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Scanner for Aug. 21
(Police Logs ~ 08/21/13)
County Jail A number of people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:55 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, Michael Kenneth Scales, 30, Greencastle, was arrested for invasion of privacy and bond revocation. At 11:23 p.m. Dustin Bo Baker, 27, Greencastle, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and driving never having received a license...
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Blood drive Friday slated in honor of little Jace Wagner
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
In honor of a Putnam County infant, a community blood drive will be hosted Friday, Aug. 23 at the Heather Taylor State Farm Insurance office in Greencastle. The Bloodmobile will be located on site in the parking lot at 1285 S. Jackson St., Suite C, Greencastle (just south of Veterans Memorial Highway), from 2-7 p.m. Friday...
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'CSI Mystery' party coming to Robe-Ann Park Aug. 27
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
Crime scene investigators (CSI's) have famously probed television cases dramatized in Las Vegas, Miami and New York. Now Greencastle is getting in on the act as the city's Parks and Recreation Department is offering a mystery party event, "It's a CSI Mystery," from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Robe-Ann Park...
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Hunter education class set for Putnam County Fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
Indiana Conservation Officers, Greencastle Police Department, and the Quail Forever group are jointly sponsoring an upcoming hunter education class in Putnam County. This class provides an opportunity to obtain a hunter education certification before the upcoming hunting season. Several veteran instructors will be attending this class and are eager to teach attendees about the safety of the outdoors...
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Eagles ranked 5th, Greencastle and North Putnam 17th in preseason coaches poll
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
The Indiana Football Coaches Association released its preseason poll on Monday and the South Putnam Eagles begin the year as the No. 5-ranked 1A team in the state. SPHS finished last season 7-3 but have dropped into the smallest-school bracket for this year's rankings. The Eagles are ranked No. 8 in the AP poll...
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Greencastle golfers can't keep pace with Chargers
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
The Greencastle girls golf team lost to visiting North Montgomery on Monday, 224-192. The Tiger Cubs were led in scoring by Lokysa Scheuermann and Liz Johnson, who both shot a 48. "It's nice to get a couple of socres in the 40s, but we definitely have a lot of work to do to be competitive in the upcoming county and conference meet," GHS coach Bob Hedge said...
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Cougars open soccer season with win over South Vermillion
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam boys' soccer team got a pair of goals from both Bennett Hazelgrove and Zach Hunter en route to a 5-1 win over visiting South Vermillion on Monday. Kavyn Tumm's goal late it the second half made it 5-0 for the Cougars before the Wildcats got on the board...
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Greencastle cross country teams get wins at West Vigo
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
The Greencastle boys' and girls' cross country teams opened their seasons with a win on Tuesday. The Tiger Cub boys outran host West Vigo and picked up a 25-33 victory. The girls' team won 15-45. Taylor Secrest led the GHS boys team, finishing in second place overall with a time of 19:04. Clayton Wilson followed at 19:17...
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North Putnam girls shutout South Vermillion for win in soccer opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam girls' soccer team came out slow but kept a steady effort on its way to a 3-0 win against visiting South Vermillion on Tuesday. The Cougars got a pair of goals from Laurel MacGregor and one from Kaelynn Abner. "The girls played phenomenal tonight," NPHS coach William Gaskins said. ...
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Tiger Cubs shut down by Knights in 2013 volleyball season opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
Greencastle's volleyball squad had a less-than enviable task in opening the 2013 season against Northview Tuesday night. The visiting Knights, having played the night before, carried on their success against Mooresville in downing the Tiger Cubs 25-10, 25-12 and 25-10...
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Eagles downed in straight sets at Vikings
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
WEST TERRE HAUTE -- South Putnam's volleyball team may have adopt a new mascot this year. Despite losing 3-0 to host West Vigo, the Eagles fought like pit bulls to the very end of game three. West Vigo won the first two games 25-15, 25-13 before South Putnam dug in, falling 25-22 in game three...
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Cloverdale falls to Danville in straight sets
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Clovers entered the 2013 volleyball season with high hopes after last year's outstanding season. The Clovers welcomed the Danville Warriors to their home court for the first game of the season and lost 25-17, 25-23, 25-21...
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Eagles score first golf win against Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
CLOVERDALE -- Challenging heat made a cross-county clash between the South Putnam and Cloverdale girls' golf teams unpleasant, but the Eagles battled through the fumes to come away with a win, finishing at a season low 215 to best the Clovers' 228 at Clover Meadows on Monday...
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GHS shakes off dust, comes away with 4-2 win against Monrovia
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
GHS boys' soccer coach Dave Lilly warned his team before Tuesday's season-opening match not to come out slow. So, of course, that's exactly what happened. The Tiger Cubs didn't succumb to their slow start, however, and they came away with a 4-2 win against Monrovia...
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2013 Putnam County Football Preview: Clovers hope wins will be byproduct of playing the right way
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
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2013 Putnam County Football Preview: Cougars hope improved chemistry will get them back on top
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
ROACHDALE -- The 2012 season was a disappointment for the North Putnam football team and its fans. Two years removed from an appearance in the state championship game, the Cougars began the season with an experienced, athletic roster and high expectations. NPHS struggled, finishing the season with a 3-7 record and a stack of questions...
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2013 Putnam County Football Preview: Tiger Cubs trying to clear the bar they raised last season
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
After the Greencastle football team's annual Purple and Gray intra-squad scrimmage, head coach Josh Buis called the spectators over to the bleachers and had his team start to rile them up. Buis then took his turn speaking to the crowd. "We're going to be at Lucas Oil on November 29," he shouted...
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South Putnam board looks to improve athletics department
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
The South Putnam School Board met Monday evening for a short meeting, which discussed several routine issues that go along with the start of a new school year. Newly hired athletic director Ken Schnepp attended the meeting to inform the board on many of the things he currently has in the works...
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Farmer receives state conservation award at State Fair
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Putnam County farmer Ron Sutherlin of Cedar View Farm LLC was one of 46 Hoosiers honored with River Friendly Farmer Awards for their soil and water conservation practices during a recent ceremony at the 2013 Indiana State Fair. Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann recognized Sutherlin and the other winning farmers present during a Farmers' Day ceremony at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis...
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Walmart donates $100,000 to meal delivery agency
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
TERRE HAUTE -- More senior citizens in west-central Indiana can be assured of daily hot home-delivered meals thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to Area 7 Agency On Aging And Disabled/WCIEDD Inc. For more than 35 years, Area 7 has provided nutrition services to senior citizens in Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties. ...
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Gas line rupture closes Washington St. for 3 hours
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
A natural gas line lurking too near the surface led to the shutdown of East Washington Street (U.S. 231) for approximately three hours Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., a construction crew working on the Washington Street streetscape project was preparing to pour concrete for the ramp for the alley that runs between the Styling Station and Catalina Beauty Salon on the north side of the street...
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Bringing Down The House
(Local News ~ 08/21/13)
Construction crews in Bainbridge brought down three houses on Tuesday morning while people around town watched. The demolition of the three homes signaled the start of construction of the new Casey's on Washington Street in Bainbridge. The site of the new business will be on the corner of North Washington Street and U.S. 36. Updates on construction will be available in future editions of the Banner Graphic...
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Kathleen A Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 08/21/13)
Kathleen A Reynolds, 73, passed away in New York City at the New York University Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. She was born in Greencastle on May 25, 1940 to the late Dr. Albert E Reynolds and Mary Elizabeth (Utt) Reynolds. She graduated from Greencastle High School in 1958 and was active in the Greencastle High School Alumni Association...
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2013 Putnam County Football Preview: Eagles bulking up to prepare for weight of heavy expectations
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/13)
The South Putnam football team returns the bulk of a roster that finished the 2012 regular season 7-2, including Putnam County's second-highest rated passer (senior Sawyer Arnold) and its leading rusher (junior Lucas Lorian). The team will also drop from 2A to the smaller-school 1A playoffs where they'll be one of the biggest and most successful schools in the tournament. The Eagles know all this and they're sensing the high expectations...
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"Liv and Ingmar" a touching story of love
(Entertainment ~ 08/21/13)
Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann was 25 years old when legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman cast her in "Persona." Twenty-one years her senior, the director found the muse that would serve as the creative fuel for 12 of his films and result in a relationship that would last for the next 43 years of their lives...
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