Stories from Saturday, June 12, 2010

The North Putnam Youth Baseball League would like to announce the North Putnam Major Division Cougars won division tournament champion recently. The team went from a 1-13 record last season to a 14-0 undefeated winning record in 2010. The 13 Cougar players won the division tournament defeating Cloverdale and Greencastle teams...

The Putnam County Prosecutor's Office is a sponsor for this year's Summer Program of Awareness and Recreation for Kids (S.P.A.R.K.), an initiative overseen by the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department. All activities take place at Robe-Ann Park. ...

GREENCASTLE -- Ivy Tech Community College has a new vision for the future -- changing lives and making Indiana great. This fresh vision reflects the great need for adult training and higher education throughout the state. Indiana's history is rooted in the pre-industrial and industrial economies, in which it competed quite well. Now Indiana stands at a crossroads, where it can embrace the past, but must prepare for the challenges ahead...

INDIANAPOLIS -- State Rep. Nancy Michael (D-Greencastle) said the door-to-door phase of the 2010 U.S. Census count is underway in Indiana and that everyone should offer their cooperation with census officials. "The Census data is the determining factor for funding for numerous projects and institutions that affect our daily lives," said Michael. ...