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Terre Haute man facing three felonies in Travel Plaza case
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
By ERIC BERNSEE Editor A homeless Terre Haute man is facing three felony charges as a result of a Dec. 9 incident in which a bogus $100 bill was passed at the Cloverdale Travel Plaza. Taiwan Duprice Richards, 38, who is lodged in the Putnam County Jail, made an initial appearance in Putnam Superior Court Wednesday on charges of:...
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Alaska Christian Church presents Christmas services
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The Alaska Christian Church will be celebrating the season with a number of upcoming Christmas services. This Sunday, Dec. 15, beginning in the 10:47 a.m. celebration worship service, Mahseh will be in concert at ACC presenting their Christmas music...
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First Christian Church celebrates the reason for the season
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The worship at First Christian Church in Greencastle on Dec. 15 will be a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Instead of preaching, this service will be Bible readings that take us from Adam and Eve's first rebellion against God to the birth of Jesus that takes away that separation from the Lord...
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First Baptist to host Cantata and Christmas Eve services
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
First Baptist Church in Greencastle will be hosting a pair of Christmas services in the days leading up to the holiday. Pastor Randy McNeely and the church are inviting the public to the cantata "Christ Was Born for This" at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22...
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Lessons and Carols service at Gobin
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The Greencastle community is invited to an evening of Lessons and Carols (traditional service) at Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15. Everyone is invited to join this sacred tradition at Gobin. There will be singing, a brass quintet, timpani, a children's choir and the Bells of Gobin...
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Elliott honored for excellence in advocacy
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Professional Women in Advocacy recognized Carolyn T. Elliott of Greencastle, senior vice president of Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, with an honorable mention award at its national conference in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 9. Organizers of the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference presented Elliott with an excellence in advocacy award in the category of Veteran Practitioner for her "integrity, intellect and devotion" to her clients...
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Scanner for Dec. 14
(Police Logs ~ 12/13/13)
County Jail Four people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 1:54 a.m. on Wednesday, Wesley January, 23, Greencastle, was arrested for driving with a suspended license. At 4 p.m. Paul Dillon Brown, 21, Indianapolis, was charged with probation violation...
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Numbers add up to revive park youth basketball effort
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Youth basketball is alive and well and under way for the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department. More than 140 youngsters have signed up for the 2013-14 version of the basketball program, more than twice as many children as a year ago when the park program was canceled because of lagging numbers...
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Park Dept. planning Dec. 26 celebration of Boxing Day
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The Putnam County Museum, Putnam County Public Library and the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department have combined to schedule an educational and fun celebration of Boxing Day. It is set for 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26 at the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle...
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GHS Holiday Concert now airing daily on local cable access channel
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Greencastle Local Access Channel 3 is running the Dec. 9 Greencastle High School Music Department Holiday Concert daily at 11 a.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The concert, staged in Parker Auditorium at GHS, features the vocal groups New Beginnings, Coalesce, The Classics and the GHS Band all performing a variety of holiday music favorites...
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Farm Bureau slates annual Education Roundtable Dec. 17
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The 2013 Education Roundtable, sponsored by Putnam County Farm Bureau, is scheduled for noon Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the boardroom of the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport on Ballard Lane in Greencastle. State Sen. Pete Miller (R-Avon) has confirmed his attendance and State Rep. ...
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Reelsville house fire contained to garage
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
REELSVILLE -- Local fired departments responded to a reported house fire in Washington Township late Friday morning, containing the blaze to the attached garage and saving a pair of family dogs. The Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 11:23 a.m. to the home of Dave and Tina French at 6142 S. CR 800 West, which is northwest of Reelsville...
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Putnam County and the Affordable Health Care Act
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The topic of health care is not a new subject in the media or at the local level. Local school systems have been dealing with the oncoming Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA) and what it means for its employees for several months now. One area of concern that some Putnam County health officials and others are having is what the individual citizen is doing about their health care...
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Fillmore man gets four-year sentence for altering handgun
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
A 25-year-old Putnam County man has been sentenced to four years in the Indiana Department of Correction for altering the identifying marks on a stolen handgun. As a result of a plea agreement reached with the Putnam County Prosecutor's Office, Derek F. Vaughn, Fillmore, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges to four years in prison with two years of time to be executed...
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Community officials gain insight on bullying prevention
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Putnam County community members gained a little more insight on bullying prevention through a free lunch presentation at the Prindle Institute for Ethics on Thursday afternoon. The director of development for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Marlene Snyder and Olweus leader and trainer for Indiana Mary Yoder Holsopple led the presentation by discussing just how bad bullying can be and how to help stop it...
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A Merry Little Christmas
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The town of Roachdale celebrated its merry little Christmas on Friday evening. As snow began to fall people ventured out to the streets to enjoy some of the shop owners Christmas cheer. Isaac Garriott and his family wandered into Roachdale Hardware for a coke and some roasted peanuts being served by Megan Lawn...
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