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BENNETT's MINUTES: All-Putnam girls’ final sign of bright future
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/17)
CLAYTON – Regardless of how much farther South Putnam’s girls advance in the state basketball tournament, their recent sectional crown provides optimism for the county in girls’ basketball for both the short-term and long run. The Eagles will return all but one player – improving senior post player Jess Vensko – and have solid contributors in every grade with good futures ahead of them...
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Stacy Lee Gentry Powers
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
Stacy Lee Gentry Powers, 53, Ladoga, entered heaven on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017 unexpectedly, due to complications from recent surgery. She was reunited with her beloved mother, Virginia Gentry, and her niece, Amber Powers Sparks. Stacy was born April 18, 1963 in Crawfordsville...
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Marilyn Kay Clemons
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
Marilyn Kay Clemons, 72, of Cloverdale, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. She was born Nov. 24, 1944 in Williamsport, Ind., the daughter of the late Wilmer Baines and Anna Virginia Garrison Olsen. She was a special needs teacher's aide for the Indianapolis Public Schools...
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Kenneth Young
(Obituary ~ 02/07/17)
Kenneth Young, 74, of Greencastle, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Mr. Young worked for 35 with Adams Ala Carte in the catering business. He was an avid golfer and bowler. He loved all sports and watching the TV news. Mr. Young was preceded in death by his son, James Young...
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Ryan named NCAC Player of Week
(College Sports ~ 02/07/17)
DePauw senior guard Claire Ryan was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Ryan guided the No. 11 Tigers to two victories and secured the program’s 16th straight 20-win season, averaging 16 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game...
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Haste to join power Marian program
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/17)
ROACHDALE – Familiarity is good for any student going off to college as a freshman, and for North Putnam senior Max Haste there will be plenty of recognizable faces around as he goes to Marian University this fall to play football and study business management...
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Civil War battle with Putnam troops topic for museum speaker
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
On Sept. 17, 1862, Gens. Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Md., in the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on Northern soil. On Saturday, Feb. 11 James Champion will recount this battle that included Putnam County soldiers, especially those serving in the Indiana 14th Regiment...
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National Cattle Women
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
Jennie Hodgen (left) of Roachdale is a member of the Executive Committee of the American National Cattle Women Inc. The group announced its 2017 leadership during its recent annual convention held in conjunction with the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn. ...
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GMS students successful in solo and ensemble competitions
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
TERRE HAUTE -- Greencastle Middle School instrumental students competed in the Indiana State School Music Association Solo and Ensemble competition at Terre Haute North High School. There are five different groups that a student could enter, from Group V (easier music) to Group I (very difficult). ...
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GHS band students fare well at solo, ensemble contests
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
TERRE HAUTE -- Members of the Greencastle High School Band participated in the ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest Saturday, Jan. 28 at Terre Haute North High School. Students are judged on their performance by professional musicians from across the state...
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Progressive dinner set Monday for seniors
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
The Putnam County Senior Center will feature a progressive Valentine’s dinner on Monday, Feb. 13, sponsored by The Waters of Greencastle and Mill Pond Health Campus. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. Cost of the dinner is $10 per person...
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Putnam Scanner for 2-8-17
(Police Logs ~ 02/07/17)
County Jail Eleven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 9:27 a.m. Scott Allen Williams, 40, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a warrant. Monday • At 1:19 p.m. Sarah Deann Kimbler, 30, Camby, was housed at the jail on a warrant for battery and driving with a suspended license...
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Ratliff to kick off Jazz at the Duck Thursday night
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
Jazz at the Duck will return to The Fluttering Duck inside The Inn at DePauw on Thursday, Feb. 9 with Indianapolis trumpeter Clifford Ratliff as the first performer of the spring series. Trumpet master Ratliff is a mainstay on the Indianapolis jazz scene...
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Courthouse clock project still in progress
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
A target date of Dec. 11, 2016 — Indiana’s bicentennial — turned out to be too ambitious for the installation of new clocks on the north and south faces of the Putnam County Courthouse. That hasn’t stopped organizers from the Heritage Preservation Society (HPS) of Putnam County from continuing to work diligently to get new clocks installed...
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Reality hits home as suspect held on $50,000 cash bond
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
Reality and the seriousness of the charges against a 55-year-old Bainbridge man didn’t seem to set in until his initial court appearance was nearly over Monday afternoon. Robert E. Glaze Jr. is facing nine felony charges -- including six Level 1 counts of child molestation -- stemming from alleged incidents over the period Sept. 29, 2015-Nov. 28, 2016...
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Student-produced PSAs to promote safe spring break behavior
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
A last-minute thought before the beginning of second semester turned into the biggest project of the year for the Putnam County P.I.E. Coalition. Greencastle senior Gabby Selvia thought the weeks leading up to spring break would be a good time to educate fellow students about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse during their week of freedom...
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Vandermark following coach to Franklin
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/17)
Brandon Welti knows a few things about what it takes to run competitively at Franklin College. The South Putnam head coach was a star runner for the Grizzlies in his college days, earning the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Most Valuable Track Athlete honor and also being named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s 2008 Division III All-Academic Track and Field team...
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Cougars overcome deficit for road win
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/17)
MARSHALL -- Collin McCartt prides himself on his teams always playing hard on the basketball court. He didn’t think his Cougars did that in Saturday’s loss to South Vermillion, or in the first half at Turkey Run on Tuesday night. As a result, the Cougars lost on Saturday and found themselves down 26-22 at halftime to the Warriors. North Putnam rejuvenated itself at halftime, however, and poured in 42 second-half points to record a 64-48 win...
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Contractors' Workshop on tap Feb. 16 at Area 30
(Local News ~ 02/07/17)
The City of Greencastle is sponsoring a free Contractors' Workshop Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Area 30 Career Center, 1 N. Calbert Way, Greencastle. The program is open to all local contractors and is free of charge. However, RSVPs are requested by Feb. 10 online at GOO.GL/V.INDXH or by calling 655-2303...
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