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New Dixie Choppers to be manufactured in Illinois
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
While the resumption of the manufacture of Dixie Choppers may mean that a name that once made Putnam County proud will live on, it will apparently not mean more local jobs. On Monday, Alamo Group Inc. announced the acquisition of Dixie Chopper from Textron Outdoor Power Equipment Inc., which ceased manufacture of the “World’s Fastest Lawn Mower” in Fillmore last November...
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Putnam Scanner for August 9, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 08/08/19)
County Jail Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 1:23 p.m. Nathan Tyler Jackson, 22, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license. • At 12:58 p.m. Joseph A. Johnson, 54, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for driving with a suspended license...
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Court News for August 9, 2019
(Court News ~ 08/08/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Joshua Hamblin, 22, Greencastle, Level 5 felony failure to register as a sex or violent offender with a prior conviction, Level 6 felony failure to register as a sex or violent offender...
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Youth football jamboree kicks off GYF season
(Community Sports ~ 08/08/19)
Greencastle Youth Football kicked off the 2019 season this week with Monday Night Football. GYF hosted Cloverdale in a jamboree style scrimmage to get the kids ready for the upcoming season. The evening included three halves of football (one half per age group) and raffle fund-raisers took place...
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Ace in the hole
(Community Sports ~ 08/08/19)
Dick Asbell scored his first hole-in-one on Tuesday at Tiger Pointe Country Club in Greencastle.
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For Service and Commitment
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
In recognition of Jim Maxwell’s longstanding support of National Night Out and particularly the bicycle safety program, the program has been renamed the Jim Maxwell Bicycle Safety Program.
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Rose-Hulman’s ‘AskRose’ ready to help local students with math and science homework
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
TERRE HAUTE — Area middle school and high school students confronting math and science homework problems from a new school year can find help a phone call, email or chat session away through Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s AskRose tutoring service...
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Waiting in the Wings
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
Excited to get a visual of ongoing renovations being done, the North Putnam School Board, along with administrators and Superintendent Nicole Singer, recently toured all four buildings in the corporation preceding the start of the school year Tuesday evening.
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Commissioners approve upgrades to courthouse wireless access
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
Wireless internet access should soon become much improved inside the thick stone walls of the Putnam County Courthouse. Acknowledging the need for strong Wi-Fi signal in the courthouse, the Putnam County Commissioners approved a $2,032.47 plan to upgrade wireless access inside the building...
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KBSO donates school supplies for distribution at National Night Out
(Local News ~ 08/08/19)
A consulting firm working with DePauw University on one of its major projects recently demonstrated generosity in giving back to the community. KBSO Consulting, which is engaged with the ongoing construction of the university’s freshman residence halls, did this in donating school supplies to the Putnam County Youth Development Commission...
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Robert Dean Kelly
(Obituary ~ 08/08/19)
obert “Bob” Kelly, age 60, of Henrietta, N.Y., passed away peacefully at home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his mother, LaDonna [McNeff] Kelly. He is survived by his father, Marvin Kelly; his wife of 36 years, Jane (Secours) Kelly; dear children, Patrick (Stacie) Kelly and Meghan (Daniel) Sheehan; cherished grandchildren, Brayden and Everly Kelly and James and Claire Sheehan; siblings Rick (Dena) Kelly, Randy (Sharon) Kelly, Ellen (Scott) Johnson, Jill (Kelly) Lazzell and Maria Kelly; mother-in-law Norma Secours; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, MaryAnn (Mark) Blair, Nancy Secours, Diane Secours, Roger (Ken Houk) Secours and Robert Secours; 15 nieces and nephews and numerous great-nephews and nieces on both sides...
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Ladies bowling sets meeting
(Community Sports ~ 08/08/19)
The Wednesday Night Ladies Bowling league at 3G Bowl in Greencastle is having a meeting at 6 p.m. today. The league is currently seeking more bowlers for the upcoming season. The league bowls on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at 3G Bowl. Current plans are to have three bowlers on each team. At the meeting, league officials will decide if the number of players per team will need to change or if enough bowlers are interested to continue the league...
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