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FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Age does not slow Clodfelter down
(Community Sports ~ 02/21/19)
Chet Clodfelter likes to stay active, just like many people his age. Yet while many other 55-year-olds take to the perhaps safer and timeless confines of a golf course to get in their exercise, Clodfelter runs, jumps and throws competitively at a national level against other athletes his age...
- Very active weekend weather ahead (Local News ~ 02/21/19)
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Tigers both win NCAC openers; women to host final two rounds
(College Sports ~ 02/21/19)
DePauw hosted first-round games on Tuesday in the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament, with the Tigers winning both games to advance to the final four of each tourney. DePauw’s 19th-ranked women’s team coasted to a 73-40 win over Allegheny, and will host the final four starting tonight. The Tigers will play Wittenberg at 5 p.m. today, with Denison and Ohio Wesleyan playing in the other semifinal game...
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Friday high school basketball previews
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/19)
at South Putnam (15-7) The coaches: Vance Edmondson is in his first year at North Central. Greg Dean is in his fifth year at South Putnam. Special events: The 1994 South Putnam sectional championship team will be honored at halftime. Also, senior Allen Plunkett needs two points to become the school’s all-time scoring leader...
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School Violence: The story of what’s really happening
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/19)
Throughout the decades, school shootings have become more and more common. Starting in the 1990s, you can find all sorts of news reports on school and university shootings. The shooting of West Paducah, Ky., in 1997. Three students killed, five wounded. The shooting of Jonesboro, Ark., in 1998. Four students and one teacher killed, 10 injured. The shooting of Littleton, Colo., in 1999. Fourteen students and one teacher killed, 23 were hospitalized...
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Moralistically, abortion is our humanitarian issue
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/19)
To the Editor In October 2018, while visiting our son, Andrew, who is the head swimming coach at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Mary and I heard about some changes being made at Washington and Lee University (also located in Lexington, Va., right next door to VMI)...
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Samaritan’s Purse project thanks donors
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/19)
To the Editor: I am writing to thank Greencastle residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Greencastle and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.8 million shoeboxes in 2018. ...
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Horse and Pony Club auction support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/19)
To the Editor: The Putnam County Horse and Pony Club had another great auction on Feb. 9, 2019. We would like to say thank you to everyone who came out to support our club. We could not hold our auction without supporters like you, so thank you very much. Also, thank you to everyone who donated items and/or their time to our club...
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Court News for February 22, 2019
(Court News ~ 02/21/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Joshua Gomez, 21, Valley Center, Calif., Level 2 felony dealing in a narcotic drug-heroin, Level 3 felony possession of a narcotic drug Lavanda R. Willoughby, 26, Dry Ridge, Ky., Level 4 felony dealing in cocaine, Level 5 felony trafficking a controlled substance with an inmate, Level 6 felony dealing in a Schedule III controlled substance, Level 6 felony dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike...
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Putnam Scanner for February 22, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 02/21/19)
County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 12:29 a.m. Brice Charles Stinebaker, 27, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated-refusal and possession of a controlled substance. Wednesday...
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Russellville council considers building purchase
(Local News ~ 02/21/19)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville Town Council addressed a variety of items on its agenda Tuesday evening. However, one item concerning the purchase of property next to the town hall which was not on the written agenda occupied much of the council members’ attention...
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Event highlights children’s need for dental care
(Local News ~ 02/21/19)
On Friday, March 8, an estimated 20-25 children of Putnam County families will receive free dental services ranging from dental screenings and cleanings to sealants and fillings or more as part of the national Give Kids a Smile Day. Give Kids a Smile Day is normally scheduled nationally in the month of February during Children’s Dental Health Month. However, the Putnam County date is scheduled to be less dependent on the potential for bad weather during the month of February...
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Making Light Work
(Local News ~ 02/21/19)
Taking advantage of a day free of precipitation and low temperatures, Raymond McCloud of McCloud Electric Service puts the finishing touches on an antique-style lightpole on the north side of the Putnam County Courthouse Thursday afternoon.
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Woman flees as cop hangs from SUV
(Local News ~ 02/21/19)
CLOVERDALE — Accused of endangering her three children and at least one police officer as she attempted to flee authorities, a Cloverdale woman has been charged with four felonies and four misdemeanors following a Tuesday-morning incident. According to documents filed in Putnam Circuit Court on Thursday, Allyssa A. ...
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