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BAINBRIDGE — Several area fire departments responded to a large fire that destroyed a barn in Bainbridge on Wednesday. At about 10:25 a.m., the Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department was toned out for a structure fire at 2485 E. U.S. 36 just east of the downtown. A box alarm was then immediately activated as Bainbridge firefighters arrived five minutes later with an engine and a tanker...

As a documentary about a local school corporation comes closer to fruition, the Putnam County Commissioners have pledged their support to the project. On Monday, the Commissioners formally approved giving $15,000 to the film “North Putnam,” which will depict the year in the life of a rural Indiana community, specifically the six townships North Putnam Community Schools entails...

Even with the uproar over a concert in Warren Township seemingly behind them, Putnam County officials are still looking to move forward on a possible noise ordinance. During the July 12 meeting of the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals, a special exception to host the 2021 LIVEstock Music Festival at Willer Timber Ridge Angus Cattle Ranch was denied, with the chief concerns being the volume of the show and the fact that it went on until 4 a.m. in 2020...

The section of Washington Street near Greencastle High School is closed down to Percy Julian Drive after a car crashed into a utility pole Monday evening.

Pleasant weather Sunday afternoon made for an ideal Putnam County Fair Parade that, as crowds lined Washington Street, seemingly wanting something that seemed like normal after a year without the event...

A dilapidated home on Greencastle’s East Side -- an eyesore and safety issue for more than three years -- finally met its demise Thursday. Well, sort of ... The house at 1008 Avenue C, located on the south side of the street, three homes east of Percy Julian Drive, was essentially knocked down Thursday. ...

With an eye toward managing People Pathways and getting state funding for the county, the Putnam County Council formally created a county park board on Tuesday evening. A matter of discussion in recent months, the creation of the Putnam County Park Board involved a number of factors, but Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Eric Freeman cited two in particular...

4-H Exhibit Hall closes daily at 9:30 p.m. Adult Open Class closes daily at 9 p.m. Jessup Amusements open 5-10 p.m. July 26-30 Putnam County Antique Tractor & Machinery Club hosts a threshing demo Saturday-Friday at 5:45 p.m., followed by a tractor parade at 7 p.m...

As teachers and students get ready for a new school year, South Putnam recently welcomed a new assistant principal who wants to place a value on interacting and supporting students. The South Putnam School Board approved hiring John Skomp to fill the vacancy left by Zach Love at South Putnam Middle/High School during its regular meeting last week...

ROACHDALE — School leaders at North Putnam have focused on the school corporation attracting and retaining students. There may be a silver lining within its declining enrollment. The North Putnam School Board heard such a forecast from Independent consultant Susan Brudvig during its regular meeting last Thursday evening...

As a documentary about a local school corporation comes closer to fruition, the Putnam County Commissioners have pledged their support to the project. On Monday, the Commissioners formally approved giving $15,000 to the film “North Putnam,” which will depict the year in the life of a rural Indiana community, specifically the six townships North Putnam Community Schools entails...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Indiana Fourth District Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has joined a bipartisan group of Congressional biofuels leaders as an original co-sponsor to H.R. 4410 – the Year-Round Fuel Choice Act. This piece of critical legislation for Rural America allows for the year-round sale of low-carbon E15 fuel blends following a Washington ,D.C., circuit court’s decision to block a rule by President Trump’s Administration that allowed these sales...

BAINBRIDGE — Several area fire departments responded to a large fire that destroyed a barn in Bainbridge on Wednesday. At about 10:25 a.m., the Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department was toned out for a structure fire at 2485 E. U.S. 36 just east of the downtown. A box alarm was then immediately activated as Bainbridge firefighters arrived five minutes later with an engine and a tanker...

Even with the uproar over a concert in Warren Township seemingly behind them, Putnam County officials are still looking to move forward on a possible noise ordinance. During the July 12 meeting of the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals, a special exception to host the 2021 LIVEstock Music Festival at Willer Timber Ridge Angus Cattle Ranch was denied, with the chief concerns being the volume of the show and the fact that it went on until 4 a.m. in 2020...

With an eye toward managing People Pathways and getting state funding for the county, the Putnam County Council formally created a county park board on Tuesday evening. A matter of discussion in recent months, the creation of the Putnam County Park Board involved a number of factors, but Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Eric Freeman cited two in particular...

The 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly was certainly a strange one. Still in the throes of a worldwide pandemic, the state’s legislators had to deal with questions not only of how to lead the state’s recovery but whether they’d even be able to get together at all...

LIVEstock Music Festival, a growing tradition in Warren Township since 2018, has been denied county approval for the 2021 event. Before the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals on Monday, Willer Timber Ridge Angus Cattle Ranch and Hemp Operation was denied a special exception to host the concert by a 3-1 vote...