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Sheriff's debate brings out big crowd at DPU Media Center
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
With less than a week to go until the May 6 primary election, the three Republican candidates for Putnam County sheriff squared off before a standing-room-only audience of more than 100 people in Watson Forum of the DePauw University Media Center. Sponsored by the DePauw Political Science Department, incumbent Sheriff Steve Fenwick, Putnam Sheriff's Department Sgt. ...
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Scanner for May 2
(Police Logs ~ 05/02/14)
County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Lisa Ann Davidson, 33, Indianapolis, was arrested for possession of marijuana and failure to appear. At 3:36 p.m., Christopher Ryan Skojac, 25, Martinsville, was arrested for failure to appear...
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Greencastle baseball comes up short against Rockville at home
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
Rockville visited the Greencastle baseball diamond Wednesday. The Tiger Cubs his the ball well but with that, and even a Holden King triple couldn't get a Greencastle victory. They lost to the Rox 10-4. Senior Seth Brown pitched four innings giving up seven runs on four hits...
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Eagle girls' tennis comes back to win
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
The winds were blowing fiercely when the Eagles' girls tennis team took on Turkey Run Tuesday. The winds couldn't blow out the South Putnam spirit, as the Eagles were able to pull off the comeback victory, winning 3-2. The JV also came in with a dominant performance winning 5-1...
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Mentors' actions speak loudly for TALKS program mentees
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Mentors apparently come in all shapes and sizes, ages and backgrounds. And like finding gold, a good one is a keepsake for a lifetime. That was readily apparent on Tuesday evening as a celebration of the Transferring a Little Knowledge Systemically (TALKS) mentoring program unfolded at the Inn at DePauw...
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Cloverdale man airlifted after State Road 42 crash
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
CLOVERDALE -- A 69-year-old Cloverdale man sustained serious injuries Wednesday night in an accident on State Road 42 near Cloverdale. At approximately 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash at 1420 E. State Road 42...
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South Putnam's Derrick Mitchell signs letter of intent
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
It was a joyous occasion at South Putnam High School Friday morning for Derrick Mitchell and his mom Ida. Mitchell was signing his letter of intent to run track at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. "I'm pretty excited," Mitchell said. "I wanted to go out of state and they got ahold of me. Last week, I got my letter of acceptance, so I'm just excited."...
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Gospel Servants Quartet coming to Greencastle Church of Nazarene
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
The Gospel Servants Quartet will present a concert of gospel music at Greencastle Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, May 18 at 6 p.m. The Gospel Servants are well-known across Indiana and they sing a variety of Christian music. The concert is open to the public . There is no admission charge. However, the church is asking for a free will donation fo the quartet...
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Who's News for May 3
(Other Record ~ 05/02/14)
CAITLIN WYATT, Greencastle, a first-year health and wellness major at McKendree University, was initiated into Chapter 378 of Phi Eta Sigma national honor society on Academic Excellence Day, April 24. Phi Eta Sigma, the nation's oldest and largest multi-disciplinary honor society for first-year college and university students, promotes and rewards academic excellence...
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Greencastle High School to host all-class reunion June 21
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Greencastle High School will host an all-class reunion on Saturday, June 21 at McAnally Center. The GHS Alumni Association board members now have tickets for sale or one can send a check with the name and contact information to the GHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 846, Greencastle, IN 46135...
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Reelsville Alumni Association to hold 2014 alumni banquet June 7
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
The 2014 Reelsville Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, June 7 in the Central Elementary Gym. Social hour will be from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., with meal and business meeting to follow. Central Elementary is located just east of the South Putnam High School, at the intersection of U.S. 40 and U.S. 231...
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Earning High Marks
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Summerfield Health Campus Cloverdale Social Service Director Nadine Davenport (center) receives the Great Lakes Caring Hospice and Home Health Social Work Essential Piece Award. Congratulating her are (from left) Summerfield Maintenance Director Joe Koons III, Director of Nursing Lesa Cheney, Dietart Supervisor Jean Mundy, MDS Coordinator Angie Hancock, House Keeping Supervisor Lorena Lambert and Business Office Manager/ Human Resources Patti Lambert. ...
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Scanner for May 3
(Police Logs ~ 05/02/14)
County Jail One person was booked into the Putnam County Jail Thursday. At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Joseph Alen Hagan, 24, Cloverdale was arrested on a probation violation. Sheriff's Dept. At 6:24 p.m. on Wednesday, Jamie L. Klee, 28, Plainfield, was traveling eastbound on U.S. 36 approaching the intersection of U.S. 231 when her phone rang...
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DPU music ensembles to end the year with French masterpieces
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
As a busy academic year comes to a close, the DePauw University Orchestra, University Chorus and DePauw Chamber Singers will present two important and delightful works from French composers, the exquisite "Poulenc Gloria" and Debussy's impressionistic "Nocturnes"...
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South Putnam's Tona Gardner winner of Battey National Educator of Year Award
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Tona Gardner -- a teacher, librarian, academic coach, drama director and yearbook sponsor at South Putnam High School -- is the 2014 recipient of the Battey National Educator of the Year Award. Presented by DePauw University's Honor Scholar Program, the Battey Award recognizes a teacher who has inspired a current DePauw Honor Scholar while that student was attending high school...
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Monday Kaku Ubben Lecture at DePauw to be webcast also
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Doors to Kresge Auditorium at DePauw University will open at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 5 for the Ubben Lecture by futurist and bestselling author Michio Kaku. The internationally renowned theoretical physicist will discuss "The Future of the Mind," the title of his current book, in a 7:30 p.m. speech in the Green Center for the Performing Arts at DPU...
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Schwipps, Monday to share their 'Books that made a Difference'
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
This spring's "Books that Made a Difference" program at the Putnam County Public Library will feature Tanis Monday and Greg Schwipps on Wednesday, May 7. Attendees are invited to bring their lunch to the Brown Bag event, which is scheduled from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Drinks and cookies will be served...
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Assistant director's departure may mean park post realignment
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Just as every cloud has a silver lining and the notion that when fate closes a door, it opens a window, the Greencastle Park Board preferred to look to the future, not the past, Thursday night. While sad to see Assistant Park Director Troy Scott leave the department to pursue a position in the private sector, the Park Board and Park Director Rod Weinschenk will try to turn a negative into a potential positive by using the development to create a new position within the City Park Department...
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Dancin' in the Street
(Local News ~ 05/02/14)
Despite a chilly welcome, the inaugural First Friday effort downtown got feet moving with music, sweet music from the Lemon Brothers, playing from beneath the courthouse overhang to dodge a little drizzle. Enjoying themselves by dancing in the street, Angie Bossnack of Greencastle and her daughter, Colleen, 5, twirl as friend Maura Lazar, also 5, awaits a spin. ...
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Ohio Wesleyan loses in the first round to DPU softball team 3-1
(College Sports ~ 05/02/14)
After winning their second straight North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title the Tigers' softball team took one step closer towards capturing their first NCAC tournament championship. DePauw defeated Ohio Wesleyan, 3-1 in their first round matchup Friday afternoon...
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Greencatle gets second at Mooresville
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
MOORESVILLE -- The Greencastle track team ended its rainy and windy week at Mooresville Thursday. The boys beat out the hosts but couldn't get a victory over Franklin. They placed second. The girls placed second as well losing by three points to the hosts...
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Greencastle, Cloverdale boys' varsity golf come in second, third to Plainfield at Oaktree
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/14)
WCC rival teams Greencastle and Cloverdale sent its golf to Oak tree to take on Plainfield Plainfield took the win on the fifth scorecard with its score tied with Greencastle at 165. Plainfield had 42 and the Tiger Cubs had 53 on the fitfh. Cloverdale came in third with 204...
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