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Lisa Ellen Tandy
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Lisa Ellen Tandy, 58, of Fillmore, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. She was born Oct. 21, 1958 in Indianapolis, to the late Louis Neil Tandy and Marilyn (Henry) Tandy Ray. She had been a school bus driver for the South Putnam Community School Corporation for 12 years...
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Eileen Janett Goodwin
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Eileen Janett Goodwin, 92, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017. Born June 2, 1924, in New Market, she was the daughter of Raymond and Eva (Wright) Short. She was a graduate of Waveland High School. Eileen retired from RCA in Indianapolis, where she had worked for more than 30 years...
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Trooper finds estimated $400,000 in illegal drugs during traffic stop
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
Two men were booked in the Putnam County Jail Monday afternoon on drug charges relating to an estimated $400,000 worth of illicit substances found in the cab of their tractor-trailer. At around 1:45 p.m. Monday, an Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement trooper stopped a tractor-trailer combination on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 41-mile marker for a routine compliance inspection...
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Locals collecting supplies for Okla. wildfire victims
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
UPDATE: As reported in the Saturday edition of the Banner Graphic, First Baptist Church in Greencastle is continuing to collect donations for the victims of wildfires in Oklahoma and Kansas. However, the needs have shifted primarily to monetary and fencing supplies. Donations may be dropped off at First Baptist Church this week from 9:30-11 a.m. or by contacting Heather Woodall at 720-3885...
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Alice J. Buchanan
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Alice J. Buchanan, 85, of Plainfield, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Indianapolis on Nov. 28, 1931 to the late Joe and Jessie Mae (Selmier) Hadley. Alice was married for 55 years to Joseph M. Buchanan. She was a loving mother and homemaker...
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Cornelia B. Ley
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Cornelia B. (Geabes) Ley, 97, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at her home in Greencastle. She was born Sept. 10, 1919 to Arthur Morgan Geabes and Helen Mae (Ash) Geabes in Greencastle. She married the love of her life, Earl (Bud) Ley of Clay City, on May 14, 1947. They were married for 66 years until his death in May 2013...
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Imogene Kiger
(Obituary ~ 03/21/17)
Imogene Kiger, 99, died Friday, March 17, 2017 in the evening or as the sun was setting for the day. She was tired and had a worn-out body. Just a natural death. She was born April 4, 1917 in Hendricks County, the second daughter of Emery and Ella Kersey Ader...
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Court News for 3-22-2017
(Court News ~ 03/21/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Tyler Shawn Bryant, 23, Ellettsville, Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance Sergo Guyumjian, 34, Santo Clarita, Calif., two counts of Level 5 felony dealing in hash oil, two counts of Level 6 felony dealing in marijuana...
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Putnam Scanner for 3-22-17
(Police Logs ~ 03/21/17)
County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 2:10 a.m. Paul Christopher Vogel, 31, Brazil, was lodged at the jail, charged as a habitual traffic violator. Sunday • At 4:46 a.m. Dillin James Gray, 25, Cloverdale, was arrested for driving while intoxicated...
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35 students initiated into Tri-M at GMS
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
The chief aims of the Tri-M Music Honor Society are to foster greater interest in band, orchestral and choral performance and to provide wider opportunities for personal musical expression. Students are selected for membership in the society on the basis of musicianship, scholarship, character, cooperation, leadership and service to their school and community. ...
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Fish habitat in Harden Lake gets boost from DNR, partners
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
HOLLANDSBURG -- Fish and anglers both will benefit from a DNR habitat project at Cecil M. Harden (Raccoon) Lake. DNR fisheries biologists and partner organizations hope to develop more than 350 fish habitat features in the lake by the end of 2018. The project includes rock piles, brush piles, wooden structures and clusters of vertical posts...
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Report: All good things at Area 30
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
After the culinary arts team qualified for the ProStart/FCCLA nationals recently, other Area 30 teams have also done well. The Super Mileage Club, 14 students and five instructors, is set to compete at the Engineering/Technology Educators of the Indiana Super Mileage Challenge April 9-10 at Lucas Oil Raceway. Also, 40 SkillsUSA students and seven instructors will be attending their regional competition set for April 21-22 in Indianapolis...
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DePauw Econ Prof Lemon pens savvy investing guide
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
Gary D. Lemon, professor of economics and management at DePauw University, is the author of “Savvy Investing: Strategy for Successful Investing.” An announcement of the new book says that when Lemon made his first investment in the stock market as a 19-year-old college student, he was hooked. His early years in the market included the usual mistakes made by first-time investors...
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POET bowling fundraiser
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
POET Biorefining will host a bowling fundraiser on Saturday from 4-7 p.m. at 3G Bowl in Greencastle to help raise funds for employees’ Dana Syrus and Jake Ritzle’s mission trip to Africa. The two will help remodel classrooms and improve the grounds for a girls’ school in Kenya, which provides disadvantaged girls with quality education, supplies and living quarters...
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Area 30 hosting Scholarship Fund event tonight at BW3
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
The Area 30 Career Center will host a fundraising event at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, March 22 from 6-9 p.m. for the Area 30 Scholarship Fund, which helps students with college costs and employment supplies. A portion of each meal will go toward the scholarship...
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Third armed robbery suspect in court
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
The third of three men implicated in the December armed robbery at Cloverdale Liquors made his initial appearance in Putnam Superior Court Monday afternoon. During a brief appearance before Judge Denny Bridges, Johnnie C. Brown, 29, Cloverdale, had preliminary not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf to three felony charges:...
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Cougars, Eagles claim middle school girls’ titles
(High School Sports ~ 03/21/17)
ROACHDALE — North Putnam won the 7th-grade title and South Putnam claimed the 8th-grade crown last week in the Putnam County middle school girls’ basketball tournament. In the 7th-grade game, North Putnam led 18-1 after one period, 22-6 at halftime and 28-14 after three periods before emerging with a 39-14 win. Brie Miller led the Cougars with 13 points, while Marin Davies added 10, Kyla Willis had seven, Camryn Wolf and Haley Stevenson had four each and Annabelle Gross had one...
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Neese overwhelmed by support
(High School Sports ~ 03/21/17)
CLOVERDALE — Not many things could draw a high school student away from a spring break vacation trip to Mexico. But for Cooper Neese, the chance to compete in the American Family 3-Point Championship next month at the Final Four in Phoenix did the trick...
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Soggy forecast looms Sunday for DePauw commencement
(Local News ~ 03/21/17)
No meteorological degree is necessary to suggest DePauw University's 178th Commencement Sunday morning could be soggy. The Weather Channel's outlook is calling for a 90 percent chance of morning showers and a possible thunderstorm, with a high of 73 degrees...
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