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Charges dropped against Bainbridge man
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
EDITOR'S NOTE: The accuser in this case was later discredited. Violent felony charges against Walter Pate were dropped.
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Elizabeth Murphey
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Elizabeth (Stovall) Murphey, 90, of Greencastle, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 in Greencastle. Elizabeth was married to her husband George (predeceased in October 2016) for more than 68 years. They were married on Oct. 23, 1948. George and Elizabeth have three children, Susan (predeceased in 1992), Michael (wife Debbie and children Dathan and Jennifer, Vero Beach, Fla.), and David (wife Cristina and grandson Jake, Austin, Texas)...
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Open enrollment for Marketplace insurance under way
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
Nov. 1 marked the first day of Open Enrollment for Insurance on the Marketplace, better known as Obamacare. Having health coverage can relieve the stress of not knowing how much healthcare will cost if you get sick. With coverage consumers know the portion of health care costs they are responsible for, and what their plan will pay...
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Museum needs help identifying old local business
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
The Putnam County Museum has a mystery on its hands. It is trying to identify a photograph recently donated to the Putnam County Museum by a Putnam County resident. When donated, it was described as the current Furniture AwareHouse building. However, after doing research and speaking with the current owner, it has been determined that the history of the building has a quite different flavor...
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Dr. Frederick Norman Stringer Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
A U.S. Navy veteran and product of the Greatest Generation, Dr. Frederick Norman Stringer Sr., age 91, passed over on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at the Germantown Village. An optometrist in the Memphis community for more than 60 years, he was predeceased by his wife Carmen and survived by his daughter Patricia Luttrell (Mark) and son Fred (Vickie)...
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Lester Lee 'Supertread' Treadway
(Obituary ~ 11/02/17)
Lester Lee "Supertread" Treadway, 80, Clay City, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 at Methodist Hospital following an accidental fall. He was born July 31, 1937 in Sullivan County, the son of John M. Treadway and Inez Mae Lucas Treadway. He attended school in Hymera...
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Free FAFSA filing help available at Ivy Tech on College Goal Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College – Greencastle and 38 other sites in Indiana to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday. The event is set for 2 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 5...
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DPU program approved
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Board of Education Wednesday approved of the DePauw Teacher Preparation program and school corporation grades among other business. The board voted 8-0 to approve continued state accreditation status for the teacher preparation program...
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Russellville country store and smorgasbord set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
RUSSELLVILLE --The annual Russellville Community Church Country Store and Smorgasbord is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4. The country store will open at 4 p.m. with the smorgasbord starting at 5 p.m. and a free will offering for the meal. The event is open to the public...
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Enrollment open for Marketplace insurance
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
Nov. 1 marked the first day of Open Enrollment for Insurance on the Marketplace, better known as Obamacare. Having health coverage can relieve the stress of not knowing how much healthcare will cost if you get sick. With coverage consumers know the portion of health care costs they are responsible for, and what their plan will pay...
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Court News 11-3-17
(Court News ~ 11/02/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Gregory A. Miller, 51, Carbon, Level 6 felony driving as a habitual traffic violator Jacob Mathis-Shauntee, 28, Bloomington, Level 6 possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...
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Boerger to conduct collaborative choral concert Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
On Sunday, Nov. 5, Kristina Boerger, director of choirs at DePauw, will conduct the closing concert of DePauw University’s 16th annual ArtsFest 2017: “Art and Origins.” The performance will be presented at 3 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium at the Green Center for the Performing Arts located on the DePauw campus...
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Putnam Scanner 11-3-17
(Police Logs ~ 11/02/17)
Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Wednesday. • At 1:48 p.m. JoAnn Marie Mitchell, 21, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a Putnam County warrant. • At 8:59 a.m. Shawn Lee Glover, 45, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a court order...
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Steve Setchell named interim VP of development, alumni engagement
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
Steven J. Setchell, a 1996 DePauw University graduate who has been serving as associate vice president for alumni engagement and campaign initiatives at his alma mater, has been appointed to serve as interim vice president for development and alumni engagement...
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Saturday event offers drug awareness, naloxone training
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
With leaders at all levels of government decrying the opioid epidemic in the United States, a grassroots organization in Putnam County is doing what it can to make a difference. Prescription for Life is sponsoring a Saturday event for drug awareness, education and free naloxone training...
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PCPL cuts costs with Duke Energy Saver Program
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
The Putnam County Public Library is shining brighter these days with new LED lights installed by Duke Energy as part of the company’s Small Business Energy Saver Program. Installation was completed Oct. 13, and is expected to save $567.28 per month, which comes to $6,807.37 per year. Cost of installation was $8,133.40, and the changes are expected to pay for themselves in about a year...
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Weekend sports capsules
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/17)
Greencastle (7-4) at No. 3 Danville (11-0) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Media coverage: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game, and the game will be livestreamed on www.mtcsports.net. The coaches: K.C. Woods is in his second year at Danville with a record of 21-3. Mike Meyer is in his eighth year at Greencastle with a record of 36-47...
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Greencastle star signs to play soccer at SMWC
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/17)
Being fast and never running out of energy are two positive qualities that outstanding soccer players often have. Consider Greencastle’s Evan Crowe as two-for-two on that list. “I’m so hyper,” he said. “I think it helps in soccer.” Crowe was the leading scorer on Greencastle’s conference and sectional championship team, and St. Mary-of-the-Woods head coach Abe Tizaf knew he was the kind of player he wanted next fall when the school fields its first-ever men’s soccer team...
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Downtown decorating could be poles apart from last year
(Local News ~ 11/02/17)
The Halloween horde has passed. Thanksgiving’s just around the corner. But it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Greencastle. Especially if you venture over to the corner of Indiana and Walnut streets where the light pole in front of Lynda Dunbar’s Completely Nuts and Candy Co. is all wrapped in holly, trimmed in LED lights and topped with a big red bow...
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