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Neese scores 13 in first collegiate start as ISU wins at Valpo
(College Sports ~ 02/14/19)
VALPARAISO -- Indiana State completed a sweep of the Valparaiso Crusaders on Wednesday night with an 87-82 overtime victory. Cloverdale graduate Cooper Neese made his first collegiate start and finished with 13 points, second highest on team. Neese hit all eight of his free-throw attempts as the Sycamores nailed 25 of 28 from the line...
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DePauw hoop teams sweep Denison; women clinch NCAC title
(College Sports ~ 02/14/19)
Wednesday was a special evening for DePauw University’s men’s and women’s basketball programs in their penultimate game of the regular season against Denison. Not only did they complete a sweep of their North Coast Athletic Conference foes in front of their home crowd, the No. 19 women defeating Denison 58-50 and the men winning 86-81, but they did it while raising money for the Kay Yow Breast Cancer Research Fund.
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William Albert Roady
(Obituary ~ 02/14/19)
William Albert Roady, 91, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 while residing at Sunset Home Assisted Living. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at the First Baptist Church, 6711 El Paso St., Bonners Ferry. William "Bill" was born June 10, 1927 in Alton, Ill., to William and Alma (Coates) Roady...
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Thibodeau promoted to brigadier general in National Guard
(Local News ~ 02/14/19)
INDIANAPOLIS — On the heels of being put in charge of more than 2,200 soldiers, the Greencastle city building commissioner reached the one-star rank of brigadier general in the Indiana National Guard during a promotion ceremony Sunday at the Indiana War Memorial...
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Putnam Scanner for Feb. 15, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 02/14/19)
Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently Thursday • At 2:42 a.m. Dennis Lee Bretzlaff, 34, Shelbyville, was booked in on a local warrant. • At 1:47 a.m. Judy Lyn Tatum, 59, St. Louis, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant...
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Artwork by North Putnam students shines at regional Scholastic Art Awards
(Local News ~ 02/14/19)
Eighteen students in Sarah Chizum’s and Amanda Kramer’s fine arts classes at North Putnam High School were recently honored at a regional competition affiliated with the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The region which included North Putnam is made up of 62 counties in central and southern Indiana, and the works were recognized among more than 3,000 works submitted within this region...
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Valentine Vittles
(Local News ~ 02/14/19)
From smoked salmon on a heart waffle to a chocolate heart cake, those dining at the Ivy Gallery luncheon Wednesday afternoon enjoy a Valentine’s Day motif. Server Melinda Doty, an Area 30 Career Center culinary arts student from Eminence High School, delivers apple dumpling roses to Jan Hodges and Janis Price...
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How ’bout dem apples? Fruit spill closes part of I-70
(Local News ~ 02/14/19)
CLOVERDALE -- A semi loaded with apples overturned on Interstate 70 west of Cloverdale Thursday morning, closing the interstate for a couple of hours, according to information from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). The westbound semi overturned some time before 10 a.m., spilling its load of apples across the lanes of the interstate at the 38-mile marker, three miles west of Cloverdale in southwestern Putnam County...
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City to look into putting security cameras in park
(Local News ~ 02/14/19)
Vandalism and graffiti tend to be everlasting issues at places as public as city parks. And Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle certainly hasn’t been immune to such disrespectful action. But a recent spate of activity apparently can be filed under the heading, enough is enough, since it has motivated Greencastle Park Director Rod Weinschenk to advise the Park Board of Commissioners that he will be seeking estimates for installation of security cameras at the park...
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Friday high school basketball previews
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/19)
No. 7 Bloomington South (18-3) at No. 12 Greencastle (16-3) The coaches: J.R. Holmes is in his 36th year at Bloomington South and 49th year overall. He is the second winningest coach in state history. Bryce Rector is in his third year at Greencastle...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Cubs to face coaching legends
(Sports Column ~ 02/14/19)
Greencastle boys’ basketball coach Bryce Rector has won 41 games in his young basketball career. This weekend, Rector will face a pair of opposing coaches who have combined to win 1,304 more than his total in a combined 71 years on the bench. Tonight, Bloomington South’s J.R. Holmes brings his team to McAnally Center with 804 wins in 49 seasons — needing just two wins to tie longtime Loogootee coach Jack Butcher for first place on the all-time Indiana coaching leaders list...
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No. 14 Olney Central falls to Kaskaskia; meets No. 2 Vincennes Saturday
(College Sports ~ 02/14/19)
Olney Central College, ranked No. 14 in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association rankings, suffered its third loss of the season on Wednesday night by falling 98-95 at Kaskaskia. Cloverdale graduate Jalen Moore led the Blue Knights with 32 points, hitting 10 of 19 shots from the field (including 3 of 4 from 3-point range). He also hit 9 of 10 free throws, while adding eight assists, three rebounds and a steal...
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SPHS welcomes global education expert Feb. 27
(Local News ~ 02/14/19)
South Putnam ambassadors and administrators are inviting the community to attend an upcoming student-centered event focusing on innovative teaching and learning practices. It will also feature an education consultant from Finland who has worked with educators throughout the world...
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Melvin Ray Talley
(Obituary ~ 02/14/19)
Melvin Ray Talley, 77, Greencastle, passed away Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, 2019 at Asbury Towers. He was born in Greencastle on July 1, 1941, the son of Raymond Junior and Minnie Catherine Cook Talley. He had worked as a supervisor at Bridgeport Brass for 28 years...
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