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Elves ‘Dean’ Wiggam
(Obituary ~ 01/16/17)
Elves “Dean” Wiggam, 93, Danville, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Dean was born Nov. 14, 1923 in Putnam County to Harry John and Minnie Helen (Williamson) Elliott. She was a 1942 graduate of Bainbridge High School and attended Central Normal College from 1942 through 1944...
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Camarin Carpenter Miles
(Obituary ~ 01/16/17)
Camarin Carpenter Miles of Roachdale passed away on the morning of Friday, Jan. 13, at St. Vincent Hospital, where she had been since Dec. 23 following a traffic accident near Crawfordsville. She was 39. Cami had previously been a teacher's aide at Roachdale Elementary...
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Bettylou 'Lou' Simpson
(Obituary ~ 01/16/17)
Bettylou "Lou" Simpson, 63, of Roachdale, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 15 at 5:04 p.m. with her family by her side. She was born May 6, 1953 in Crawfordsville to the late Norman and Pirette (Kaspzycki) Myers. On Jan. 3, 1994 in Greencastle, she married Donald K. Simpson, and he survives...
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Tigers pick up sweep of Oberlin
(College Sports ~ 01/16/17)
A 15-0 first-half run was key for 17th-ranked DePauw University on Saturday as the Tigers rolled a 66-41 North Coast Athletic Conference win over Oberlin in women’s basketball. The Tigers improved to 16-1 overall and 8-0 in the NCAC with its 13th straight win, while the Yeowomen dropped to 4-11 overall and 3-5 in the conference...
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Girls’ sectional pairings drawn
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/17)
Sectional play starts on Jan. 31 for Indiana high school girls’ basketball teams, and pairings were drawn Sunday for the 64 sectional sites. Greencastle will play in the Class 3A Lebanon sectional, and will meet Western Boone in the quarterfinals. The Tiger Cubs and Stars have not yet met this season, but will play Saturday night at Greencastle...
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Crossover lineups falling into place
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/17)
With the Western Indiana Conference girls’ basketball crossover playoff games scheduled for Friday, some pairings remain up in the air pending outcomes of the final two divisional games. In the East Division, Cascade finished first at 5-0, Cloverdale finished fourth at 1-4 and Brown County finished sixth at 0-5. Owen Valley (3-1) plays at Edgewood (2-2) tonight, with Indian Creek (3-2) awaiting the outcome to determine the placings for second through fourth...
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NP falls to Monrovia; Cubs beat Mustangs
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/17)
MONROVIA – Monrovia used a strong third-quarter performance and a near-perfect effort at the free throw line in defeating North Putnam 58-51 on Saturday night in boys’ high school basketball action. The Cougars led 9-8 after one quarter and increased that advantage to 16-12 late in the first half before Monrovia went on a 6-0 run to bring the score even at 18-18 going into halftime...
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Everyday Patriot
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
Greencastle Police Capt. Charles Inman (center) receives the Patriot Award from the Department of Defense, represented by Clyde Stringer (second from left), for being a loyal supporter of the guard and reserve forces.
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Workshop set for Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
Are you interested in learning about grants? Would you like to hear from experts about improving your grant writing skills? If you answered yes to either of the listed questions, consider participating in the upcoming Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing workshop...
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Farm Bureau scholarship applications available
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
Indiana Farm Bureau and Putnam County Farm Bureau Inc. scholarship applications are now online with a deadline of March 1. Students need to go to www.infb.org. To get to the scholarships, go to the “Resources” tab, then Grants/Scholarships. To apply for Indiana Farm Bureau Scholarships, click on the box “Online scholarship program application.”...
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Putnam County Hospital earns 4-Star quality rating
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
Putnam County Hospital has earned a 4-Star Overall Hospital Quality Rating, based on data collected on Hospital Compare. The ratings for hospital facilities throughout the nation were released to the public in December 2016. How did Putnam County Hospital earn the 4-Star rating?...
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Second driver dies as result of December crash
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
CRAWFORDSVILLE -- A second person has died as a result of a Dec. 23 accident on U.S. 231 in Montgomery County. A 39-year-old Roachdale woman, Camarin Carpenter Miles, died Friday at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis as a result of her injuries. Services for Mrs. Miles will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Burkhart Funeral Home, 300 S. Grant Ave., Crawfordsville. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Darlington. Visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday...
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Board president brings fresh perspective to North Putnam
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
BAINBRIDGE -- Born and raised within the North Putnam School District, Roachdale native Amber Greene is now set to lead the corporation’s seven-member board into the new year. Having been elected to the board in November, Greene’s four-year term began with a bang Wednesday as she attended her first public session as a member of the council...
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Council opts for status quo for appointments, monthly meeting date
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
The calendar may say it’s 2017, but it looks a whole lot like 2016 at Greencastle City Hall. Traditionally, the first City Council meeting of the new year means time for the Council’s annual reorganization along with restructuring city board appointments and department liaison assignments, and this year was no different...
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Winter Term students enjoy history lesson from Greencastle icon
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
During Winter Term this month, DePauw University students have gone galloping off to the Galapagos Islands, cruised to Cuba, explored Ecuador and made a jaunt to Japan. Meanwhile, two dozen of them have spent January expending shoe leather in seeking out the soul of Greencastle in a class titled “Outside: A Course in Environmental Awareness,” led by English professor and poet Joe Heithaus...
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Share the Dream
(Local News ~ 01/16/17)
Paris Murray and Mara Leon-Coss share what their dream communities would be like during an event hosted by DePauw University in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.
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