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Treasurer reminds citizens of property tax payment schedule
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
Putnam County property tax statements have been mailed, effective Tuesday, April 14. Statements are not in the pink envelopes this year, due to an order error by the printer. The spring property tax installment is due Monday, May 11*. The fall installment is due Tuesday, Nov. 10. Property taxes support local government, including our schools and essential services like law enforcement, public safety and infrastructure maintenance and improvements...
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Cloverdale council considers county involvement in building inspections
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
CLOVERDALE -- On the heels of recently terminating its building inspector, the Cloverdale Town Council is now looking to the county to perform these duties. Town Attorney Daniel Hofmann, who predominantly led the discussions had during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, presented the prospect of going forward without having this office locally...
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Accomplished music professor named interim dean of DePauw School of Music
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
S. Kay Hoke, professor of music emerita at Gettysburg College and the former director of its Sunderman Conservancy of Music, will become the interim dean for DePauw’s School of Music, effective July 15. Hoke, who began her career at Butler University in Indianapolis, will return to Indiana for a two-year appointment...
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County up to 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
Putnam County officials announced Friday that there have now been 48 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. The Putnam County Health Department is continuing to investigate all confirmed cases of COVID-19 and notifying individuals who have been in direct contact with the patient...
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State extends FAFSA filing deadline
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has extended the filing deadline for the 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) beyond the state’s original April 15 deadline. The extension is intended to ensure as many Hoosiers as possible can access financial aid in the coming academic year in the midst of challenges presented by the coronavirus...
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Jack Duer Major
(Obituary ~ 04/17/20)
Jack Duer Major, 92, of Bainbridge, passed away on April 16, 2020. Born in Huntington, he was the son of Ralph and Ruby (Bond) Major. He was a 1945 graduate of Bainbridge High School. He had served in the U.S. Army, operated the Bainbridge Marathon Service Station, retired from the Greencastle IBM and farming...
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Sheriff Stockton re-elected to board of Indiana Youth Ranch
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
Putnam County Sheriff Scott Stockton has been re-elected as a trustee of the Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch, a non-profit academy under development to mentor future law enforcement officers, bond with at-risk kids and comfort young witnesses and victims of crime...
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North Putnam board approves rainy day transfer
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
BAINBRIDGE -- Meeting in the media center at Bainbridge Elementary School, the North Putnam School Board considered measures related to emergency payments Thursday evening. The board first considered two items on the agenda together relating to a change in the school schedule and professional development...
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