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Mural artist selected for Greencastle Bicentennial Wall
(Local News ~ 06/27/23)
The Putnam County Mural Project has announced that Damien Mitchell, an Australian/Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist with more than 20 years of experience, has been selected to create a Bicentennial-themed mural in Greencastle this fall. Mitchell has produced large-scale works across six continents for such clients as Major League Baseball, MTV, Doctors Without Borders, the Mi Sangre Foundation, DKNY, Google, Nike and Michelle Obama...
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Coneys, demonstrations, historical figures draw many to bicentennial birthday party
(Local News ~ 06/27/23)
The Bicentennial birthday bash on Sunday, which celebrated 200 years of Greencastle, 202 years of Putnam County and 20 years of the Putnam County Museum, attracted families from all around Putnam County. Tents from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Hendricks Regional Health greeted families, and a long line formed outside the charicatures tent. Inside the museum were demonstrations from a potter, a violinist, quilters, yarn spinners and a weaver on the museum’s own vintage loom...
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There’s a ‘Tempest’ onstage at PCPH this week
(Local News ~ 06/27/23)
The Putnam County Playhouse maven of all things Shakespeare — Caroline Good — is bringing back her popular Youth Theatre Workshop Shakespeared! to the main stage. This season her two groups of Elizabethan performers will be presenting versions of “The Tempest.”...
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String of resignations raises questions for Roachdale leaders
(Local News ~ 06/27/23)
ROACHDALE — Wednesday’s regularly scheduled town meeting drew quite the crowd as citizens packed the community center, many of them prepared to speak during the allotted time for public comment. “I’d just like to know what’s going on,” said one member of the public, a simple but sincere response to the recent string of resignations among town workers; Town Marshal Adrian Lepine resigned May 11, full-time deputy Dave McIntosh resigned May 21 and utility worker Mark Ketchem resigned June 1...
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Library Board explores new roofing options pending approval
(Local News ~ 06/27/23)
After consulting several experts on the state of the Putnam County Public Library’s roof, director Matt McClelland reported to the Board of Trustees that the current roof was poorly installed. There are both modern and outdated design choices that combat one another, including concrete gutters and rocks as the top layer...
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Putnam Scanner for June 27, 2023
(Police Logs ~ 06/27/23)
Eleven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 7:46 a.m. Jennifer R. Reidy, 44, Martinsville, was booked in for driving while intoxicated. • At 1:46 a.m. Jessica D. Kincaid, 44, Spencer, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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