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Lifespring Church destroyed by fire
(Local News ~ 01/25/14)
Firefighters battled a church fire at U.S. 231 and County Road 500 North in Monroe Township for nearly seven hours Friday morning. Despite their efforts, the Lifespring Christian Church was destroyed by the fire. At 4:57 a.m. fire departments were dispatched to Lifespring (formerly Somerset Christian Church) at 5038 U.S. 231 North...
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Scanner for Jan. 25
(Police Logs ~ 01/25/14)
Two people were recently booked into the Putnam County Jail. At 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Joshua Michael Booe, 30, Shelburn, was charged with nonsupport of a dependent and a probation violation. At 2 p.m. on Thursday, Joseph Craig Peerson, 32, Indianapolis, was arrested for contempt of court...
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Greencastle JV downs Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/14)
CLAYTON -- The Greencastle JV boys' basketball team rode an aggressive full-court press combined with a half-court trap and defeated the Cascade Cadets 44-34 in WCC action Thursday evening. Noah Cook opened the scoring with a 3-pointer for the young Tiger Cubs and that set the tone for the evening as Greencastle never trailed in the game...
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South girls struggle in tilt with Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/14)
MONROVIA -- South Putnam's girls' basketball squad is still looking for its first WCC win after falling on the road to Monrovia 53-22. Both teams struggled to find offense in the opening period with the hosts taking a meager 8-4 after one quarter and a 22-10 lead at halftime...
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Lopsided first quarter does in Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/14)
MONROVIA -- Had the first quarter not happened Friday night at Monrovia High School, South Putnam's boys' basketball squad might be talking about its first WCC win of the season. But a 21-6 deficit proved to be the margin of victory for the Bulldogs as the hosts knocked off the Eagles 73-58...
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Fourth-quarter surge lifts Cougars
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/14)
ROACHDALE -- Going into Friday's girls' basketball contest between North Putnam and Cloverdale, fans expected to see a tight ball game and the two squads didn't disappoint. But with the emotions of homecoming spurring them one, the Cougars utilized a fourth quarter surge to cruise to a 40-34 win...
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Tiger Cubs boys hit late three for victory
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/14)
It was white-out night at Greencastle High School Friday. Both the boys' and girls' basketball teams participated. The girls' game, ended sadly, on a last second three, but the boys turned around and beat the Cascade Cadets on a last second three, 51-48...
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GHS girls fall on last second shot
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/14)
The Greencastle Tiger Cubs girls' basketball team welcomed the Cascade Cadets to their home floor on a blistering cold Friday night for a conference showdown. Greencastle lost on a last second shot, 56-53. The win gives the Cadets the 2013-14 West Central Conference title...
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Defense keys Clover run to WCC title
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/14)
ROACHDALE -- In a half century as a head coach, Cloverdale's Pat Rady has settled on a few philosophies about basketball. One of them rang especially true Friday night at North Putnam. "Every team has runs, so you just have to hope your team's runs are a little bit longer than the other team's runs -- and you have more of them," Rady said...
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Sprinkler line break sparks Cloverdale patient evacuation
(Local News ~ 01/25/14)
CLOVERDALE -- Patients at Summerfield Health Care Center, 34 S. Main St., Cloverdale, had to be evacuated Friday after a sprinkler line burst in the ceiling and reportedly caused major water damage at the facility. Cloverdale Fire Chief Kerry Shepherd said the sprinkler line break caused a section of ceiling to collapse and flooded the south wing of the nursing home with 4-5 inches of water...
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First of 3 suspects in meth bust gets six years in DOC
(Local News ~ 01/25/14)
One of three suspects arrested in a Greencastle methamphetamine bust last July has been sentenced to six years in the Indiana Department of Correction after accepting a plea agreement. Charles R. Sage II, 28, Greencastle, agreed to plead guilty to Count I, dealing in methamphetamine, a Class B felony, in exchange for three additional counts against him (as well as an accompanying probation violation charge) being dismissed...
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Snow King
(Local News ~ 01/25/14)
The 2014 North Putnam Winter Homecoming King is Grant Bryan, the son of Tony and Leesa Bryan. .
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