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Meseraull, Ballou win at 'Bill Gardner Sprintacular'
(Professional Sports ~ 07/04/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- The second running of the 'Bill Gardner Sprintacular' managed to avoid the rain and provide a stellar weekend of racing at Lincoln Park Speedway. Robert Ballou of Rocklin, Calif. started the Independence Day weekend with a victory in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series, leading wire-to-wire to edge Chad Boespflug and Dave Darland. Ballou would end up running third to Thomas Meseraull and Jeff Bland in the Midwest Sprint Car Series on Saturday evening...
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Prep standouts dominate Rokicki run
(Community Sports ~ 07/04/16)
Nearly 100 runners and walkers of all ages converged upon Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park on a misty Monday morning to compete in the 25th Annual Mike Rokicki Memorial 5K Road Run. Youth prevailed in the overall running winner categories, as South Putnam senior Kieffer Vittetow was the overall winner and Greencastle sophomore Seelye Stoffregen was the top female finisher. Both were competing in the 19-and-under category...
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Virginia M. Mullis McDonald
(Obituary ~ 07/04/16)
Virginia M. Mullis McDonald, 91, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016. Born Dec. 12, 1924 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Howard and Nellie (Sheets) Denny. Virginia was a graduate of Greencastle High School and attended Indiana Business College...
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George E. Todd
(Obituary ~ 07/04/16)
George E. Todd, 62, of Brazil, passed away at Cloverleaf Health Care on Saturday, July 2, 2016 following a lengthy illness. George was born March 2, 1954, in Indianapolis, the son of Carl and Vada (Maxwell) Todd. He graduated from Cascade High School with the class of 1972...
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Christfest event returns to DPU for third year
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
The annual Christfest concert will see its third year July 9 at the DePauw University Green Center. In addition to food and family fun, this year's artists will be 7eventh Time Down, Jonathan Thulin, Blake Whiteley, Brianna Caprice and The Singing Contractors...
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Where Leaders Are Made
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
Featuring the slogan "Where 4-H'ers begin, legends are born, leaders are made," 2016 Putnam County 4-H Fair T-shirts are currently available for order. A pair of 10-year 4-H members, Noah Poynter and Lauren Johnston, are showing off the orange and pink shirts, but they are also available in gray and blue. Ranging in size from youth small to 5XL, the shirts may be ordered at putcofair.org/fair.html. The fair is scheduled for July 22-29...
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Music Festival continues Wednesday with Duo Dolce
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
This week's free Greencastle Summer Music Festival concert will feature pianist Phoenix Park-Kim and cellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun playing music from their new CD, "Duo Dolce" (also the name of their ensemble). Music by Debussy, Rorem, Chen Yi and Johannes Brahms will be performed in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church this Wednesday evening from 7:30-9 p.m. ...
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Sign up early for Purdue Master Gardener Program
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
If you want to sharpen your gardening skills or you have an interest in sharing your gardening knowledge with others, Purdue Extension has the ideal program for you. Beginning Aug. 22, a Purdue Master Gardener Program training series will be offered for residents of Putnam County and surrounding areas. The Purdue Master Gardener Program is a volunteer training program that provides a learning framework for participants to increase their knowledge on a wide variety of horticultural subjects...
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Court News for 7-5-2016
(Court News ~ 07/04/16)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Austin Z. Holder, 20, Bainbridge, three counts of Level 5 felony burglary, Level 6 felony theft and two counts of Class A misdemeanor theft Cameron Mayfield, 26, Putnamville Correctional Facility, Level 5 felony battery against a public safety official...
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Quincy man dies in ATV accident early Sunday in Morgan County
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
MARTINSVILLE -- A 30-year-old Cloverdale area man was fatally injured in an ATV accident early Sunday morning, authorities reported. The fatality occurred near Martinsville in Morgan County Brian Tackett, who reportedly was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, was among a group of six people riding on ATVs in the 7000 block of Stockwell Road, Conservation Officers reported...
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CVB enlists Indy marketing group for website creation
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
In December of last year, the Putnam County Convention and Visitor Bureau (PCCVB) was awarded a Marketing Asset grant from the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD), funded through state-appropriated dollars. The grant funds were targeted for the development of a countywide website portal which will increase awareness among leisure travelers and promote Putnam County assets, tourist destinations and amenities...
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Museum program to focus on 'Exodusters'
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
Putnam County Museum will present the program, "The Exodusters: African-American Migration to Putnam County in the late 19th Century," a talk by Lydia Marshall on Saturday, July 9. The 11 a.m. program is free and open to the public at the museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle...
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Roachdale Loves a Parade
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
Riding on a pony, in an old truck, aboard a fire engine or on foot, the annual Roachdale Fourth of July parade makes its way from the elementary school through the downtown and back Saturday afternoon. With Charlie Riggle at the wheel of a restored Chevrolet truck and wife Phyllis waving from the passenger's seat, the Riggles' Roachdale Hardware family moves along Walnut Street, while Tyler Burdine, 7, rides a pony amidst other members of his family on horseback along North Indiana Street in Roachdale.. ...
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ParkFest to feature three local acts this evening
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
A first-time ParkFest act will join a pair of veteran acts to the weekly summer music festival this evening in Robe-Ann Park. The Bob Flanigan Bandshell will be graced by festival staples Covered Bridge Harmony and The Fret Set as well as newcomers The Syds...
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PC Highway Dept. fixes Keightly Road
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
The gaping chuckholes in Keightly Road are now gone. Fixing the section of the road just south of the Putnam County Jail was delayed by confusion over who owns the road or if it's technically a road at all. Either way, workers from the Putnam County Highway Department recently patched the road with a mixture of rock and oil last week. The mixture was then capped with rock...
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Light Up the Night
(Local News ~ 07/04/16)
The reputation of the town's large fireworks display growing, spectators crowd the parking lots along U.S. 36 in Bainbridge Saturday evening. The display on the east end of town was put on by Dave Nelson, Jeff Watson and Denver McMurtry of Mortonville Fireworks...
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