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Marjorie E. Wingler
(Obituary ~ 07/16/18)
Marjorie E. Wingler, 91, Coatesville, passed away Friday evening, July 13, 2018 at The Waters of Greencastle. She was born in Coatesville on Sept. 6, 1926, the daughter of Harry Clifford and Anna Belle Walton Morgan. She married Maurice E. Wingler, and he preceded her in death...
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Muriel Dellarose Rogers
(Obituary ~ 07/16/18)
Muriel Dellarose Rogers, 64, of Coatesville, passed away July 5, 2018. Muriel was born Dec. 9, 1953 in Union City, Ind., to Hazel Irene and Thurl Bradburn. Muriel is survived by her loving husband of 17 years, Bill Rogers, and her daughter, Eden A. Denney, and stepdaughter Kate Beardslee...
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Lemon Brothers, Ryan Young to play ParkFest Tuesday
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
ParkFest is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bowman Park on the DePauw University campus. The concert will feature Ryan Young, followed by the Lemon Brothers.
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Duke Energy offers tips to help control summer energy use
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
PLAINFIELD – Hot weather can lead to higher energy bills as Duke Energy Indiana customers try to stay cool this summer. The company is offering free tools and tips to help customers manage those costs. “We know that May and June brought above-average temperatures in our Indiana service territory, and according to our company meteorologists, that trend will continue in July and August,” Melody Birmingham-Byrd, Duke Energy Indiana state president, said. ...
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Party on the Block
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
A gloomy sky can’t disrupt the fun at the Second Saturday Block Party on Indiana Street Saturday evening.
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Food Not Bombs free meal set July 21 at Robe-Ann Park
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
On Saturday, July 21 members of Putnam County Greater Good (PCGG) will serve a free meal in Robe-Ann Park’s Shelterhouse No. 2 (adjacent to the skatepark) from noon to 3 p.m. The meal is being organized and prepared by Putnam County community members who want to help provide meals for people who are homeless or insecure about their food needs...
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Singer Joy Ike returns to Gobin Wednesday with folk, rock, pop blend
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
Nigerian-American singer/songwriter Joy Ike returns to the Greencastle Summer Music Festival with a 7:30 p.m. concert Wednesday in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church in Greencastle, featuring music from her new album. About the album, “Bigger Than Your Box,” Ike says, “These songs are like a piece of newspaper in a stack of wood, starting the flame that makes the whole thing burn. ...
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‘Barefoot in the Park’ auditions slated at PCPH
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
The Putnam County Playhouse is holding auditions for the upcoming Neil Simon comedy “Barefoot in the Park.” There will be two sessions of auditions. The first will be Sunday, July 22, at 3 p.m. The second will be Monday, July 23, at 7 p.m. Auditions will be conducted in the Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road in Greencastle...
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PUTNAM COUNTY FAIR (July 20-27)
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
Friday, July 20 7 p.m. -- Fair Parade reaches downtown after stepping off from Wood-Washington-Indianapolis Road intersection at 6:30. 7 p.m. -- Eliana Weston, Free Stage. 7-9:30 p.m. -- All exhibit halls open to public. Saturday, July 21 8 a.m. -- 4-H Goat Show, Indoor Arena...
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Gleaners Food Truck in Bainbridge Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
The Bainbridge Improvement Society will again host the Gleaners Mobile Food Truck at the Bainbridge Community Building from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, July 21, a week earlier than normal. Participants should bring their own boxes or food bags to fill with their selections. There is no age or ID requirement. Anyone in need is welcome...
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Court News for July 17, 2018
(Court News ~ 07/16/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Douglas Michael Flynn, 49, Greencastle, Level 5 felony burglary Tina Tiedemann, 28, Cloverdale, Class A misdemeanor assisting a criminal Cory E. Smith, 33, Fillmore, two counts of Class A misdemeanor theft, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass...
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Putnam Scanner for July 17, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 07/16/18)
County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 12:06 p.m. Cassidy Jane Frost, 21, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of stolen property and resisting law enforcement. Saturday • At 12:13 a.m. Carrie Ann Bandy, 42, Bowling Green, was taken into custody on a Vigo County warrant...
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Women Walk Putnam County stepping up for fourth season
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
The American Heart Association (2018) 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. While we know that some individuals are more at risk for heart disease than others, we also know that incorporating healthy lifestyle changes positively affects the longevity of one’s life...
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South Putnam announces opening dates
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
South Putnam Community Schools will open the 2018-19 school year on Friday, Aug. 3 for students in kindergarten through grade 12. All kindergarten students must be five years old on or before Aug. 1 to be eligible to enroll. Students will be in attendance all day on Aug. 3 and lunch will be served. New students will need a copy of their birth certificate and immunization records. Proof of legal guardianship may be required...
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‘The Mousetrap’
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
The plot thickens in the Putnam County Playhouse production of “The Mousetrap” as a young man who may be an escaped lunatic, Christopher Wren (played by Dustin Boothby, center), is questioned by Major Metcalf (Jack Randall Earles) and Mollie Ralston (Anna Harris) in a scene from the famed Agatha Christie mystery.
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Frugal Phillips earns Council praise
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
So legendarily frugal was late Chicago Bears owner George Halas that a disgruntled Mike Ditka once told the press Halas “throws nickels around like manhole covers.” As Greencastle Department of Public Works director, Brad Phillips might like to throw around a manhole cover or two, but it’s not for being cheap. He’s learned to stretch the almighty dollar until it bleeds out 50 more cents, and to an appreciative City Council, that is a marvelous thing...
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Abated industries yield 3,414 jobs, $130.6 M payroll
(Local News ~ 07/16/18)
Finding that seven Greencastle industries have more than complied with the employment promises of the terms of their tax abatements, the City Council heard encouraging job figures associated with the latest report from the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center...
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T-Mez takes home LPS sprint car mid-season title
(Professional Sports ~ 07/16/18)
PUTNAMVILLE – Thomas Meseraull invaded Lincoln Park Speedway Saturday night in his own self-described Frankenstein sprint car and took home the mid-season championship over Scotty Weir and AJ Hopkins. For James Walters (UMP Modifieds) and Larry Raines (UMP Super Stocks), the heat of the summer has seen them have great success on the dirt oval. ...
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BEST OF THE BEST: Greencastle's Winslow enjoys All-Star event
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/18)
INDIANAPOLIS — Joey Paridaen and Cade Winslow were on opposing sides last month in the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game in Terre Haute. Paridaen, who coached Eastern Greene to the Class A state finals last fall before departing to coach Evansville North, was the head coach of the Gold Division team in the WVFCA game...
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