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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Many sectional teams hope to regroup in tourney
(Sports Column ~ 03/02/20)
Coaches in every sport logically want their teams to be playing at their best when post-season tournament time comes around. For most of the teams in the two boys’ basketball sectional tournaments involving Putnam County teams, though, “limping into” tourney play would be a more accurate description...
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Janice Rene McCullough
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
Janice Rene McCullough, 40, of Indianapolis passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Janice was born in Indianapolis on July 29, 1979, the daughter of Michael L. and Janice Marie (Ferris) Kortz. Janice Liked flowers and she always enjoyed helping her father work outside...
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LeRoy V. Miller
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
LeRoy V. Miller, 93 of Roachdale, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Ben Hur Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on Jan. 11, 1927 in Parkersburg to the late Harry and Anna (Tobin) Miller. On March 16, 1952 he married Rose M. (Stewart). She preceded him in death...
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Marty Treash
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
Marty Treash, 62, Putnamville, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at the Gibson Hospice Unit in Terre Haute. He was born on Aug. 6, 1957 to the late Clarence and Arlene (Rodgers) Treash. Marty graduated from Van Buren High School in 1975, and retired from the Putnamville Correctional Facility in 1999...
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Brittani Nichole Denny
(Obituary ~ 03/02/20)
Brittani Nichole Denny, 31, of Terre Haute, died Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at her home. She was born Oct. 4, 1988 to Jeff Denny and Latha Craig. Brittani is survived by her father and stepmother, Jeff and Sonya Denny; her mother, Latha Craig; her son, Remington Mendenhall; her daughter, Kristal Grayson; siblings Latasha McCombs, Nicholas Burger, Preston Burger, Alexander Burger, Devin Bemis, Tressie Denny and Elaina Denny; and aunts and uncles, Jim and Brenda Brown, Pam Doan, Tammy and Robert Bryan, Denise Atkinson, James and Jackie Denny and Stacey Pilkin.. ...
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100+ Men celebrating fifth anniversary in 2020
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
In 2020, the 100+ Men Who Care will be celebrating their 5-year anniversary. In January 2015, Scott Davis formed a 12-man team to help him pursue his dream of giving back to the community that had supported his furniture store for 35 years. While the vast majority of such chapters nationwide belong to women, the team created a tweaked version focusing on things that they hoped would appeal to men...
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PREP ROUNDUP: South's Haywood finishes 13th in state diving
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/20)
INDIANAPOLIS — South Putnam’s Lee Haywood placed 13th in the IHSAA boys’ one-meter diving state finals on Saturday at the Indiana University Natatorium. Haywood scored a 306.55 in the preliminary round on Saturday morning to reach the top 16, and then turned in a score of 413.90 in the finals to finish 13th...
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Tigers get 17th straight NCAA bid
(College Sports ~ 03/02/20)
Fresh off the program’s seventh North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament championship in nine years in the league, DePauw (27-1) opens NCAA Division III Championship play with a first-round game on Friday in Neal Fieldhouse against Webster (20-7)...
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SECTIONAL DATABASE: First-round previews, tourney brackets, tourney chance percentages
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/20)
Frankfort (6-16) at Greencastle (15-7) North Putnam (11-12) at Southmont (7-14) South Putnam (5-18) vs. Riverton Parke (11-12) No. 7 Parke Heritage (20-3) vs. Cloverdale (9-14)...
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Court News for March 3, 2020
(Court News ~ 03/02/20)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Ricky D. Golden Jr., 36, Greencastle, Level 6 felony theft with a prior conviction Josef E. Minartz, 34, Greencastle, Level 6 felony battery by bodily waste against a public safety officer, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct...
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Putnam Scanner for March 3, 2020
(Police Logs ~ 03/02/20)
County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 9:03 p.m. Terry T. Maynard, 30, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license and driving with expired plates. • At 5:03 p.m. Tina N. Tiedemann, 29, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a petition to revoke probation, disorderly conduct and public intoxication...
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Texas man arrested after early-morning pickup rampage
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
HERITAGE LAKE — A Texas man was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly intentionally driving onto Heritage Lake property and running over multiple items. Described as “heavily intoxicated” at the time of the incident, 48-year-old Dan A. Grissom Jr. of Blanco, Texas, was formally charged Monday with Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...
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New pumper, firefighters put into service for GFD
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
In its last official act of service to the city, it’s fitting that Greencastle Fire Department Engine 2 helped to bring its replacement into service. With the city performing a “wet down” ceremony on the new pumper/rescue combo truck, the water was pumped by one of the two trucks it is replacing — the old Engine 2, a 1996 Pierce pumper...
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Tony Trent: Faith was everything to Tyler
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
While it is still hard to reflect on the loss of their son and brother to cancer, Tony Trent, his wife Kelly and their two other sons Blake and Ethan find purpose in continuing a mission he began. What has remained constant through it all is their faith in God...
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West Walnut St. drainage concerns longtime residents
(Local News ~ 03/02/20)
Having dubbed their yard “Snider’s Lake” following any rainstorm of significance, a Greencastle couple is asking the county for a solution. Hal and Linda Snider appeared before the Putnam County Commissioners Monday morning regarding their property on West Walnut Street just west of the Greencastle city limits...
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