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Small fire at Crown out before firefighters arrive
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Damage was limited in a small fire at Crown Equipment Friday morning. The Greencastle Fire Department was dispatched to the factory at 2600 E. S.R. 240, but the fire was out upon firefighters' arrival. Fire Chief Bill Newgent said the fire likely resulted from ongoing construction at the plant on the city's east side...
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Easter events Saturday at Russellville Community Center
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The Russellville Community Center will host Easter activities on Saturday afternoon. A bake sale is set for noon on Saturday, April 19, featuring homemade pies, cakes, cookies, noodles and much more. At 1 p.m. will be the annual Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Russellville Community Church...
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Autumn Glen Assisted Living will host a VA Seminar on Thursday, April 24.
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The free seminar will begin at 3 p.m. with registration and hors d'oeuvres at 2:30. An earlier press release listed an incorrect date for the event. Jeff Cooper of Cooper Estate Planning and Elder Law will be presenting on the Aid and Attendance benefit available to wartime veterans and/or their spouses to help cover the cost of assisted living...
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Local baseball see losses on the road
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
ROCKVILLE -- It was a tough day for some county baseball teams as they traveled and came up short Thursday. North Putnam traveled to Rockville and loss 10-0 in six innings. Unearned runs were the story of that game, as the Cougars gave up the 10 runs with only two earned by the Rox. Beau Green pitched four innings, striking out two and earning a single at bat. Jackson Kendall also earned a single and Cameron McPherson earned a double...
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DePauw men's lacrosse loses to NCAC rival Wittenberg 5-1
(College Sports ~ 04/18/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio- DePauw dropped to 1-5 in North Coast Athletic Conference play after a 17-6 decision against Wittenberg Wednesday afternoon in Springfield, Ohio. With the win, Wittenberg improved to 10-3 overall and 4-2 in NCAC play, while DePauw lost its fifth conference game and fell to 3-10 overall...
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First-place Wittenberg finishes off Tiger women's lacrosse
(College Sports ~ 04/18/14)
Springfield, Ohio - Host Wittenberg scored six of the final seven goals of the first half Wednesday and the first six of the second half to expand a four-goal lead to 15 on the way to a 25-12 North Coast Athletic Conference win over DePauw women's lacrosse...
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Eagle track team takes down Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
CLAYTON -- The South Putnam boys' and girls' track teams picked up a pair of wins on the road Tuesday, as both bested WCC foe Cascade. The boys' squad split individual wins with the Cadets as both teams took eight first place finishes, but an extra relay win and 10 second place finishes allowed the Eagles to take a comfortable 73-58 victory...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Tyler Carter, Baseball, Cloverdale High School
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
Tyler Carter is a senior baseball player for Cloverdale High Schol and, according to Carter, he has been playing the sport since he could touch a baseball. He has one brother and is the son of Scott and Evan Carter. Tyler pitches and plays shortstop for the Clovers. Last year he and the Clovers set a school record with 21 wins on the season. They we knocked out of sectionals by Covenant Christian...
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Cloverdale baseball explodes in fifth inning to get win
(College Sports ~ 04/18/14)
By JOHNATHON GOODE For the Banner Graphic CLOVERDALE-- Tied going into the bottom of the fifth inning meant no harm for the Cloverdale Clovers baseball team, who pushed 10 runs across to force the 10 run rule. They got the 14-4 win over the Turkey Run Warriors...
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TV crime program Sunday to focus on Hollandsburg case
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The Valentine's Day 1977 Hollandsburg slayings are the subject of an Investigation Discovery Channel documentary TV series "Very Bad Men," airing at noon Sunday. The episode, titled "Thrill Killer," focuses on Roger Drollinger, the mastermind of the Parke County slayings who died recently at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle at age 61...
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GPD to take part in Drug Take Back
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The Greencastle Police Department will be participating once again in the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) Drug Take Back Day event. It is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Greencastle High School, 910 E. Washington St...
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Getting Down to Work
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
A front-end loader scrapes up remnants of the Indiana Street asphalt that was milled away Thursday afternoon as the reconstruction project begins in earnest between this corner at Seminary north to Washington Street at the courthouse square. Rieth-Riley Construction Co. workers will be tackling several elements of the project, including new curbs, sidewalks, and drainage improvements, over the next 3-1/2 months with an Aug. 6 completion date attached to the firm's $884,383 INDOT contract. After milling and subgrade work is complete, concrete work is expected to begin June 12 with curbs, approaches and ADA ramps addressed.
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Making a Splash
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Making a contribution to the Splash Park Project, members of the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors join Executive Director Tammy Johnson (front, right) in presenting a $350 check to Greencastle Civic League representatives, including project co-chairs (front, from left) Suzanne Masten and Emily Knuth. ...
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Reassessment moves into Marion Township
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
With reassessment now complete in Monroe Township, county assessors are moving into Marion Township, including Fillmore, Putnam County Assessor Nancy Dennis said. Residents should be aware that deputy assessors will be on their property performing assessments...
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Beyond Homeless
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Representatives from New Life Baptist Church recently donated more than $1,000 from a recent rummage sale to Beyond Homeless. Present for the check donation were Pastor Michael Wren, Executive Director of Beyond Homeless Tanis Monday and rummage sale organizer Cathy Albin...
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Rekindling friendship after 20 years, authors release debut book 'Smitten' together
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
After two decades, the last thing former best friends Amy Ledbetter Blake and Coby McGuire expected to do was see each other again. However, that's just what they did. And through the power of social media, Greencastle High School graduates Blake and McGuire have rekindled their friendship and bonded anew over a shared passion for romance novels and writing...
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DPU alums, profs, students unite for Kickstarter indie film
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
After 19 years, filmmakers Kyle Ham, a 1994 DePauw University alum, and Steve Timm, professor of communication and theater, are finally bringing their script to the screen as an independent feature film. "Reparation," an adaptation of Timm's play, "The Activist," began funding on Kickstarter Thursday, and will star Jon Huertas ("Castle," "Generation Kill") and Marc Menchaca ("Homeland," "Generation Kill")...
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Villinski named director of DePauw McDermond Center
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Michele T. Villinski, professor of economics and management, will assume the leadership of the DePauw University Robert C. McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship and direct the university's Management Fellows Program, effective July 1, DePauw has announced...
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Average central Indiana Easter Sunday: 60 degrees and no rain
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
An old adage suggests that if it rains on Easter Sunday, it will rain every Sunday for seven weeks. Hang up your raincoats and stow your umbrellas for that apparently will not be the case this year. Judging by forecast of 74 degrees and partly sunny being predicted for Sunday, Easter bonnets and the frills upon them should stay dry across central Indiana...
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North Putnam tackles new employment, construction work
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
ROACHDALE-- Principal Terry Tippin will move from his role as North Putnam Middle School principal to director of transportation maintenance and operations. Tippin served as principal for the middle school since November of 2007. A graduate of the North Putnam school system, Tippin is a fixture of the school corporation and while he will be staying with the school corporation, he will not be in the school itself on a daily basis...
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Cloverdale boys' golf struggles for win at home against Linton
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale boys' golf team saw victory Thursday when Linton visited. After a slow start, the Clovers gave great efforts on the later holes and couldn't be denied the match, Winning 179-195. "We played better than on Monday, but conditions were far better. We had some struggles with certain situations, but I think overall we took a step forward," Cloverdale coach Doug Wokoun said...
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Bears walk-off, take two wins from Tigers
(College Sports ~ 04/18/14)
ST. LOUIS, Mo.- The Tiger baseball team fell to Washington University (Mo.) in a non-conference doubleheader Friday afternoon, dropping game one, 10-6 and losing the nightcap, 9-8. DePauw dropped to 10-13 overall, while the Bears improved to 16-14. The Tigers got off to a fast start in the opener scoring two runs in the first. ...
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Tiger Cub boys', girls' track team loses 3-way at Monrovia
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
MONROVIA -- The Tiger Cub track team took on Monrovia and Owen Valley at Monrovia Thursday, but fell short, the boys placing third and the girls coming in second losing by 11. Monrovia won both events. It was a nice day for personal bests on the boys' side. Five Greencastle athletes beat their own record and Greencastle senior Tanner Wood's discus throw of 142-08 landed him second on Greencastle High School's all-time record list...
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Eagles' comeback effors fall short against Martinsville
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
By the time the bottom of the fifth inning rolled around Friday night, few people could have blamed the crowd at South Putnam High School for thinking that the host Eagles would be batting for the last time against Martinsville. Trailing 14-2 at that point, the hosts' bats suddenly got scorching hot, pushing nine runs across the plate in the fifth and sixth innings before ultimately falling 16-11 to the Artesians...
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