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Sideswipe incident on S.R. 240 leads to rollover
(Local News ~ 08/02/19)
FILLMORE -- No fatalities came as a result of a three-vehicle crash on State Road 240 Friday afternoon. The accident occurred at approximately 2 p.m. when Kaley Majko of Rockville was traveling westbound in a 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer when she attempted to pass vehicles near County Road 750 East. However, Majko did not see traffic coming eastbound and sideswiped a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Madison Alexander of Coatesville...
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Motorists again using U.S. 231; Work on U.S. 36 to begin Monday
(Local News ~ 08/02/19)
If you, like hundreds of other motorists, drove U.S. 231 between Greencastle and U.S. 36 on Friday, you should know something. The Indiana Department of Transportation has not officially reopened the road. Sure, the barricades are moved and both human and animal travelers on the road are using it again — as two pieces of roadkill will attest...
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Correctional officer arrested for trafficking at Putnamville
(Local News ~ 08/02/19)
PUTNAMVILLE — An officer at Putnamville Correctional Facility is facing three felony counts for allegedly trafficking a controlled substance with an inmate. Correctional Officer Brian Martin, 33, Rosedale, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate and one count of Level 6 felony official misconduct...
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Parkersburg Christian Church celebrating 150th anniversary
(Local News ~ 08/02/19)
Parkersburg Christian Church will be celebrating its 150th anniversary the weekend of Aug. 9-11. On Friday evening at 7 p.m., there will be a celebration of music with specials by Rusty and Sallie Hester, the Hetrick family and the PCC choir. Hal Marshall will be playing the piano, and there will be a special message given by former PCC pastor Mark Wager...
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Court News for August 3, 2019
(Court News ~ 08/02/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jerry J. Bushong, 55, Bainbridge, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Kyle Austin Miller, 33, Reelsville, Level 6 felony battery by bodily waste on a public safety officer, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Level 6 felony driving with a BAC of .15 or more with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more. ...
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Putnam Scanner for August 3, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 08/02/19)
County Jail Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 2:01 p.m. Desiree Lynn Agee, 31, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a syringe and possession of a controlled substance...
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Paint the Town
(Local News ~ 08/02/19)
Showing off their work, Van Bibber Lake youths (clockwise from front left) Brooklynn, Aireanna, Matthew and Breanna brighten up the fire dog that sits in front of the Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Department.
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Scrutiny of Liberty tax abatement flares up at Fillmore meeting
(Local News ~ 08/02/19)
FILLMORE -- Following a heated exchange on the issue of renewing a tax abatement for a local business, town officials in Fillmore will now have to judge the company’s benefit to the community. During its regular meeting Thursday evening, Kristin Clary, executive director of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center, brought a proposal to the Fillmore Town Council to grant a continuing tax abatement for Liberty Industries, which manufactures trailers. ...
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