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UPDATED: Supt. Allee resigns at North Putnam
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
ROACHDALE — The North Putnam School Board is set to accept the resignation of Supt. Nicole Allee. However, its approval has been postponed. The school corporation initially announced that a special board meeting would be held Friday evening. But due to power outages from Thursday’s storm, the meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 6 at 6 p.m...
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2022-23 Sports Review
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/23)
With Moratorium Week signaling the start of the 2023-24 IHSAA calendar year, the Banner Graphic takes a quick look back at the 2022-23 sports year among the Putnam County schools. Football season gets off to a mixed start for all four Putnam County teams...
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Celebrate 4 events planned Tuesday at Robe-Ann Park
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
Presented by Friends of the Park, Greencastle Parks and Recreation and a number of local sponsors, the Celebrate 4 annual Fourth of July celebration is set for Tuesday, July 4 at Robe-Ann Park. Celebrate 4 is made possible by the generosity of sponsors pictured above and on page 2A...
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VFW Post leaders reflect on closure, changing times
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
The United States of America is different than it was in 1946. That’s not an opinion, a value judgment or necessarily a lament. It’s a simple fact that, from a cultural and demographic standpoint, the country is not the same as it was in the immediate aftermath of World War II...
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Ballots set for Nov. 7 municipal elections
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
While not necessarily a full slate, Greencastle city voters will have plenty of choices come Nov. 7. Meanwhile a lack of incumbents ensures some degree of new leadership in the smaller towns of Putnam County. The most crowded race in the City of Greencastle will be for council at-large, with seven candidates vying for three spots...
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Weekend celebrations honor ‘Class of Champions,’ novel South End Black History Museum
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
Combined with hometown pride and his knack for local history, Greencastle native DeWayne Norris’ newest project, the South End Black History Museum, is ready for its grand opening. The online museum, as well as the 55-year anniversary of Greencastle High School’s 1968 class, will be celebrated all weekend long with a potluck luncheon on Saturday and a music celebration this Sunday...
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Brazil Concert Band to play patriotic favorites Sunday
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
BRAZIL -- The Brazil Concert Band, directed by retired Greencastle teacher Matthew S. Huber, will present patriotic favorites at the special time of 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2 in Forest Park, rain or shine. Among this week’s lineup are several marches by John Philip Sousa to include “Sabre and Spurs,” “George Washington Bicentennial March,” “The Invincible Eagle,” “The U.S. Field Artillery,” “Hail to the Spirit of Liberty,” “The Gallant Seventh” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”...
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Next paper to be published on Monday, July 3
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
The next edition of the Banner Graphic will publish on Monday, July 3, rather than the normal Tuesday publication day. The adjustment is due to there being no mail delivery on Tuesday because of the Independence Day holiday. The Banner Graphic will return to its regular schedule on Friday, July 7...
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Thoughts on entering into a timber contract
(Local News ~ 06/30/23)
This week we are going to continue our discussion about timber harvest. During the four-session Forestry Management Workshop Series hosted by Purdue Extension and the Putnam County Soil & Water Conservation District in April, Extension Educators, industry representatives and woodlot owners provided some suggestions on what should be in a timber sale contract...
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Putnam Scanner for June 30, 2023
(Police Logs ~ 06/30/23)
Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 1:40 a.m. Ian D. Tracey, 37, Greencastle, was booked in for driving with an ACE of .08 or more, resisting law enforcement and reckless driving. Wednesday • At 10:38 p.m. Landon Swearingen, 30, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated...
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Court News for June 30 2023
(Court News ~ 06/30/23)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Christy Michels, 44, Lawrenceburg, Level 3 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 5 felony possession of a narcotic drug, Level 5 felony conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance with an inmate, Level 6 felony possession of a controlled substance...
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