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Calm Waters carries Eagles to win against Senators
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/13)
VERNON -- Starting senior quarterback Sawyer Arnold was injured on the first offensive play for South Putnam and the West Washington defense was devoted to shutting down Eagles junior Lucas Lorian, so the team turned to senior fullback Joe Waters for a bigger load than he's had to tow all season.
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Scanner for 11-2
(Police Logs ~ 11/02/13)
One recent arrest was reported by Putnam County Jail officials. -- At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dustin James Wheeler, 32, Poland, was booked into the Putnam County Jail for driving with a suspended license. One recent speeding citation was issued by Greencastle City Police officers...
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Multimedia journalist Solomon to speak at DePauw Sunday night
(Local News ~ 11/02/13)
On Sunday, Nov. 3, DePauw University graduate Ben Solomon, a photographer/video-grapher/multimedia journalist, will speak at 7 p.m. in Watson Forum of the DePauw Center for Contemporary Media. It is free and open to the public. After working in the Middle East, Africa and Russia, Solomon's latest project has him involved with a team of journalists from The New York Times to produce "The Russia Left Behind."...
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Bridges Out of Poverty session scheduled Nov. 14
(Local News ~ 11/02/13)
Anyone interested in learning more about and becoming involved with the local Bridges Out of Poverty initiative is invited to an overview and poverty simulation on Thursday, Nov. 14. The sesion will take place at the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m...
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Trick-or-Treat
(Local News ~ 11/02/13)
It may have been the day after Halloween, but that didn't stop the Putnam County residents from showing up to trick-or-treat on the square.
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'Green Castles' book draws on real events in author's past
(Local News ~ 11/02/13)
Krista Montgomery Knapp knows a "Wonder Years" existence, growing up in small-town Greencastle, frequenting all the local haunts, surrounded by enough friends and a successful, loving family to write a book. And now she has. The daughter of Monty and Vicki Montgomery, a product of South Putnam High School and a 1992 graduate of the inaugural class of the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities at Ball State, is the author of "Green Castles."...
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$1 million gift to provide internship experiences
(Local News ~ 11/02/13)
A gift to DePauw University from a 1976 alumnus and his wife will help fund student internships through the university. Rick and Jan Neville have made a $1 million commitment to the university's Hubbard Center for Student Engagement in support of student internship experiences, particularly through DePauw's Signature Internship Program...
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Greencastle to beef up communication with security grant
(Local News ~ 11/02/13)
When Gov. Mike Pence announced more than $9 million in grant funding to schools through the Secured School Safety Grant Program Friday morning, what may have been lost in the big number is the impact those grants will have on the local level. More than 200 individual grants comprise the inaugural round of funding from the program, in amounts no more than $50,000, meaning the funding will impact the safety of large numbers of students throughout the state...
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7U travel baseball seeking players
(Community Sports ~ 11/02/13)
The Indiana Smoke baseball organization is looking to fill a roster for a 7U baseball team for the 2014 season. Children who are seven years old on April 30 are eligible to participate. Anyone interested can contact Kelly Lewis at 720-0265 or via email at kmlewis@allstate.com...
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North Putnam youth basketball announces signups
(Community Sports ~ 11/02/13)
The North Putnam Youth Basketball league will have signups for kindergarten-sixth grade boys and girls at North Putnam Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 9. The registration fee is $45 per player. Each childe is encouraged to bring gym shoes, shorts and a basketball for evaluation...
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With Arnold out, soph. McHugh steps up for SP
(High School Sports ~ 11/02/13)
VERNON -- Prior to Friday's sectional, the South Putnam football team has demonstrated depth at every position this season. Every spot but one, at least. When senior center Nathan Criss was injured in week 5, the offensive line reshuffled, rallied behind its sidelined leader and thrived...
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'This Is Where We Live' review
(Entertainment ~ 11/02/13)
Many times films which tackle a subject as serious as cerebral palsy want to show its difficulties, then thrust a tidy happy ending in your face as a resolution. Filmmakers Josh Barrett and Marc Menchaca escape that trap in "This is Where We Live". They had the courage to show each individuals struggles, no matter how ugly, and not promise us a happily ever after...
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Point guard's absences leaves Lance Stephenson to lead Pacers past Cavs
(Professional Sports ~ 11/02/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Lance Stephenson tied a career-high with 22 points and made five 3-pointers to help lead the Pacers past Cleveland on Saturday, 89-74. Stephenson's aggressive, consistent game wouldn't have been possible at this time last year when the guard was coming off the bench. Now in his fourth season, Stephenson took over as starter in the seventh game last season and has thrived in the new roll, coming into his own with a complete game against the Cavaliers...
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DePauw offense comes up one drive short against Wooster
(College Sports ~ 11/02/13)
The first half wasn't the shoot-out that stats predicted for the DePauw game against Wooster on Saturday, but the offenses began rolling in the third quarter. With senior running back Nikko Sansone sidelined with an injury, DePauw returned to the immaculate strategy of chucking it deep to senior Barry Flynn and as he is wont to do, Flynn delivered...
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