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Marjorie Marie Peeler
(Obituary ~ 07/24/17)
Marjorie Marie Peeler, 91, of Greencastle passed away Thursday night, July 20, 2017 at her apartment at Asbury Towers. Marj was born in Indianapolis on May 9, 1926, the daughter of Walter and Helen (Lochmueler) Schulz. She graduated from Tech High School in 1944, where she met Richard Peeler in art class as a sophomore. She earned an associates degree in fine arts from the University of Minnesota in 1947...
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Kathryn Jean Jackson
(Obituary ~ 07/24/17)
Kathryn Jean Jackson, 94, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at her home near Morton. Born Oct. 20, 1922 in Sullivan, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Aud "Auddie" Price and Lydia (Robbins) Price. Jean grew up on her family's grain farm in Sullivan. She was the youngest of six children. She graduated from high school in Sullivan and went to business school to become a stenographer...
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Sara Lee Ledgerwood
(Obituary ~ 07/24/17)
Sara Lee Ledgerwood, 78, of Centerpoint, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Westridge Healthcare, in Terre Haute. She was born in Indianapolis, July 2, 1939, the daughter of Robert and Veda (Lasley) Flora. She graduated from Reelsville High School and later received her bachelor's degree in home economics and master's degree in elementary education. ...
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John Everett McKee
(Obituary ~ 07/24/17)
John Everett McKee, 91, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Putnam County Hospital. John was born on Feb. 7, 1926 to Gladys and Sherman McKee Sr. He was one of six children, along with Francis McKee (deceased), Sherman McKee Jr., Doris Mae McKee (deceased), Inabelle Wolsted and Alice Pritchett...
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Hopkins, Wallace claim LPS feature wins
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/17)
PUTNAMVILLE — Hammer down dirt race tracks are a test of man, mettle and machinery. Such was the case Saturday night at Lincoln Park Speedway as a lightning fast racing surface tested the race drivers on hand. AJ Hopkins bested 17 other sprint car pilots in dominant fashion, topping Kevin Thomas Jr. ...
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Collins ‘can only draw positives’ from second-place finish
(Professional Sports ~ 07/24/17)
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Grayson Murray unhappily found himself with a couple of extra days to prepare for the Barbasol Championship — and ended up with a breakthrough victory. After missing the weekend cut last week in the John Deere Classic, the rookie won his first PGA Tour title Sunday. He holed a 5-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory...
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Cub cheer team wins county title
(High School Sports ~ 07/24/17)
ROACHDALE — Visiting teams captured all three division titles at the Putnam County Cheerleading Competition held in conjunction with the Putnam County Fair on Saturday. For the second straight year, weather concerns forced the event to be moved from the Fairgrounds to a neighboring high school — with North Putnam serving as the substitute host...
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Women Walk Putnam County stepping up for fourth season
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
The American Heart Association reports heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States of America. Reports show heart disease causes one in three deaths each year. The American Heart Association also reports since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease and the gap between men and women’s survival continues to widen. ...
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UPDATE: 2017 Putnam County Fair Schedule
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
Tuesday, July 25 8 a.m.: 4-H Beef Show, Indoor Arena 9 a.m.: 4-H Horse & Pony Show, Outside Arena 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.: All exhibit halls open to public 5-10 p.m.: Producers’ Building Open -- Dog Club 5-10 p.m.: Jessup Amusements open 5:30-7:30 p.m.: Harris Hall Kids Corner...
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Help DNR monitor turkey production
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for help from the public to monitor summer production of wild turkeys. Volunteers will use a web-based survey to record wild turkey sightings during July and August to help provide information about annual turkey reproduction.The surveys provide useful estimates about annual production by hens and the survival of poults (young turkeys) through the summer brood-rearing period. ...
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Putnam Scanner 7-25-17
(Police Logs ~ 07/24/17)
County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 8:29 a.m. Terry Lowell Harper, 66, Rockville, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. • At 3:37 a.m. John Paul Secrest, 40, Bainbridge, was taken into custody for theft, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and on a Hendricks County warrant...
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Jazz singer Ariel Pocock returns to Greencastle for festival concert
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
The Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues on Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church with a free concert featuring Ariel Pocock, a jazz vocalist, pianist and composer. This will be Pocock's second visit to Greencastle, as she was a guest performer of DePauw University School of Music last year participating in Jazz Soup, a children's workshop at Music on the Square, along with Steve Snyder, Kenny Phelps and Nick Tucker...
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Vine Street parking lot repaving will close lot Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
The annual City of Greencastle repair and resurfacing of several city streets has been awarded to Grady Brothers Asphalt Contractors and should begin shortly, Mayor Bill Dory announced at the July Board of Works meeting. As the first item of the project, Grady Brothers will be seal coating the city's Vine Street parking lot (behind Moore's Bar) and of the Greencastle Department of Public Works parking lot at Shadowlawn and North College avenues is scheduled to begin on Friday, July 28, continuing through Saturday, July 29.. ...
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Woman recovered from Cataract Falls
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
CATARACT -- Indiana Conservation Officers have recovered the body of a 61-year-old woman at the Upper Falls in Cataract State Recreation Area after she reportedly fell into the water at the bottom of the falls. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity is being withheld until notifications can be made to the family...
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Cloverdale hires Hofmann as new town attorney
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
CLOVERDALE -- During a recent special meeting, the Cloverdale Town Council hired Daniel Hofmann as town attorney at a base fee of $20,000 per year. Hofmann succeeds Allan Yackey, whose retirement was announced during the council’s regular meeting two weeks ago...
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Keep your eyes open for some real Putnam County Fair treasures
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
Obvious attention-grabbers are all around the Putnam County Fairgrounds during fair week. And this year is no different. Just look around as you wander the grounds. Thousand-pound animals stop you in your tracks. Cute little bunnies bring a smile to your face. The unmistakable aroma of Legionburgers means it’s fairtime. Lemon shake-ups, elephant ears, funnel cakes .....
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Flower Power
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
Judging the red, pink or rose category of daylilies during open flower competition at the 2017 Putnam County Fair Saturday at Harris Hall, Suzanne Potts of Indianapolis gets into her work, expressively explaining the details of what makes for a prize-winning daylily...
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Blue-Ribbon Splash
(Local News ~ 07/24/17)
With all there is to occupy a kid at the Putnam County Fair, leave it to a little guy to explore Mother Nature in the form of a mud puddle along the midway at the fairgrounds. Right after a sudden burst of rain came down Sunday afternoon, two-year-old Jared Williams -- who accompanied his three brothers and mother Kathryne Williams of Greencastle to the fair -- left the shelter of the Legionburger building to slosh in the closest puddle, even managing to go totally airborne before splashing down.. ...
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