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PCSD drug dog helps take 100 pounds of marijuana off the streets
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
Putnam County Sheriff's Department Major Dwight Simmons and Bo, a veteran PCSD drug dog, helped take more than 100 pounds of marijuana off the streets Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Scott Stockton described the 105 pounds of pot seized as "high-grade marijuana" in the Putnam County drug stop...
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Homemakers Week
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
With Putnam County Extension Homemakers President Cindy Carter (standing right) and Secretary/Treasurer Kelly Robertson in attendance, Putnam County Commissioners (from left) David Berry, Rick Woodall and Don Walton sign a proclamation recognizing Oct. 20-26 at Extension Homemakers Week in Putnam County...
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Genevie ‘Jenny’ (Turner) Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/22/19)
Genevie “Jenny” (Turner) Brown, 71, of Paragon, passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 at her residence. She was born to the late Jewell and Louise (Hoffa) Turner in Crawfordsville. On Nov. 4, 1967 Jenny married her high school sweetheart, Mike Brown, who preceded her in death in 2017...
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Cultivating Good Deeds
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
Parker Black of Project Cultivate presents Mary Allison Children’s Trust President Jim Jackson a check in the amount of $1,800 from his spring fundraiser. Also present are trustee Brady Hansel, board member Joe Ferguson, Treasurer Ginger Scott and board member Lucy Weiland...
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Cloverdale council plans special meeting on Oct. 29
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
The Cloverdale Town Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Cloverdale Town Hall, 154 S. Main St.
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Bainbridge council to hire new North Putnam SRO
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
The Bainbridge Town Council is set to hire a new school resource officer for North Putnam Schools. The town has had a memorandum of understanding with the school to hire the SRO since 2018. Jes Seipel previously served as SRO. The board will convene in an executive session at 10 a.m. Friday to interview three applicants for the position...
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Court News for Oct. 23, 2019
(Court News ~ 10/22/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Britney D. Overton, 25, Rockville, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated Charles Wesley Powell, 31, Cloverdale, two counts of Level 6 felony battery against a public safety official, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct-unreasonable noise...
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GPD, ISP to host Drug Take-Back events Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
Local law enforcement agencies, along with the Greencastle School Corporation, will again partner with the Drug Enforcement Agency Office to participate in the National Drug Take Back Day event on Saturday, Oct. 26. Officials from the Greencastle Police Department will be set up outside at Greencastle High School, 910 E. Washington St., just in front of the GHS main office area...
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Businesses should invest more in communities
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/19)
To the Editor: In theory, tax abatements stimulate business growth, loyalty to the community and are to provide raises and bonuses in salaries for their employees. In reality, the businesses run tax-free and their profits are never seen by their employees or community...
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Farm to Fork organizers thank sponsors, donors
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/19)
Dear Friends: Cloverdale Dollars for Scholars, Greencastle Alumni Scholarship, North Putnam Dollars for Scholars and the South Putnam Scholarship committee hosted a Farm to Fork dinner to raise funds for scholarships for Putnam County students...
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Putnam Scanner for Oct. 23, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 10/22/19)
County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 1:07 a.m. Britney Dawn Overton, 25, Rockville, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine, dealing in a counterfeit substance, possession of paraphernalia and driving while intoxicated-refusal...
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DePauw Orchestra to highlight Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No. 7’
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
As the 250th anniversary of the birth of famed classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven will be celebrated next year, the DePauw University Orchestra is jumping in early with its “Ode to Beethoven,” featuring his “Symphony No. 7.” The orchestra and music director Orcenith Smith will present this masterwork on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium of the Green Center for the Performing Arts...
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After recent issues, state Open Door Law becomes salient topic
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
“In all instances, governing bodies are encouraged to be mindful of the mere appearance of impropriety.” Taken from the Handbook on Indiana’s Public Access Laws, this sentiment encapsulates a core issue of trust between government officials and the public in general. However, the same can also be applied to issues of transparency...
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Hakuna Matata
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
Following strong displays each of the last six years, the “circle of life” finally brought Bryce and Becki Arnold around to Simba of “Lion King” fame, joined by his “no worries” pals, Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog. It's become a Halloween tradition in Fillmore for the Arnolds to turn their property at 3775 E. CR 50 North (Right-of-Way Road) in Marion Township into a showcase of hay bales and ingenuity...
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Prindle Institute hosts panel on journalism neutrality Thursday
(Local News ~ 10/22/19)
The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics will host a panel discussion on the issue of neutrality and objectivity in journalism on Thursday, Oct. 24. The program will welcome Peter Catapano, the editor of “The Stone,” a philosophy and ethics blog published by The New York Times; William Hamrick, a 1966 DePauw graduate and emeritus professor of philosophy at Southern Illinois University; and Gary Hicks, a professor of communications at SIU who has written on the power of journalists and problems they face, and specifically on media portrayal and stigmatization of mental illness.. ...
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