to produce arrest in city case
(Local News ~ 02/25/16)
An investigation that began as an odd situation has only proceeded to become stranger by the moment. The incident began when Greencastle firefighters were called to 10 Frazier St. shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18. What's unusual about that is the residence is all-electric, so no natural gas was being used there...
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