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Historic house heavily damaged in Tuesday fire
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
BBRICK CHAPEL — The red brick walls of a 140-year-old house on the west side of U.S. 231 are still standing following a major fire Tuesday morning. Besides that, the roof is destroyed and the interior is heavily damaged. It remains to be seen what will become of the historic home. Firefighters remained on the scene of the blaze at 3864 N. U.S. 231 for at least nine hours getting the fire under control and then investigating its origin...
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U.S. 40 crash sends one to hospital Tuesday morning
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
One motorist was sent to the hospital with minor injuries following a rear-end collision Tuesday morning on U.S. 40. At about 8:15 a.m., first responders received a call that a motor vehicle accident involving multiple injuries and a possible rollover had occurred east of South Putnam High School...
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‘I’m here because of you’: Helmer receives life-saver award
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
In one sense, saving Shelly Francis’ life took a matter of minutes. After the Heritage Lake woman went into sudden cardiac arrest early last month, husband Chuck performed CPR for 12 minutes. When he received a call about the incident, Deputy Brian Helmer was about four minutes away from their house with an automatic external defibrillator in the back of his Putnam County Sheriff’s Department SUV...
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Billy L. ‘Bill’ Hice
(Obituary ~ 08/13/19)
Billy L. “Bill” Hice, 86, Staunton, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. He was born June 21, 1933 in Brazil to Albert F. Hice & Marjorie L. (Hauk) Hice. Bill will be greatly missed by friends, relatives and acquaintances. Bill grew up in Clay County in his younger years. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the U.S. Army...
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Edna Leona Howlett
(Obituary ~ 08/13/19)
Edna Leona Howlett, 98, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019. She was born August 11, 1921 in Greencastle, the daughter of Elmer and Helen (Phelps) Callaway. She was a 1939 graduate of Greencastle High School. Edna had worked with the Greencastle School Corporation for 34 years, retiring in 1984 as supervisor of the cafeteria. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Greencastle...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Lebanon tops North, Cubs in triangular match
(High School Sports ~ 08/13/19)
Lebanon shot a 180 to defeat North Putnam and Greencastle in a triangular girls’ golf match on Monday at Tiger Pointe. North Putnam was second with a 223, while Greencastle was third with a 242. Abby Simmerman led North Putnam with a personal best score of 45, and also shot a personal and overall team best of only 12 putts...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Passing along late summer high school odds and ends
(Sports Column ~ 08/13/19)
Here are some odds and ends as summer turns into fall, many predictably dealing with high school student-athletes in new places as the fall sports seasons get under way. • Northview’s defending Western Indiana Conference champion softball program got a huge boost over the summer with the addition of junior pitcher/first baseman Lauren Sackett from Terre Haute South...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Allison Stevens, Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 08/13/19)
Allison Stevens is a senior at Greencastle and participates in volleyball, basketball and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Allison Stevens: “Sports mean a lot to me. I’ve been playing sports my whole life, and they’ve taught me mental toughness, hard work and how to push through things. When you’re struggling with anything in life, you have to learn how to push through it and sports have helped me with that.”...
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Ivy Tech celebrates nursing program graduates
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
Ivy Tech Community College celebrated 19 graduates of the school’s licensed practical nursing (LPN) certification program recently during a ceremony on its campus in Greencastle. About 80 people attended the ceremony, which was conducted in the entrance hall of the Greencastle campus facility...
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Registration now open for upcoming Nonprofit Learning Series workshops
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
Registration is now open for the September and October Putnam-Montgomery Nonprofit Learning Series workshops. Beth Cline will speak on Tuesday, Sept. 10 about building an effective budget, and Ann Updegraff-Spleth will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 8 about maximizing fundraising success...
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4-H’er donates to Putnam County Cancer Center
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
Each year more than 1.7 million people are diagnosed with some form of cancer. Cancer affects everyone. Seeing a loved one battle this disease is hard to do, no matter what age. For Haley Beaman, watching her stepmother battle cancer has not been easy. Tanya Beaman has been a patient at the Putnam County Cancer Center since November...
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Putnam Scanner for August 14, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 08/13/19)
County Jail Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 12:39 a.m. Tony Phillips, 50, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. Monday • At 11:40 p.m. Sampson Michael Cook, 29, Camby, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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Court News for August 14, 2019
(Court News ~ 08/13/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Ryan Page Wilson, 43, Martinsville, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor theft Jason D. Grimes, 34, Greencastle, Level 6 felony theft with a prior conviction...
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Cloverdale moving forward with 2020 school budget
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
CLOVERDALE -- Even though Cloverdale Schools has been fighting a decline in student enrollment, school officials and administrators are hopeful that the school corporation can continue to be stable budget-wise. Superintendent Greg Linton presented an optimistic, but professedly realistic, outlook for Cloverdale Schools’ budget standing in 2020 to the Cloverdale School Board during its regular session Monday evening...
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U.S. 231 problems actually rest in city’s water lines
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/13/19)
To the Editor: I have been reading today about how the city was disappointed that U.S. 231, inside the city limits, wouldn’t be getting new overlay payment this year, and that they were concerned that the potholes would just get worse. The potholes that we have on U.S. ...
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Farm to Fork tickets available
(Local News ~ 08/13/19)
The Putnam County Farm to Fork dinner is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. inside the Community Building at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. The committee has individuals and companies who are sponsors for this event, the entertainment has been secured, scholarship recipients will share information about the scholarships they received and Myers’ Market will cater the event...
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