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Cougars bury 15 of 30 treys in defeating Southmont
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/19)
NEW MARKET – North Putnam and Southmont split a pair of high school basketball games on Wednesday night, with the Mounties using strong free throw shooting down the stretch to win the girls’ game 42-37 and the Cougars hitting an unconscious 15 of 30 shots from 3-point range in the boys’ game on their way to a 66-56 win...
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Greencastle debuts at No. 11 in AP rankings
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/19)
With four junior starters returning from last year’s sectional championship team, Greencastle is ranked No. 11 in the first Associated Press boys’ top 10 rankings. The Tiger Cubs received 36 points, placing them 17 behind 10th-place Hammond in Class 3A. Greencastle’s pre-season scrimmage opponent, Beech Grove, is ranked No. 8 in 3A...
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FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Milner reflects upon lifetime in Indiana basketball
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/19)
Putnam County has a rich tradition in Indiana High School basketball. A pretty small community can boast of Indiana All-Stars (Rick Ford, Chad Tucker, Cooper Neese) and numerous Division I ball players — even an NBA player in Larry Steele. It is not just players, as our county has its handful of Hall of Fame coaches as well. The likes of Al Tucker, Pat Rady and Tom Goldsberry have patrolled the sidelines for some of our best county teams in throughout the years...
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Fox Sports Indiana to broadcast IHSAA football state finals
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/19)
The IHSAA Football State Finals will be televised live on FOX Sports Indiana and FOX Sports Indiana Plus on Friday and Saturday. The Class A, 3A and 5A State Finals take place Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Class 2A, 4A and 6A games will be played Saturday. Coverage begins each day at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT...
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Tiger Sharks, Eagles split pair of swimming meets
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/19)
South Putnam and Greencastle competed in varsity swimming on Tuesday night, with the Eagles winning the boys’ meet and the Tiger Sharks claiming the girls’ event. “It was a very exciting night at McAnally Pool and very fun to watch the Tiger Sharks and Eagles battle in the pool,” Greencastle coach Kent Menzel said. “I was very impressed by swimming from both teams, and happy to see everyone going so fast this early in the season.”...
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Saturday's high school basketball preview
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/19)
Game time: 3 p.m. at New Castle High School The coaches: Brock Morrison is in his first year at Monroe Central. Matthew Langdon is in his ninth year at Cloverdale. So far: Cloverdale’s only loss came 54-39 to South Putnam in the second game of the season...
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Motion Sustained
(Local News ~ 11/28/19)
Winners of the 2019 Sustainability Awards were presented at Greencastle City Hall prior to the November City Council meeting.
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Cloverdale FFA does well at forestry, entomology contests
(Local News ~ 11/28/19)
The Cloverdale FFA chapter recently competed at the District V forestry and entomology contests last week. In the high school division of forestry, both of the Cloverdale FFA teams qualified for the state placing third and fifth in the district contest...
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Rotary donates to Mary Allison Trust
(Local News ~ 11/28/19)
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Greencastle Rotary Club presented a $500 donation to the Mary Allison Children’s Trust. “It is the goal of our club to help the community in as many ways as possible,” said Rotary President-Elect Brooke Trissel. “We want to be a club that helps in any way possible throughout the community...
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Court News for November 29, 2019
(Court News ~ 11/28/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Justin M. Gardner, 21, Brazil, three counts of Level 4 felony sexual misconduct with a minor Alisha K. Northrup, 36, Greencastle, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated endangering a person less than 18 years old, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...
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Putnam Scanner for November 29, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 11/28/19)
County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 7:49 a.m. Tiffany Dawn Carpenter, 39, Spencer, was housed at the jail on an out-of-county warrant. • At 5:22 a.m. Samantha Jo Gordon, 29, Quincy, was booked in for possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and driving with a suspended license...
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County/West Central partnership may restart
(Local News ~ 11/28/19)
Putnam County never exactly ended its relationship with West Central Indiana Economic Development District. However, the Putnam County Commissioners voted in in June 2018 not to approved increased funding to the non-profit that supports economic developming, transportation planning and aging and disabled services across a seven-county area...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
(Local News ~ 11/28/19)
Preparing one of the dinner plates for local residents dining in, Pat Armitage (right) and husband Scott add dressing and noodles as they work in the Greencastle Christian Church kitchen.
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Education reform must for next governor, Owens tell Democrats
(Local News ~ 11/28/19)
Education. Education. Education. That was the word and topic of the day when 2020 Democrat gubernatorial candidate Josh Owens visited Putnam County Democrats Tuesday night at the Greencastle Elks Club. The 34-year-old Owens is one of three Democrats jockeying for political position to face incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb (or Republican longshot Brian Roth) in November 2020...
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