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Clover cheerleaders complete clean sweep at cheer contest
(High School Sports ~ 07/23/18)
Cloverdale High School’s cheerleading team dominated the Putnam County cheerleading competition on Saturday night, winning every award possible. The Clovers won the Small Varsity Division title by defeating seven other teams, and were also the winners of the Spirit Award and the All-County award (over Greencastle, North Putnam and South Putnam)...
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One driver seriously injured in Saturday U.S. 231 crash
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
A Hillsboro man was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a crash on U.S. 231 just south of U.S. 36 near the former site of English Buffalo Farm. A Greencastle man could face charges for his role in the crash that sent the other man to the hospital. According to witnesses, shortly before 2:15 p.m. Benjamin Barnes, 28, Greencastle, was northbound on U.S. 231 at a high rate of speed in a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix...
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Richard Allen Stafford
(Obituary ~ 07/23/18)
Richard Allen Stafford, 75, of Tallahassee, Fla., died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Big Bend Hospice House. Born in Terre Haute on Dec. 31, 1942, he moved to Tallahassee 20 years ago from South Florida. Richard was a purchasing agent for the State of Florida and a veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the VFW Post 3308 and Elks Lodge 937...
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Mary Jean Huffman
(Obituary ~ 07/23/18)
Mary Jean Huffman, 80, of Bainbridge, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018. Jean was born May 10, 1938 in Greencastle, the daughter of Rex and Mary Frances (Ensor) Call. She was a 1956 graduate of Bainbridge High School and attended Indiana Business College...
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Steve Snyder and Friends perform 'Prime Vintage' music Wednesday at Gobin
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
"Prime Vintage," a group including Steve Snyder, the organist and pianist who heads Jazz Studies at DePauw University, performs Wednesday as the Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues its series of weekly free concerts. Joel Tucker, guitar, Sophie Faught, saxophone, and Kenny Phelps, drums, fill out the group performing at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church...
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Cloverdale schools set 2018-19 registration
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
Offices for Cloverdale Community Schools will be open for new students' registration on Monday, July 30 at 8 a.m. with the first student day scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 7. New students registering on July 30 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents are required to bring a copy of their child's birth certificate and immunization record...
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Arthur Eugene ‘Gene’ Parrish
(Obituary ~ 07/23/18)
Gene Parrish, 85, Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Asbury Towers. He was born in Putnam County on July 9, 1932 to Margaret Parrish. He is survived by his wife Betty, sons Rick (Sheryle) and Tim, daughter Kathy Harris (Rick), granddaughter Kristen Harris Nelson (Kevin) and sisters Debbie Phillips and Becky Reeves...
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Emma Jane Arnold
(Obituary ~ 07/23/18)
Emma Jane Arnold, 85, of Quincy, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 21, 2018. She was born on March 8, 1933, in Morgan County to the late Thomas and Ruby (Fulford) Collier. She married Everett L. Arnold at Corinth Missionary Baptist Church on March 24, 1951, and he survives...
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Pedal Parade set Aug. 4 at Raccoon SRA
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
HOLLANDSBURG -- Hoosiers are invited to celebrate Smokey Bear’s birthday with a bicycle parade on Saturday, Aug. 4 at Raccoon State Recreation Area. At 6:30 p.m., participants will listen to a bicycle safety demonstration followed by bicycle decorating. The Pedal Parade will start at 7 p.m...
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Color Run set Aug. 4 at Roachdale Elementary
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
ROACHDALE -- A fundraising Color Run fun run is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4 at Roachdale Elementary School, beginning at 9 a.m. The event -- a two-mile run or a one-mile walk -- is open to all. The cost to enter is $10 per person. All proceeds will go to the school and the children for future endeavors...
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Putnam Scanner for July 24, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 07/23/18)
County Jail Eleven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently Sunday • At 9:57 a.m. James Richard Lamb, 38, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail on a pair of local warrants. • At 5:05 a.m. Leann Renee White, 26, Greencastle, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated...
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PCF officer, visitor arrested in separate trafficking incidents
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
PUTNAMVILLE -- A female correctional officer and a female visitor have been arrested in separate recent incidents of alleged trafficking with an inmate at the Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF), authorities reported. PCF has confirmed that a 35-year-old correctional officer from Parke County was arrested recently on charges of trafficking with an inmate and official misconduct...
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Exhibit hall has stories to share at Putnam County Fair
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
Back in the day when Greencastle Wash ‘n Fill used to brighten our lives with funny or poignant comments on its sign along Bloomington Street, one of the perennial favorites this time of year found owner Steve Jones heralding the arrival of the biggest event of the summer with “Moo, oink, cluck ... it’s the fair.”...
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NP board tackles school lunches, mulls body safety program
(Local News ~ 07/23/18)
BAINBRIDGE -- As they welcomed Dr. Nicole Singer in her first board meeting as North Putnam’s new superintendent, school officials addressed various issues Thursday evening. During an efficient meeting that lasted a little under 30 minutes, board members approved a lunch price increase throughout the corporation as the only action item on the agenda...
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