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James Oscar Clearwaters
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
James Oscar Clearwaters, 95, of Mooresville, formerly of Fillmore, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. He was born July 10, 1923 in Greencastle, the son of Cola and Jessie Bernice (Buis) Clearwaters. James was a truck driver with Refiners Freight and owned and operated Clearwaters Garden Shop with his wife, Reba, for several years...
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Sharon L. McFarland
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
Sharon L. McFarland, 77, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. She was born Nov. 27, 1940 in Gary, Ind., the daughter of John McFarland and Doris (Cannon) Statner. Sharon worked as a waitress and cook for 36 years at various restaurants, including Torr's, The Fairway, Nelson's Grill and Ethel's restaurants...
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Learn how to stock a vegan kitchen at PCPL
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Considering going vegan, but just not sure how to do it? Whether you’re interested in cooking compassionately, the health benefits of a plant-based diet, protecting the environment or just want to make different meals, learning how to stock your pantry is the first step...
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Putnam Scanner for October 17, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 10/16/18)
County Jail Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 10:45 a.m., David Cory Walker, 28, no address available, was lodged in the jail for criminal trespassing. • At 8:55 a.m., Mark Eugene Brooks, 48, Cloverdale, was booked into the jail for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction...
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Family Support Services heading to Austin in support of its services
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Family Support Services of West Central Indiana is asking the public to join the group on a “trip” to the West on Saturday, Oct. 27. The organization will be hosting Family Support Services Gone Austin as its signature event to raise funds in support of its domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect intervention and preventative services...
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Earliest measurable snow came 29 years ago Thursday
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Imagine heavy, wet snow falling -- in the middle of October -- in central Indiana. Twenty-nine years ago this week, no imagining was necessary. On Oct. 18, 1989, Greencastle and west-central Indiana witnessed 0.2 inches of slushy snow, marking the earliest recorded snowfall ever for the area, according to National Weather Service records...
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Historian Larry Tippin to sign new Pearl Bryan book at museum Oct. 25
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
After captivating audiences for nearly five hours while presenting two summer of 2017 programs on the notorious Pearl Bryan murder, Putnam County Historian Larry Tippin told his Putnam County Museum audience he was working on summarizing his voluminous material even more...
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Council makes good on its no-raises vow
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Unfolding more like a recap, rerun or return engagement, the October meeting of the Greencastle City Council was like a case of deja vu all over again. After all, three ordinances were revisited and adopted on second and final readings. The tax abatement issue for Heartland Automotive (covered in a previous story) was not only initiated last month but went through a public hearing at the outset of Thursday’s meeting before final adoption, while a number of other issues were addressed for more than the first time.. ...
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Open House Fun
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Letting another bean bag fly, Asbury Towers resident Helen Sutherlin continues her dead-eye aim during a cornhole match at the recent open house for families and the Asbury community.
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Tori Combs, Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 10/16/18)
Tori Combs is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in volleyball, basketball and softball BG: How long have you been playing your three sports and what have you learned from them? TC: “Life would be really boring if sports didn’t exist. I obviously go all year-round, and I would probably weigh about 500 pounds if I didn’t do anything. ...
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Sidestepping risky prediction area
(High School Sports ~ 10/16/18)
Some of my sports journalism colleagues, including ones at the Hendricks County Flyer and the Indianapolis Star, choose to make and publish weekly predictions on the winners of high school football games. I’m sure part of the motivation is to build interest (and readership) with their sometimes-controversial selections. I will universally pass on that opportunity. Not that I can’t take criticism, when it’s warranted, but such a practice just begs for confrontation in my eyes...
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Joshua Lee Kelso
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
Joshua Lee Kelso,30, Shelbyville, and formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. He was born on Jan. 16, 1988 in Indianapolis to Tim Kelso and Diana Gaston King. He is survived by a daughter, Amelia Lou Kelso. In addition to his parents and daughter, Josh is survived by his stepmother, Carol Kelso, a sister, Jessica Kelso (Lydia Kenworthy) and a brother, Chris Kelso. ...
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