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Pair of state podiums for Wilson
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/16)
BLOOMINGTON -- Greencastle freshman standout Emma Wilson completed an excellent year on the track by finishing sixth in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs on Friday at Indiana University's Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex. Wilson had been seeded eighth in the 1,600, but turned in a time of 4:58.17 to finish two spots higher than her seeding...
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Cougars hope to repeat sectional golf title today
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/16)
Sectional golf play starts today at the Harrison Hills Course in Attica for three of the four Putnam county boys' squads, with North Putnam looking to defend its 2015 sectional title. Greencastle, North Putnam and South Putnam will be competing in the 14-team event along with Attica, Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, Seeger, South Vermillion, Southmont and Turkey Run ...
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Wilson faces tough field today; 'Revamped' 4x400 relay seeking school mark
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/16)
Today is the day that Emma Wilson's undefeated 2016 track season is put to the test, as the talented Greencastle freshman meets her toughest competition so far in the Indiana High School Athletic Association girls' state finals at Indiana University's Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex...
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Something Fishy
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
With the lunch rush past and the supper crowd not yet arriving Thursday at the Greencastle Masonic Temple Fish Fry, Ed Wilson (right) empties the last of a tray of fish into the fryer with help from Fred Dismukes. Serving at the annual event continues through 8 p.m. today and resumes from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Persons may call ahead to 655-5220.
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Perry - 65th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 06/03/16)
Robert and Sharon Perry celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 3. Robert B. Perry and Sharon McClure were united in marriage on June 3, 1951 in Greencastle. Together they have one son and four daughters. Those children have given them 10 grandchildren and "too many great-grandchildren to count."...
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Who's News for Saturday, June 4, 2016
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
Gov. Mike Pence recently appointed JACQUELYN EITEL of Greencastle to the Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board. The three-year term is set to run through May 31, 2019. --- Graduates of Trine University's School of Professional Studies were among 500 students who took part in commencement ceremonies on May 7 in the Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Inc. Athletic and Recreation Center at Trine University's main campus in Angola, Indiana...
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Upcoming local Vacation Bible School
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
With summer break upon us, a number of local churches are conducting vacation Bible school. Send VBS listings for your church to jjernagan@bannergraphic.com. New Providence Baptist Church will host vacation Bible school from 6-8 p.m. on June 20-24. VBS is open to youths age three through teenagers...
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Michael 'Mike' F. Wyant
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Michael "Mike" F. Wyant, 61, of Cloverdale, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in St Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Mike was born on June 12, 1954, in Frankfort to Nolan and Joann (Jervis) Wyant. Mike grew up in Whiteland and later moved to Paragon...
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Bill Tobin back as GCSC board member
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
Bill Tobin has been down this road before. The newest appointment to the Greencastle School Board -- named by Greencastle Township Trustee Steve Butts and his advisory board on Thursday -- is actually not new at all. Tobin served approximately 2-1/2 years as a board member from February 2012 through June 2014, fulfilling the term of former board member Monica Fennell...
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Melissa Kirkham
(Obituary ~ 06/03/16)
Melissa Kirkham, 48, of Bainbridge, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016. Arrangements are pending at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.
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California trio arrested for multiple drugs found during traffic stop on I-70
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
CLOVERDALE -- Three California men were arrested Thursday after their eastbound truck was stopped near the 41-mile marker of Interstate 70 at Cloverdale, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported. Trooper Yan Dravigne, the department's commercial vehicle enforcement officer, made the 4:33 p.m. traffic stop after reportedluy observing the white Ford box truck impeding the flow on traffic on the interstate...
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Remsburg resigns as GHS baseball coach
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/16)
Troy Remsburg has resigned his position as varsity baseball coach at Greencastle High School. Remsburg coached baseball for the Tiger Cubs for 14 years, eight of them as head coach. "His teams won six county championships and three conference championships under his leadership," Greencastle athletic director Greg Hill said in announcing Remsburg's resignation. "We are grateful for the time and effort he has given our program and the sacrifices his family has made during these 14 years."...
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Nearly $120,000 in grants awarded at Community Foundation breakfast
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
An early morning crowd of nearly 60 was greeted Friday by Putnam County Community Foundation President Todd Lewis to celebrate the Community Foundation's 2016 Spring Grant Awards Breakfast. Lewis gratefully acknowledged the two breakfast sponsors, Robert Hardwick of Edward Jones Investments and North Salem State Bank. The breakfast in Greencastle High School's McAnally Center was catered by Almost Home...
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Putnam County Scanner for 6-4-16
(Police Logs ~ 06/03/16)
Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Wednesday. At 11:51 a.m. Jacob Raymond Archer, 38, Greencastle, was arrested for domestic battery. At 1:32 p.m. John Paul Alexander, 19, Fredericksburg, was charged with battery. At 8:37 p.m. Patricia Ann Colantonio, 25, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a warrant...
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Court News for 6-4-16
(Court News ~ 06/03/16)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Jonathan M. Steele, 40, Coatesville, Level 5 felony sexual misconduct with a minor Chawn L. Weimer, 40, Indianapolis, Level 6 felony child solicitation, Level 6 felony dissemination of matter harmful to minors...
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Peeler art galleries offer summer hours
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
The Peeler Art Center at DePauw University will be open during the summer months with three exhibitions on display. Everyone is invited to bring the kids, friends and family, and beat the heat in the spacious art galleries. Summer hours are: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and closed Sunday and Monday...
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Allen brothers to speak at Putnam Museum Thursday
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
Former astronaut Joe Allen, a 1959 DePauw University graduate, and his brother, Dr. David Allen, will speak Thursday, June 9 at the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle. The Allens will speak from 2-4 p.m, talking about Joe's travels into space and their family ties to Putnam County, including the Allen Brothers Store in the late 1880s and their father, Perc Allen, a longtime DePauw professor...
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Blundell, Kaeff, Matthews ready for track state
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/16)
Nick Blundell and Tyler Kaeff will represent Cloverdale in running events at Saturday's Indiana High School Athletic Association boys' track state finals, and J.T. Matthews of Greencastle will compete in the high jump. None of them is a high seed, and they all know that leaving Indiana University's Robert C. Hough Track and Field Complex with a first-place medal is not a realistic goal...
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Tiger Cub golfers win Attica sectional
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/16)
ATTICA -- Greencastle got excellent rounds from both its top two scorers and its third and fourth players to regain the sectional championship it surrendered last year, defeating runner-up Seeger by six strokes and defending champ North Putnam by nine shots...
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Warrants issued for two men in sex cases involving 14-year-old minors
(Local News ~ 06/03/16)
The Putnam County Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against two 40-year-old men in separate sex-related cases in which the reported victim was a 14-year-old girl. On Friday, an arrest warrant was issued for Jonathan M. Steele, of Coatesville (Heritage Lake), who has been charged in Putnam Superior Court with one count of sexual misconduct with a minor...
- Chill and Grill (Local News ~ 06/03/16)
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