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Body of Robert Sims recovered
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
The body of the Fillmore man missing on Big Walnut Creek since Saturday evening was recovered Thursday morning. Robert Sims, 27, went missing while kayaking with a friend when the creek was high after a rain storm. Both Putnam County Sheriff Scott Stockton and Coroner Dave Brown...
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Importance of agriculture in community featured at museum
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
The exhibit “It’s Always Been About the Land” -- the Putnam County Museum’s contribution to bicentennial celebration -- is free and opens to the public on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. Our good land enabled early settlers to feed their families and agriculture remains the backbone the Putnam County’s economic engine. For generations, the county’s fertile soils have allowed citizens to make a living from the land by farming and raising livestock...
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Indiana Short Film Festival set for Oct. 7-9 at Danville
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
DANVILLE – A Central Indiana film festival that continues to grow with record numbers of films submitted (6,000), films featured (105) and Hollywood actors appearing in those films (6) returns Oct. 7-9 to the Royal Theater in Danville. Tickets for the sixth annual Indiana Short Film Festival, which was voted the Fourth Best Short Film Festival in North America in 2014, are now on sale. ...
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Conspire Ribbon Cutting
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
Participating in a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at Conspire: Contemporary Craft, 2 W. Washington St., Greencastle, are (front, from left) Stacee Grove, Sharon Mix, Robin Teasley, Aidan Teasley, J.D. Grove, Jasper Grove, Teresa McGuire, Jinsie Bingham and Mayor Bill Dory, along with (back, from left) Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Brian Cox, Mike Teasley, Sonny Mix, Jenny Sullivan, Bruce Clute, Debbie Hurley and Bret Hurley. ...
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‘Lights of Hope’ event set for Saturday, Sept. 24 at courthouse
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
September is National Recovery Month. And in celebration, Lights of Hope 2016 -- The Addict’s Mom (TAM) event other counties have done in the past -- will make its inaugural Greencastle appearance to honor and support all whose lives have been touched by addiction...
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DPU Band Concert to benefit Putnam County Food Pantry
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
The DePauw University Band, directed by Professor Craig Paré, will present its first concert of the season this Sunday — a mid-afternoon matinee on Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. in the Green Center’s Kresge Auditorium. For this performance, the band also invites audience members to bring one or more non-perishable food items for donation to the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry. Any audience member presenting a food item at the box office will receive a free ticket to the University Band concert...
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Senior Center sets trip to Beef and Boards Christmas Show
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
The Putnam County Senior Center is now taking sign-ups for the December trip to Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis. The Dec. 15 special Christmas Show will cost $50 for the buffet dinner and show. Transportation is being sponsored by Mill Pond Health Campus and The Waters of Greencastle. Persons may stop by the Senior Center, 9 W. Franklin St., Greencastle, to make reservations...
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Gleaners food truck returns to Bainbridge on Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
BAINBRIDGE -- Gleaners Food Bank will again bring its Mobile Food Truck to the parking lot of the Bainbridge Community Building on Saturday, Sept. 24. Food distribution will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until noon for anyone in need with no age or ID requirement...
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Putnam Scanner for 9-23-16
(Police Logs ~ 09/22/16)
City Police A reported shoplifting incident at the Greencastle Walmart store resulted in the recent arrest of a Putnam County teenager, City Police reported. Ashley Mershon, 18, Greencastle, was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on theft charges after being arrested at 3:41 p.m. Wednesday by Reserve Officer Kenneth Shepherd...
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Women in Business event to feature healthcare panel
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
The Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Women in Business group will gather for a networking event and program Friday, Sept. 30 at the Putnam County Hospital. Networking will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 9 a.m. program in the third-floor classroom at PCH...
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Dental Care of Greencastle to host Free Dentistry Day
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
Patients ages 12 and older in the Greencastle community and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to receive free dental services at Dental Care of Greencastle on Saturday, Oct. 1. Dr. John Wadas IV, Dr. Samantha Blaha and team at Dental Care of Greencastle will be improving the oral health of the community as part of Free Dentistry Day, a day dedicated to providing free dental care to the growing number of Americans without dental insurance...
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Putnamville State Police Post dedicates updated firing range
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- The Indiana State Police Post at Putnamville dedicated its updated firing range with a lunch and several guest speakers on Wednesday. The new range is the result of two years’ work and the generosity of many local residents and businesses...
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Why Can’t We Be Friends
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
Taking a break from their Wednesday morning reading, Mill Pond residents Jean Cromwell (above) and Evelyn Pitts enjoy their Friendship Day roses. Mill Pond employee Trista Dilley spent part of her morning visiting a number of residents and fellow employees, brightening their day with a rose...
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May the torch be with you
(Local News ~ 09/22/16)
Traveling on two modes of transportation that were outdated at the state’s centennial, Beth Tharp (above left) dismounts her horse and passes the Indiana Bicentennial Torch to Dan Holmes and his high wheeler bike Thursday at Heritage Lake. Meanwhile, Greencastle High School star runner Emma Wilson (left) carries the torch on the city’s east side and walker Ruth Ralph (below left) passes the torch to Jinsie Bingham aboard the 1928 Studebaker fire truck. ...
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