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Odetta Lynn ‘Dee’ Lowe
(Obituary ~ 08/16/19)
Odetta Lynn “Dee” Lowe, age 73, Coatesville, passed away Thursday evening, Aug. 15, 2019 at Hendricks Regional Health. She was born in Brazil on March 29, 1946, the daughter of James and Janet Lynn Lawson Snyder. She was a homemaker who was a good cook, liked to camp and was a great Mamaw...
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‘Brooklyn by way of Indiana’ writer Ashley C. Ford to speak at DePauw
(Local News ~ 08/16/19)
Ashley C. Ford, the Brooklyn-based writer, host, and educator who deals with topics including race, sexuality and body image, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at DePauw University as the Dorothy Garrett Martin Lecturer on Ethics and Values. Describing her home as “Brooklyn by way of Indiana,” Ford is a Fort Wayne native and Ball State University graduate. ...
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Baird invites applicants for paid internships
(Local News ~ 08/16/19)
INDIANAPOLIS — Applications are now open for the Indiana House Republican Internship Program during the 2020 legislative session, according to State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle). Baird said the internship program is a unique opportunity for college and graduate students, and recent graduates to gain valuable hands-on experience and apply skills in a real-world setting. ...
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Court News for August 17, 2019
(Court News ~ 08/16/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Kevin D. Armstrong, 46, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor theft Tammy L. Becker, 54, Greenwood, Class A misdemeanor theft Christopher J. Haines, 28, Indianapolis, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of a property-damage crash...
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Putnam Scanner for August 17, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 08/16/19)
County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Friday • At 12:30 a.m. Tamara Jane Mobley, 51, Greencastle, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated per se and driving while intoxicated endangering a person. Thursday...
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Afternoon crash restricts East Side traffic
(Local News ~ 08/16/19)
Traffic was restricted to one lane for a while and a woman was transported to the hospital for precautionary reasons in a two-vehicle crash on Indianapolis Road Friday afternoon. At 2:51 p.m., Greencastle Police officers were dispatched to Indianapolis Road in front of the Marathon gas station for a two-vehicle crash...
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North Putnam board hears construction project update
(Local News ~ 08/16/19)
BAINBRIDGE -- In the wake of a new school year starting, there seems to be optimism as North Putnam Schools continues with renovation work and positioning its budget. As the first order of business on Thursday, Matt Griffey of Shambaugh & Son gave an update on where work stands with North Putnam’s ongoing, corporation-wide renovation project. Overall, he said despite some hiccups and missed details, the renovations are quickly moving along...
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Golf cart driver says he set VBL trailer fire
(Local News ~ 08/16/19)
Already accused of drunkenly driving a golf cart across the scene of a Monday mobile home fire, a Van Bibber Lake man now says he started the blaze. Transported to the Putnam County Jail on Monday on a driving while intoxicated charge, Floyd Allen, 50, Greencastle, then told investigators that he set fire to the abandoned trailer at 6012 Van Bibber Lake Estates, according to court documents...
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Resignations, projects highlight Cloverdale council meeting
(Local News ~ 08/16/19)
CLOVERDALE -- In the first truly deferential meeting held in the past few months, the Cloverdale Town Council heard a variety of concerns during its regular session Tuesday evening. As the first real order of business, Bob Curry of Curry & Associates opened three bids for two new generators for lift stations 1 and 2. The first came from R & M Electric in Danville with a quote of about $17,685. However, Curry said their contract did not include a consent of surety...
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Which Way to Go?
(Local News ~ 08/16/19)
Even as traffic remains westbound only in the area of Indianapolis Road between Percy L. Julian Drive and the west entrance of Kroger, things have gotten even more confusing for motorists this week.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Eagles fall by one stroke to NM
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/19)
LINDEN — South Putnam played North Montgomery at Rocky Ridge Golf Course on Thursday, dropping a narrow 216-217 decision. “The girls all played an excellent round as they encountered bunkers for the first time this year,” South coach Cassie Lehmann said. “The greens were especially tricky for them as the course had not had rain in some time.”...
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