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Emily Mann named Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/24)
The past four years of Cloverdale girls’ basketball could be summed up in many ways, mostly coming down to a single thought: A struggle. The Clovers have won 15 games in the last four seasons, half of those coming in the 2021-22 season, and retention of players has been difficult during that time period...
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Vurlin and Sandi Clark, Jim Call reap honors at Putnam Ag Breakfast
(Local News ~ 03/12/24)
The dedication of Vurlin and Sandi Clark to family farming coupled with the infatuation of Jim Call with antique tractors and farm equipment were the perfect combination for the 2024 Putnam County Ag Day honors Saturday. Announcement of the annual Hall of Fame Awards highlighted the Ag Day Breakfast at the Community Building on the Putnam County Fairgrounds...
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Governing Putnam County—Locally: Annexation
(Local News ~ 03/12/24)
“Cloverdale council approves annexation process.” So read a Banner Graphic headline on Feb. 14 involving a move that would expand the boundaries of the Town of Cloverdale. U.S. history, of course, includes the addition of a great deal of new territory as the country expanded westward from the 13 original states to the Pacific Ocean. ...
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Cold Spring Solar to host open house in Greencastle March 26
(Local News ~ 03/12/24)
The Cold Spring Solar project will host an open house at Greencastle City Hall on Tuesday, March 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cold Spring Solar is a proposed 200-megawatt, 1,200-acre solar project located on private land in Russell Township. Representatives from Arevon Energy will share information on the project and on solar technology. Attendees will have the opportunity to see a solar panel up close and enjoy food from Lost Hollow...
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Greencastle downs Cloverdale to advance to county final
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/24)
The Greencastle girls eighth grade basketball team advanced to the Putnam County championship by defeating Cloverdale 31-12 behind 13 points by Reagan Labhart and eight apiece from Kaylee Ames and Elyse Ensley. The Tiger Cubs got off to a great start in the opening quarter. Janae Greenlee got the scoring started. Ensley scored three straight and Ames added a basket to put Greencastle up 7-0 after one...
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North Putnam sweeps South Putnam to advance to county final
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/24)
The North Putnam Cougars drove down U.S. 231 and took a clean sweep of the Putnam County Girls’ Middle School basketball tournament semifinals. The Cougar seventh grade used a big early lead to win 34-12, while the eighth-grade squad pounded the ball inside for a 34-17 victory over the South Putnam Eagles on Tuesday night...
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HSPC offering feral cat spay/neuter program
(Local News ~ 03/12/24)
In an effort to reduce the number of feral kittens, the Humane Society of Putnam County operates a TNR (Trap Neuter Release) program for residents of Putnam County. Volunteers will set traps, then transport the cats to a vet to be spayed or neutered. After the surgery and a rabies vaccination, the cats are returned to the place where they were trapped. The vet will cut a small notch in the cat’s ear to identify the animal has been fixed...
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Putnam Scanner for March 12, 2024
(Police Logs ~ 03/12/24)
Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 4:17 a.m. Serefino Toto Polito, 32, Avon, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated. Saturday • At 7:35 p.m. Thomas W. Dobson, 40, Reelsville, was housed at the jail on a local warrant...
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Rep. Baird announces 2024 Congressional Art Competition
(Local News ~ 03/12/24)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Indiana 4th District Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has announced the beginning of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for students grades 7-12. Competition is open to all qualifying students in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District who are looking to display their artistic passions...
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Buzzing Partnership
(Local News ~ 03/12/24)
Noted for working with Area 30 Career Center to support its workforce, Buzzi Unicem USA was recognized as an outstanding partner during the recent Adult Education Day at the Indiana Statehouse. Present for the occasion are (from left) Greencastle-Putnam County Economic Development Director Kristin Clary, Area 30 Adult Education Coordinator Laura Elsbrock and Wendy Stevenson and Robin Wyatt of Buzzi’s human resources department...
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