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Charlotta Kay Oliphant
(Obituary ~ 09/21/17)
Charlotta Kay Oliphant, 71, of Bloomfield, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Feb. 6, 1946 in Linton, she was the daughter of Bill and Minnie (Bingham) Sullivan. Kay worked at Bloomfield State Bank. She was the manager of the South Plaza Branch and worked for Flower's by Janice...
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Putnamville District Post conducts annual inspection
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
PUTNAMVILLE -- The Indiana State Police Post at Putnamville conducted its annual inspection and audit of personnel and equipment Thursday. Eighty-five enforcement personnel passed through the day’s event. Commanders inspected the uniform appearance and the commission and equipment of all troopers and detectives from the Putnamville Post, as well as some officers from outside the district...
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Putnam Patter: Soul Harvest to begin hosting Celebrate Recovery
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
CLOVERDALE — Folks struggling with their hurts, habits and hang-ups have a new resource in Putnam County. Beginning Friday, Sept. 22, Soul Harvest Church in Cloverdale will host Celebrate Recovery each Friday evening from 7-9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30...
- Putnam Scanner for 9-22-17 (Police Logs ~ 09/21/17)
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Pasta for Paws event at fairgrounds Sept. 30
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
The second annual Pasta for Paws will be Saturday, Sept. 30 from 5-9 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Serving will include Italian red sauce and pasta along with the traditional trimmings for a true Italian feast...
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‘Dining in the Dark’ blindness awareness project is Eagle Scout’s badge of honor
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
CLOVERDALE -- A Cloverdale Boy Scout who says blindness has made an impact on his life will use his Eagle Scout project to host a dinner fundraiser to aid the visually impaired. The unusual blind dinner evening is the brainchild of Eddie Mannan, a Troop 93 Boy Scout and the son of Doug and Becky Mannan. The night of fun and education in which participants eat while blindfolded is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 in the Cloverdale Middle School cafeteria...
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ESPN founder, DPU grad returns for Ubben Lecture
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
Bill Rasmussen, a 1954 graduate of DePauw University, has been called “the George Washington of ESPN” (by longtime anchor Chris Berman) and “a guy whose idea gave birth to, arguably, the most successful media story of our time” (by Jim Miller, co-author of the best-selling book, “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN”)...
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Community Crossing funds awarded to local communities
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
Putnam County communities in 2018 will see the benefits of nearly $2.3 million in local road project funds awarded through the state’s Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative Wednesday afternoon. Overall, Putnam Community Crossing funds awarded total $2,229,317 with Putnam County ($541,623) and the City of Greencastle ($520,500) topping the list locally. Both the county and city, however, had applied for $1 million in funding for 2018 projects...
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Jackson St. closure starts Monday as city widens and improves road
(Local News ~ 09/21/17)
The City of Greencastle has announced that it will close South Jackson Street for street improvements. The street closure will take effect Monday, Sept. 25, and is anticipated to last four to six weeks. Beginning Monday at 7 a.m., Jackson St. will be closed from Veterans Memorial Highway to the city limits at the southern edge of Phoenix Closures...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Tiger Cubs blank Edgewood; Eagles beat Linton in tennis
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/17)
Greencastle beat Edgewood at home 5-0 on Tuesday in boys’ soccer action. Tiger Cub coach J.D. Sims noted that his team’s scoring started early with Ben Parsons putting on pressure that led to the him scoring the first goal. “The boys controlled much of the possession in the first half, keeping Edgewood from really finding any buildup play,” Sims said...
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Cubs to host Brown County in WIC boys’ soccer finals
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/17)
Greencastle will look to win its first-ever Western Indiana Conference soccer championship on Saturday when the Tiger Cubs host Brown County at 11 a.m. in the boys’ championship game. The No. 8-ranked Tiger Cubs enter the match at 11-0-2, having battled Covington to a tie in the second match of the season back in August and also playing Bethesda Christian to a deadlock earlier this month...
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Tonight's prep football capsules
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/17)
The coaches: Blaine Powell is in his first year at Sullivan. Mike Meyer is in his eighth year at Greencastle. The history: Sullivan won 56-7 on its home field last year. The teams have split six meetings played over the last 30 years. So far: Sullivan beat North Knox 45-14, lost 30-28 to Linton-Stockton, beat Northview 29-28, beat North Putnam 47-27 and beat South Vermillion 42-28...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: DePauw home opener has underlying subplot
(Sports Column ~ 09/21/17)
There will be many special things going on at Blackstock Stadium in Greencastle on Saturday, as the DePauw Tigers host the College of Wooster in North Coast Athletic Conference football action. The game marks DePauw’s home opener, after a bye week and two straight road games...
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