Stories from Friday, July 27, 2007

Led by this year's Outstanding Putnam County Senior Cheerleader Shelby Johnston, the South Putnam cheerleading squad took first among county schools in Thursday night's Putnam County Cheerleading Contest at the outdoor arena at the fairgrounds. The Eagles were third in the overall competition, behind the champion Tri-West Bruins and the runner-up Mooresville Pioneers...

By CASSIE MITCHELL Summer Intern Cristian Sanchez is a 15-year-old boy from Lake County, Ill. Sanchez, along with 62 other students, has been embarking on a six-day long conference that he calls "life changing." "It always sounds silly, but it really does change your life," he said...

By JARED JERNAGAN Sports Editor When Steve and Niki St. Pierre of the All American Karate Academy decided to put on a self defense workshop for the women of Putnam County, they quickly found a valuable ally on their side. Not only is Mayor Nancy Michael endorsing this Saturday's workshop, she will be attending and learning the avoidance and self defense techniques herself...

Sept. 19, 1923-July 25, 2007

Greencastle Fire Dept. The Greencastle Fire Department responded to several recent runs. On Tuesday: On Thursday: City Police The Greencastle Police Department issued three tickets recently. On Tuesday: On Wednesday:...

By ADAM COATES Assistant Editor Putnam County 4-H'er Dakota Parent's dad Doug watched intently as his daughter made her way through competition at Thursday night's Supreme Showmanship event. But he was also looking back -- back almost 20 years to when he stood in the same place as Supreme Showman of the 1990 Putnam County 4-H Fair. Thursday night, he got a chance to watch his daughter walk to the center of the arena and accept the 2007 Supreme Showman title...