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Man shot in road rage incident along I-70
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
MONROVIA -- At approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Hendricks County deputies were dispatched to a truck stop at State Road 39 and Interstate 70 regarding a person with a gunshot wound to the lower leg. The preliminary investigation indicates that the incident began as a road rage incident while the suspect and victim vehicles were traveling eastbound on I-70 near the 57-mile marker, west of State Road 39...
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Medical runs dominating city firefighters’ activity
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
When city department heads provide their monthly reports to the Greencastle City Council, there’s generally a gem or two to be culled from within the myriad of statistics. For example, the recent Greencastle Utilities report shows that the Water Department pumps an average of 1,344,908 gallons per day...
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UPDATE: Speed a factor in single-vehicle fatality Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
A Greencastle woman was killed in a high-speed single-vehicle crash which occurred northeast of the city Tuesday morning. At about 10:20 a.m., emergency personnel were dispatched to the railroad bridge near the intersection of Albin Pond Road and County Road 100 East for an accident with injuries...
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South Putnam survives in five sets to win back Paddle from North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/21)
Anyone who came away from the Putnam County Volleyball Tournament disappointed by not getting a thriller between North Putnam and South Putnam had their wish fulfilled Wednesday night. With the Putnam County Paddle and a considerable say in the race for the WIC volleyball title riding on the outcome, the two schools went the distance, a roller coaster of play and emotion on display for nearly two hours...
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Clover Royals
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
At halftime of the Clovers’ recent homecoming game against North Putnam, Cloverdale High School seniors Isaac Nees and Tobiah Foster are crowned 2021 homecoming king and queen.
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2021 sidewalk project bid goes to Spiker Excavating
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
Thirty-six separate segments of city sidewalk are due for upgrades in the 2021 Greencastle Sidewalk Project. Although a number of bidders picked up the bid packets on what was determined, according to engineers’ estimates, to be a $124,495 project, Joe Spiker Excavating of Greencastle was the lone bidder...
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Library board discusses 2022 budget proposal
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
The Putnam County Public Library Board presented its budget for next year at its regular meeting Wednesday evening. The more notable items set out in the budget are those set for full-time and part-time assistants, group insurance, furniture and equipment and the Rainy Day Fund...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Zoey Dickson, North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/21)
Zoey is a senior at North Putnam and participates in one sport, volleyball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Zoey Dickson: “Sports are my life basically. They have taught me many lessons, like leadership. I’ve been around the girls forever and they’ve become my best friends. It’s taught me communication skills.”...
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Football Friday: Eagles, Cougars host homecoming; Tiger Cubs off to Nashville; Clovers still seek first win
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/21)
The midway point of the season has come and gone with week six being the second of three weeks in which no Putnam County team faces another. It will be homecoming for North Putnam and South Putnam, the latter looking to cement its spot in the WIC small school division race, while Greencastle and Cloverdale will pass each other on the way to out of county venues this Friday...
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Anita Carol Cundiff
(Obituary ~ 09/23/21)
Anita Carol Cundiff, 48, of Greencastle passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Anita was born in Greencastle on Dec. 10, 1972, the daughter of James Fredrick and Calita Jean (Scobee) Cundiff. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School. Ms. Cundiff was a member of Abundant Life Church in Putnamville...
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Lady Eagle Royalty
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
A Lady Eagle will be crowed queen during halftime of South Putnam’s fall homecoming football game against the West Vigo Vikings on Friday. Queen candidates include (seated from left) Lilly Vittetow, Chloe Pistelli, Bayli Clampitt, Sarah Jones and Catherine Hodge...
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Randell A. ‘Randy’ Rhine
(Obituary ~ 09/23/21)
Randell A. Rhine “Randy,” 61, of Cloverdale, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, after a year-long journey through cancer. He was surrounded by family in his final moments. Randy was born to Cecil “Wayne” Rhine and Hattie McCoy Rhine on May 31, 1960, and grew up in Indiana with his five siblings. His boyhood homes included Burlington, Lafayette, Crawfordsville and Harmony, Ind., and he was a 1978 graduate of Van Buren High School...
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GHS all-class alumni dinner canceled
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
The Greencastle High School Alumni Association all-class dinner scheduled for Oct. 9 has been canceled. GHS Alumni Association President Jonathan Blue made the announcement Thursday morning, saying the recent COVID-19 resurgence led to the decision. Anyone wanting more information may contact Blue at 721-1539...
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Ivy Tech Greencastle hosting campus visits
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
Ivy Tech Greencastle is hosting campus visits for anyone considering an Ivy Tech education. During campus visits, prospective students can meet one-on-one with admissions and financial aid representatives, tour state-of-the-art facilities and meet faculty in educational programs they are interested in...
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Court News for Sept. 24, 2021
(Court News ~ 09/23/21)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Ronald Colbert, 46, Gary, Level 5 felony conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance with an inmate Elizabeth L. Schick, 29, Reelsville, Level 6 felony counterfeiting, Class A misdemeanor theft...
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Moore’s hosting 5K run, trunk-or-treat Oct. 23
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
Moore’s Bar and Grill will host its first Haunted Halloween 5K and Monster Mile on Saturday, Oct. 23. Those interested may sign up online at https://hauntedhalloween5k.itsyourrace.com/. Registration will be held from 4-5:30 p.m., with a pre-race ceremony being held before the Monster Mile begins at 5:40 p.m. The 5K will be under way by 6 p.m. An awards ceremony will then take place at 7 p.m...
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Jones - 50th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 09/23/21)
Kathryn Danku and Stephen Jones were married on Sept. 25, 1971 by Father Albert Klein at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Garrettsville, Ohio. The couple moved to Greencastle in 1983 from northwest Ohio. They are the parents of Emily Jones Knuth and Olivia Jones Query and grandparents of Beau Query and Eleanor, Charles and Michael Knuth...
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Mercer - 77th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 09/23/21)
On Oct. 2, 1944, Halford Mercer, now 97 years old, married the love of his life, Lelia M. Johnson, now 95, in the middle of World War II. The Mercers were blessed with two children, daughter Sonna and son Gary. Later they would welcome three grandchildren, James Jr., Bobby and John, and three great-grandchildren, Tyler, Kayla and Aiden...
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Putnam Scanner for Sept. 24, 2021
(Police Logs ~ 09/23/21)
Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 4:41 p.m. Travis G. Gray, 32, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe and disorderly conduct. • At 1:51 p.m. Daniel I. Spicer, 40, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail for theft of a firearm...
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Nearly 5 inches of rain reported on Greencastle’s East Side
(Local News ~ 09/23/21)
While September isn’t traditionally part of the rainy season in central Indiana, 2021 might prove to be an outliar with almost five inches of rain falling on Greencastle’s East Side recently. Officially, EMA Public Information Officer Russ Evans reported that 4.9 inches of rain has fallen on the East Side of Greencastle since Saturday...
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