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Littrell - 100th Birthday
(Birthdays ~ 01/14/12)
Luther Littrell celebrated his 100th birthday with cake and ice cream on Monday, January 2. Mr. Littrell was born in Kentucky and retired from France Stone Quarry in Greencastle. Birthday wishes can be mailed to 830 E. Washington Street, Greencastle, IN 46135...
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Barker - 90th Birthday
(Birthdays ~ 01/14/12)
Edna L. Barker, a lifetime resident of Roachdale, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Monday, Jan. 16. Cards or calls will be greatly appreciated to 13720 N. CR 425 East, Roachdale, IN 46172 or 522-1439.
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Recent Births for Jan. 14
(Births ~ 01/14/12)
Five Putnam County families recently welcomed new additions at Hendricks Regional Health...
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Arts Illiana sets grant program information workshop Jan. 21
(Local News ~ 01/14/12)
The Arts Illiana fiscal year 2013 Regional Initiative Grant Program is now open for application. The application is available through the Indiana Arts Commission's online grant system at the website indiana.cgweb.org/. Applications must be submitted no later than midnight on March 1, 2012. Grant guidelines are available at www.artsilliana.org by scrolling down to Regional Arts Grants under the Programs and Services tab on the home page...
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Scanner for Jan. 14
(Police Logs ~ 01/14/12)
County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:45 a.m. Peter John Benedict IV, 39, Clinton, was held at the jail for three counts of failure to appear. At 2:30 p.m. David Johnson Baysinger, 51, La Porte, was arrested for failure to appear...
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One injured in I-70 crash
(Local News ~ 01/14/12)
PUTNAMVILLE -- A Terre Haute woman was transported to the hospital for minor injuries following a Friday afternoon crash on Interstate 70. At 3:36 p.m. Indiana State Troopers and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to the two-vehicle crash in the eastbound near the 37-mile marker...
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GMS seventh graders in action
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
The GMS seventh grade boys' team defeated Southmont 61-38 Thursday night. GMS was lead by Nick Costin 18, Duke Duff and Noah Cook 14 each, Devin Clar nine, JT Mathews three, Spencer Rhine two and Tyler Edwards one. The B team was defeated 31-23. Nathan Gobert lead with seven, Spencer Rhine six, Tyler Edwards five, Brandon Workman three and Rylan Lucas two...
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Greencastle girls JV defeats South Putnam, 37-20
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
The Greencastle girls' junior varsity team defeated 37-20 Thursday. Taylor Stoltey led the way for GHS with 10 points, followed by Sydney Smiley and Jessica Lenihan with seven points each. Lauren Bridgewater scored five, while Delanie Stoltey scored four and Sydney Secrest and Rebecca Sampson chipped in two points each...
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Tiger Cubs down Eagles by 20
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
The Greencastle boys' junior varsity basketball team used relentless defensive pressure and the hot hand of Holden King to defeat the South Putnam Eagles 45-25 at McAnally Center Thursday. Only trailing once at 7-6, the young Tiger Cubs used balance scoring and a 17-8 second quarter edge to pull away from the Eagles and secure the win...
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North Putnam loses close contest to Monrovia
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
ROACHDALE -- North Putnam's boys' basketball squad battled Monrovia Friday night in a game that could have given the home side a chance at a three-game winning streak. Instead, the Bulldogs picked off their third WCC opponent of the year, holding off the Cougars 61-56...
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Slow start hurts Cougars in loss to Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
ROACHDALE -- A slow start from the North Putnam girls' basketball squad was all that Monrovia needed Friday night, as a 17-2 deficit after one led to the Bulldogs easing past the Cougars 61-30. A good shooting night was key to any plans the hosts had against the Bulldogs, but the slow first quarter, coupled with a nearly eight-minute long scoreless streak in the second half, allowed the visitors plenty of time to rack up the points...
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Clovers struggle against Cadets
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
In the early game of a double header, Cloverdale dropped their eighth straight game 52-15 at Cascade High School on Friday night. The girls began the game at breakneck speed, sprinting out to a hand full of wild shots in the first two minutes. Eventually, Cascade (12-4, 4-0) was able to control the speed of play into their favor when senior center Krista Powell connected on a layup over a multitude of Clover (3-12, 0-3) defenders. ...
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Cloverdale still searching for winning formula
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
CLAYTON -- Cloverdale boys' basketball fell on Friday night for the eighth consecutive time this season, this a 56-29 decision to the Cadets of Cascade High School. The Cadets (8-3, 3-1) came out firing, scoring three different ways before Cloverdale (1-11, 0-3) head coach Pat Rady called a timeout exactly two minutes into the ball game. ...
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Tiger Cubs pick up eighth win of the season
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
Greencastle made it obvious Friday they were going down low and they were going to go often, as post players Nick Hutcheson and Jesse Tesmer combined for 35 points in the Tiger Cubs' 66-42 win over South Putnam. The win is Greencastle's eighth of the season...
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South Putnam rallies to retain paddle
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/12)
Friday's contest between the girls' team from South Putnam and Greencastle proved that things can change in the blink of an eye. However, two huge quarters from the host Eagles provided them with a 56-44 win and more importantly, they get retained possession of the Putnam County paddle in the process...
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MLK event Monday to feature Jason Kreag
(Local News ~ 01/14/12)
On Monday, Jan. 16, DePauw University will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a presentation by DePauw alumnus Jason Kreag. Just as activist King fought for justice and equality of African-Americans and all people, attorney Kreag, a 1997 DPU graduate, fights for justice for and exoneration of wrongfully sentenced individuals...
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School corporations may soon implement one to one policy
(Local News ~ 01/14/12)
The Area 30 Career Center Board conducted its first meeting of 2012 Tuesday morning, discussing several matters, including the balanced calendar and one to one implementation. Area 30 Technology Director Ruben Hinners gave the board an update on the one to one implementation. Hinners discussed each school district's one to one implementation plan and how Area 30 hopes to participate in the process...
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Cloverdale elects new officers
(Local News ~ 01/14/12)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council's first meeting of the year Tuesday involved such issues as the election of new officers and updates from the utility manager and building inspector. The council, having several new faces this year, began by electing officers. Both Gary Bennington and Don Sublett were nominated for the position as president. Sublett won by a vote of 4-1 with Larry Fidler voting against...
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Bringing the old back to Greencastle
(Local News ~ 01/14/12)
After years of living in Minnesota, Bill and Lynn Martindale Sullivan decided to move back to Greencastle to renovate Lynn's childhood home at 425 E. Franklin St. Lynn's family had owned the home from about 1963 through 2005. The couple came across the home as a foreclosure...
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