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County prepared to distribute $250,000 in COVID relief funds to small businesses
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
The county is prepared to distribute approximately $9,600 to each of 26 local small businesses. On Monday, the Putnam County Commissioners unanimously approved grants to the businesses. The funding comes from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, which awarded $250,000 to Putnam County for businesses that were negatively impacted by COVID-19 during September through November of 2020...
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Legion to host Flag Day celebration Monday
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
Greencastle American Legion Post 58 will celebrate Flag Day on Monday, June 14 at the post on Indianapolis Road. The Legion and VFW Honor Guard will conduct a 21-gun salute and a Flag Day flag-burning disposal ceremony at 6:30 p.m. at the burn pit outside the Legion Post main entrance at 1401 E. Indianapolis Rd. The ceremony is open to the public...
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Occupants but not driver ID’d in crash into creek
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
There were definitely three people in the car that crashed into Big Walnut Creek Monday. And all three of them got out without major injury. As to who was driving? That’s about as clear as the creek at flood stage. An accident report filed Tuesday by Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Soilleux identified the three individuals involved...
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Brazil Concert Band presenting German concert this Sunday
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
The Brazil Concert Band will present “Where We Left Off” featuring its annual German music night this Sunday in Forest Park, rain or shine. The German concert is a favorite with the audience and will begin with its German band entertaining concertgoers as they enter the park at 7:15 p.m...
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Putnam County RIP wrangles invasive plants in Cloverdale
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
Recently, Putnam County Remove Invasive Plants (RIP) organized a Weed Wrangle at the Cloverdale Town Park. This event focused on educating local residents about invasive plants and their removal. Prior to the event, Amber Slaughterbeck, regional specialist with Indiana Invasives Initiative, along with Cloverdale Park Board member Lois Bennington and Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District Executive Director Sara Campfield, surveyed the 5.7 acres of the Cloverdale Town Park. ...
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Victims identified in Montgomery County plane crash
(Local News ~ 06/09/21)
DARLINGTON — The two people who died in a plane crash in northeastern Montgomery County Sunday morning have been identified. The two victims were identified as Benjamin Corbet, 21, Franklin, and Kristen Green, 28, Swisher, Iowa. The Indiana State Police made the announcement Wednesday, noting that with the help of the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, notification of both families had been made...
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Tracey Elizabeth Heet
(Obituary ~ 06/09/21)
Tracey Elizabeth Heet, 51, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family. Tracey was born in Terre Haute, on May 4, 1970, the daughter of Carl and Carol (Stearley) Bopp, She was a 1988 graduate of Terre Haute South Vigo High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Indiana State University and returned to ISU, where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science in education for her teaching endorsement...
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