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Tiger Cubs regain county hoop title
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/19)
Greencastle and Cloverdale met in the Putnam County Classic championship game on Friday night for the third straight year. Unlike the last two years, however, Greencastle was able to defend its homecourt and capture its first county title since 2015 with a 42-37 victory...
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Failure to wear seatbelts sends three to jail
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
CLOVERDALE -- Indiana State Police arrested three people Friday on drug charges after a trooper spotted them not wearing seatbelts. Trooper Colton Maynor was patrolling in Cloverdale, when he passed a vehicle going the opposite direction in which both the driver and a passenger were not wearing seatbelts. ...
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Roachdale Christian Church offers free spaghetti dinner this Sunday evening
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
ROACHDALE — In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Roachdale Christian Church will be showing its love for the community with a free community dinner on Sunday, Feb. 10. Featuring spaghetti with all the fixings, the dinner will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The meal is free and open to the public...
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Applications for DKG grant available
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society is looking for qualified applicants for its recruitment grant-in-aid for educational expenses. Qualifications are to be a female graduate of a Putnam County high school, to be enrolled in an accredited university teacher training program, to be a junior or senior next fall who has a high GPA and demonstrates the character and aptitude needed to become an excellent teacher...
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GMS vocal, piano students earn honors at ISSMA contest
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
On Saturday, Feb. 2, Greencastle Middle School vocal and piano students competed in the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Solo and Ensemble competition at Terre Haute North High School. The students spent many hours preparing a solo or ensemble piece and performed before a highly qualified judge...
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GHS vocal, piano students earn gold division honors
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
Greencastle High School vocal and piano entries competed in ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Competition on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. The students spent several hours practicing to perform in front of highly qualified judges. Sixteen vocal and piano entries competed on Saturday. There are five different groups that a student could enter in from Group V (easier music) to Group I (very difficult). GHS vocal and piano entries were entered in Group I, II and III...
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DePauw-North Korea exchange effort seen as sign of ‘completely changed’ relations
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
A January Winter Term visit to Japan by DePauw University students is having international impact. Choson Sinbo, the pro-Pyongyang media outlet headquartered in Tokyo, highlighted ”completely changed” North Korea-U.S. relations Thursday, referring to the negotiations for the second summit between the two countries “as a move to normalization of bilateral relations,” the Korea Times reported...
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Carrington to meet Jeff opponent in wrestling semistate
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/19)
Greencastle sophomore Brach Carrington will take his 19-5 record into today’s Evansville Reitz Semistate at the Ford Center. Carrington will meet Jeffersonville senior Trent Brown (30-10) in the first round of the 145-pound weight division. The winner of the Carrington-Brown match will likely have to get past undefeated Matthew Lee of Evansville Mater Dei in the second round...
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Improvements waiting in the wings for Fillmore Town Council
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
FILLMORE -- After its February meeting Thursday evening, the Fillmore Town Council seemed eager to look toward planned improvements to the town’s infrastructure and clean-up of its overall image. The council invited grant writer Amy Miller to discuss requirements for grants the town is considering through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). ...
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Beau Baird turns GDC speech into group conversation
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
Introducing his appearance at the annual luncheon of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center with the caveat that he doesn’t always do things conventionally, State Rep. Beau Baird made an unconventional speech to the gathering of community business and government leaders...
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Purple Pride
(Local News ~ 02/09/19)
The Tiger Cub student section celebrates as Greencastle breaks Cloverdale’s three-year hold on the boys’ county championship with a 42-37 victory over the Clovers Friday night at McAnally Center.
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Friday night high school basketball scores; girls' regional pairings
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/19)
Adams Central 61, S. Adams 36 Anderson 71, Logansport 65 Avon 85, Franklin Central 70 Barr-Reeve 46, S. Knox 43 Bedford N. Lawrence 64, Brownstown 60 Bellmont 55, DeKalb 54, OT Benton Central 58, Tri-County 50 Blackford 76, Oak Hill 53 Bloomfield 57, Washington 46...
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Eagles emerge winner of difficult game for both teams
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/19)
The consolation game of the Putnam County Classic is not a game teams want to play. The disappointment of not playing for the championship makes it difficult to play with a high level of intensity. Both the North Putnam Cougars and the South Putnam Eagles found themselves in that position Friday night at McAnally Center, with the Eagles fighting through the disappointment to pick up a 57-48 victory...
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