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Norma Jean Sauter
(Obituary ~ 07/18/17)
Norma Jean Sauter, 90, of Portland Mills, passed away Monday, July 17 at her home. She was born on March 15, 1927 in Indianapolis to the late Michael Denton White and Mary Lorraine (Watson) Baker. On March 15, 1947 in Indianapolis, she married William L. Sauter. William passed away in January 2000...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Summer baseball trips offer variety
(Sports Column ~ 07/18/17)
One of my favorite diversions during the summer months is taking baseball game trips. I am hardly on the level of the people who have executed a trip to all 30 major-league stadiums in the same year, although that is definitely a bucket list item of mine...
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Kevin Thomas Jr. captures Indiana Sprint Week title
(Professional Sports ~ 07/18/17)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Kevin Thomas Jr. cemented himself in the United States Auto Club history books Sunday evening, claiming the Indiana Sprint Week championship with a fifth-place run at Lincoln Park Speedway. Robert Ballou did everything within his power to knock Thomas from the top spot, winning the battle, but not the war. Ballou picked up his second USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory of the season...
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Eagles, Cubs set blood drives
(High School Sports ~ 07/18/17)
The South Putnam and Greencastle High School football programs will be sponsoring blood drives next week. South Putnam will have its annual drive, in conjunction with the Indianapolis Colts Leadership challenge, from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Bloodmobile at the Putnam County Fairgrounds...
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Putnam Scanner 7-19-17
(Police Logs ~ 07/18/17)
Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 6:48 p.m. Nicole Lynn Johnson, 31, Fillmore, was lodged at the jail for battery in the presence of a child. • At 4:25 p.m. Mark Anthony Gossar Jr., 35, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for probation violation...
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Court News 7-19-17
(Court News ~ 07/18/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Nicole L. Johnson, 31, Fillmore, Level 6 felony domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury Mark A. Gosser, 35, Indianapolis, Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief Juan Manuel Gar Lopez, 30, Evansville, Class C misdemeanor driving without ever receiving a license...
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Community events at Stardust Hills
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
The Stardust Hills Homeowners Association has announced this year’s pool events. • Yoga classes: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m. on the pool deck. Bring a yoga mat and water. Complimentary coffee served after class. Free to Stardust residents; $1 for non-residents per class; $10 for the season...
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North Putnam Class of 1992 schedules 25th reunion
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
The North Putnam High School Class of 1992 will celebrate its 25th reunion on Saturday, July 29 at a private residence in Danville. The hog roast and pitch-in dinner is scheduled for 4 p.m. until midnight at 6096 W. CR 100 North, Danville. Classmates are asked to bring drinks, a side dish and lawnchairs for a day of games, swimming and enjoying a bonfire...
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Cloverdale Schools registration dates, fees
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
Student registration for Cloverdale Community Schools will begin July 31 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for new students and online registration. New students must bring a birth certificate and immunization record. Student registration will also take place at each building Aug. 1 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m...
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Baird’s bill protecting shared water resources now law
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has ceremonially signed into law a bill co-authored by District 44 State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle), establishing the Transborder Water Resources Authority to protect shared water resources. The Transborder Water Resource Authority, which is comprised of four members of the General Assembly, four ex officio members and four individuals appointed by the governor, will study ownership rights in one or more transborder water resources shared by Indiana and bordering states.. ...
- Grand Champion Bull (Local News ~ 07/18/17)
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Semi rear ends van, two children dead
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
TERRE HAUTE — A three-vehicle accident in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 Tuesday afternoon claimed the lives of two young children and injured four others. The accident occurred about 2:45 p.m. near the 16-mile marker in Vigo County, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported...
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Aug. 6 Old Trail Inn dinner sold out, 2nd seating added
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
Apparently a taste of the past is still fresh in the memory of many Putnam County people. For an Aug. 6 Putnam County Museum event reliving Sunday dinner at the Old Trail Inn has been sold out. But don’t despair if that turn of events has left you hankering for swiss steak and sweet rolls because a second museum Old Trail dinner has been scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 10, also beginning at 1 p.m...
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South Putnam Bass Club finishes second season
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
The South Putnam Bass Club recently put the finishing touches on its second season. Nine of the anglers from last year’s team returned, with the addition of a junior team for two middle school students and a pair of Cloverdale students. This year’s team was Austin and T. ...
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GPD ranks now number 17 as Brown sworn in
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
Suffice it to say, numerologists would have had a field day with the latest Greencastle City Police swearing-in ceremony. For on the 17th day of the seventh month of a year ending in 17, Luke Brown became the city’s new 17th police officer, a position addition provided for in the 2017 city budget...
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County Council rules against additional tax
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
Given the chance Tuesday night to raise more than a quarter-million dollars for capital development, the Putnam County Council opted instead not to raise taxes. Before the council was the possibility of instituting a Cumulative Capital Development Fund outside of the already established county tax levy...
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Bainbridge approves debt-liability ordinance
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
BAINBRIDGE -- As in most small towns, Bainbridge can supply its residents with services such as electricity, natural gas, water and sewage, most typically the latter. What is unique about Bainbridge, though, is that it only seeks financial restitution against the resident in whose name the bill was originally signed, leaving property owners who let rooms and landlords free of any fiscal responsibility in the event a renter skips town...
- Head Games (Local News ~ 07/18/17)
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Author Montgomery to visit PCPL July 27
(Local News ~ 07/18/17)
Krista (K. L.) Montgomery, author of "Green Castles," "Fat Girl" and "Given to Fly," will deliver an author's talk followed by a book sale and signing Thursday, July 27 at 7 p.m. at the Putnam County Public Library. Montgomery is a romance and women's fiction author who grew up in Greencastle. She is the daughter of Vicki and Monty Montgomery...
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