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Thirteen COVID-19 cases now confirmed in Putnam County
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
On Friday afternoon, Putnam County officials announced that one new case of COVID-19 had been confirmed since Thursday. Currently, there are 13 confirmed cases in the county. The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), as of Friday, is also sharing the number of individuals who have been tested per county on its website. According to the ISDH, the number of tests is provisional and reflects only those reported to ISDH. Numbers should not be characterized as a comprehensive total...
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State: 75 Putnam residents have been tested for COVID-19
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) added a new set of data to its COVID-19 reporting. In addition to county-by-county positive cases and deaths, the ISDH website also shows how many tests have been administered to residents of each county...
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City pool season could be in jeopardy due to virus impact
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
With the 2020 pool season less than two months away, Greencastle park officials are keeping their fingers crossed that a summertime opening is possible. While weather is typically the villain in opening the aquatic center on time (Memorial Day weekend is the annual target), this year other factors are weighing heavily...
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Kennard W. Goff
(Obituary ~ 04/03/20)
Kennard W. Goff, 88 of Rockville, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Hendricks Regional Health. He was born on Aug. 21, 1931 Russellville to the late Dewey and Ruby Goff. He was married JoAnn (McGaughey) Goff. She preceded him in death. Kennard served our country proudly in the United States Navy. He then began working at R.R. Donnelley, where he worked his way up to a supervisor before retiring...
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THE NEXT LEVEL: South’s Demoret, Wood happy to continue careers
(College Sports ~ 04/03/20)
South Putnam seniors Brandon Demoret and Jackson Wood aren’t related by blood, but are as close as most brothers who are. Demoret moved in with Wood’s family for his final three years of high school after transferring from Crawfordsville, and it’s only fitting that the two long-time teammates will be playing college baseball at NAIA schools just 30 minutes apart in northern Indiana...
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Contest over, but Clover senior still to appear in CBS spotlight
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/20)
Living with disappointment has become the new way of life this year for all members of the Class of 2020. Everyone lost something, and some lost more than others. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, Cloverdale senior Kassie Wade would be in Atlanta right now for the America Family High School Slam Dunk and 3-point Championship...
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State Road 243 will close April 13 in Putnam County
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
PUTNAMVILLE – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced a bridge rehabilitation project will close State Road 243 on or after Monday, April 13 just north of Interstate 70. The roadway is scheduled to reopen on Monday, July 13. The detour follows I-70 to U.S. 231 to U.S. 40 and back...
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Court News for April 4, 2020
(Court News ~ 04/03/20)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Andre D. Giden, 43, Indianapolis, Level 6 felony dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, Level 6 felony maintaining a common nuisance, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance...
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Putnam Scanner for April 4, 2020
(Police Logs ~ 04/03/20)
County Jail One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 10:40 p.m. Richard A. Romandine, 40, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on a warrant for identity deception, false informing and driving with a suspended license. City Fire...
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On The Bright Side
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
Ensuring students have food during its closures, Cloverdale Schools is providing a pick-up service where families can receive meals through the week.
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Hendricks Power, Parke County REMC support Rapid Relief Fund
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
In response to those impacted by COVID-19 within the community, Hendricks Power Cooperative and Parke County REMC have announced their partnership with the Putnam County Community Foundation in support of the Putnam County Rapid Relief Fund. The fund will support local nonprofits, charities and agencies serving community members affected by the virus...
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Barr sisters’ book project earns DAR preservation award
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
Continuing its mission to salute Putnam County people who have helped preserve our past and in so enhance the future, the Washburn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented its 11th annual award. For the 2019 award, one item “came immediately to the top,” DAR official Jinsie Bingham said in reference to the compilation of the columns of longtime local newspaperman David Barr by his daughters, Anita McAnulty of Cloverdale and Mary Ruth Jones of Terre Haute...
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Fillmore Town Council approves Liberty Industries tax abatement
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
FILLMORE -- Keeping its proceedings to about 10 minutes, the Fillmore Town Council approved a 10-year tax abatement for Liberty Industries Thursday evening. Kristin Clary, executive director of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center, walked the council through a succession of procedures required before the abatement was settled...
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Banner Graphic begins temporary plan to publish twice weekly
(Local News ~ 04/03/20)
In response to the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Banner Graphic and the other Rust Communications publications in Indiana will be temporarily cutting back to two production days each week. These are uncertain times for all businesses, including newspapers, and the Rust Indiana family of publications -- which also includes The Brazil Times and the Greene County Daily World -- is taking the necessary steps to ensure that we can continue to serve the public through the current health crisis and beyond...
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