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Schools on two-hour delay Friday
(Local News ~ 01/04/18)
All four Putnam County school corporations will be on a two-hour delay Friday, Jan. 5. Due to the expected below-zero temperatures overnight and accompanying harsh wind chills, school officials have called for two-hour delays Friday for Greencastle, Cloverdale, North Putnam and South Putnam schools...
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Jerry Leland Gibson
(Obituary ~ 01/04/18)
Jerry Leland Gibson, 80, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 at IU West surrounded by his family. Jerry was born in Riley, Ind., on May 6, 1937, the son of Claude and Elsie Gibson. Jerry attended Gerstmeyer High School and served his country in the United States Air Force...
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John Howard Carson
(Obituary ~ 01/04/18)
John Howard Carson passed away on Dec. 31, 2017 in his home in Layton, Utah, after a long illness. John was born on July 5, 1939 in Rensselaer, Ind., to Howard Russell and Esther Reynolds Carson. He graduated from Greencastle High School in 1957 and married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Flint, in 1958...
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Man arrested after trying to flee on foot
(Local News ~ 01/04/18)
CLOVERDALE — Attempting to flee a traffic stop on foot did not end well for a Cloverdale man Thursday afternoon, as he later found himself in jail on multiple charges. At 3:44 p.m. Indiana State Police Trooper Colton Maynor was patrolling U.S. 231 near County Road 925 South when he noticed a southbound 1996 Toyota Camry travel left of center...
- Giving Spirit (Local News ~ 01/04/18)
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Dr. Heavin moves practice to expanded North Putnam Family Healthcare facility
(Local News ~ 01/04/18)
BAINBRIDGE -- Dr. Robert Heavin will now be seeing patients at the newly expanded North Putnam Family Healthcare, located at 209 E. Pat Rady Way in Bainbridge. All of Dr. Heavin’s staff will make the transition, so patients can be greeted with and cared for by familiar faces...
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Living with Low Vision meeting set Jan. 16
(Local News ~ 01/04/18)
A “Living with Low Vision” meeting is scheduled for 10-11 am. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Putnam County Comprehensive Services, 630 Tennessee St., Greencastle. The speaker will be Pat Kelley from the Visiting Angels. Persons can bring a friend or family member to this meeting...
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Space heater believed to be the cause of mobile home fire
(Local News ~ 01/04/18)
A late-night fire Wednesday, believed caused by a space heater, virtually destroyed a single-wide mobile home at the north end of Ottawa Mobile Home Park on Greencastle’s South Side, city firefighters reported. Fire Chief John Burgess said the blaze at the Lot 80 residence of Leah Buis started in the living room area around where a space heater was being used to help warm the home during the current run of below-zero temperatures...
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Courthouse parking could soon be monitored by city
(Local News ~ 01/04/18)
A Putnam County Courthouse-shaped hole in the city’s ability to enforce parking violations downtown could soon be filled. Although most on-street parking spaces on Courthouse Square and the adjoining blocks have been subject to a two-hour limit, the City of Greencastle has had no way to enforce parking on the inner part of courthouse square...
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Woodall named new president of Commissioners
(Local News ~ 01/04/18)
After three years, it was the president of the himself who wanted to see a change. So shortly after opening the Tuesday meeting of the Putnam County Commissioners, David Berry, president since January 2015, nominated Rick Woodall to be the president in 2018.
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Court News for Jan. 5, 2018
(Court News ~ 01/04/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Derrick Dugan, 38, Greencastle, two counts of Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance Jasmine Grimes, 29, Indianapolis, two counts of Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance...
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Putnam Scanner for Jan. 5, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 01/04/18)
County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 5:57 p.m. Christopher Noel Franklin, 41, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated, driving without ever receiving a license and possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction...
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Jeannine S. Auen
(Obituary ~ 01/04/18)
Jeannine S. Auen, 51, of Greencastle, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2017. Born July 28, 1966, she was the daughter of Donald and Mildred (Segerstedt) Jackson. Jeannine is survived by her children, Kirsten Wands and Brenden Wands. Funeral services for Jeannine will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 280 E. County Road 300 South, Greencastle 46135...
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