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Bland Jr. brings home sprint car win for the Burton Family
(Community Sports ~ 05/27/14)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Over a three day racing span that was deemed the 'Josh Burton Memorial' weekend in honor of the much beloved Bloomington sprint car driver that was tragically lost in a crash two years ago, it was only fitting that his family's car was once again parked in Victory Lane...
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Davis signs letter of Intent
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/14)
Greencastle High School senior Alec Davis signed his Letter of Intent to play Men's Golf and attend Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. "Alec Davis was a four-year letter winner, four time all-conference and county, two time regional qualifier, two time Co-MVP, and member of an undefeated 2012 team. ...
- Master of the Discus (High School Sports ~ 05/27/14)
- Pizza King Team wins golf scramble (Community Sports ~ 05/27/14)
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Eagle softball season ends at sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/14)
CLAYTON -- Memorial Day 2014 was more than just a day of honoring our fallen soldiers. For many of the high school softball players around the state it was opening day of the IHSAA Softball Tournament. Cascade holds its own sectional and to kick it off the Cadets played the guests against South Putnam (6-15 4-6 WCC)...
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Historic Preservation Month celebration continues locally
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
As part of the ongoing observation of National Preservation Month, the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County is sponsoring an upcoming event that is free and open to the public. On Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m., conservancy expert John Warner of Indianapolis will speak at the Putnam County Museum...
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Remembering Our Veterans
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
The traditional Memorial Day ceremony with the VFW Post 1550 and American Legion Post 58 Honor Guard, rifle salute and "Taps" was conducted in front of more than 40 spectators Monday morning at Forest Hill Cemetery. Among those in the Honor Guard (above, from left) are Mike Ford, Ray Gillinger, Bill Straw, Charles Keller, Tom Roach and Bob Tyler. Following the ceremony, World War II veteran LeRoy Sillery spoke with the featured speaker Chaplin Jim Staggers...
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Veterans Memorial honors sacrifices of Fillmore folks
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
FILLMORE -- A dream that started at the 2010 Fillmore Alumni Banquet became a reality Monday when the Fillmore Veterans Memorial was unveiled on a sun-drenched Memorial Day. Dozens of Fillmore area residents and others with ties to the community were on hand as a memorial bearing the names of some 350 veterans of World Wars I and II and the Korean and Vietnam War eras was unveiled at the northwest corner of the school building by committee members Steve Cash and Jim Woods...
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Area 30's Birt wins Teacher of the Year
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
No stranger to awards both for her cooking and her students' culinary creations, Area 30 culinary arts instructor Mary Anne Birt has a new award to add to her resume: Putnam County Teacher of the Year for 2014. Presented by the Banner Graphic along with First National Bank and the Putnam County Community Foundation, the Teacher of the Year was selected from among the Teacher of the Month candidates for the 2013-14 school year...
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GHS two-sport athlete spends time helping others
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/14)
Help can sometimes come from the most unexpected places. Soon in Greencastle it may be coming from a fierce offensive line-man whose size could help him to help others. Tanner Wood is a senior at Greencastle High School. He plays football, track and is active in the arts department. In his free time this Tiger Cub has volunteered countless hours in the Emergency Department of Putnam County Hospital...
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Scanner for May 28
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Bradley Allan Branneman, 46, Cloverdale, was booked into the Putnam County Jail for nonsupport of a dependent. At 4 a.m. on Friday, John Scott McGinness, 22, Carmel, was arrested for burglary...
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Tyler Lane Weist
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Tyler Lane Weist, 27, of Fillmore, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. He was born on March 20, 1987, the son of Ronald Weist and Gaye Anderson. Tyler is survived by his father Ronald of Cloverdale, mother Gaye of Fillmore, half brothers Colby Brown of Fillmore and Jeremy Schneider of Anderson and half sister Tara Reynolds of Anderson...
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Troy Richard McDonald
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Troy Richard McDonald, 44, of Poland, Ind. passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014. He was born on Aug. 28, 1969 in Brazil. He was the son of Ruth McDonald and the late Bill McDonald. Troy married Kristine M. McDonald on June 21, 1997. He was a 1988 graduate of South Putnam High School...
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Della Mae Hood
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Della Mae Hood, 87, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014. She was born on Oct. 21, 1926 in Putnam County to Earl Benjamin Frazier and Bertha Florence McHargue Frazier. She married Gerald H. Hood in 1941, and he preceded her in death in 1995...
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Donald Ray Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Donald Ray Williams, 76, of Greencastle passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014. Don was born on Aug. 12, 1937 in Putnam County to Chester Ray Williams and Thelma Eileen Head Williams. He retired from Olin Brass in Indianapolis. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Larry Ray Williams and Charles Wayne Williams; his wife, Jacqueline Ann Williams; and two brothers, Chester Wayne Williams and Thomas Dale Williams...
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Clyde Richard 'Dick' Gaddis
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Clyde Richard Gaddis, 83, of Cloverdale passed away Thursday May 22, 2014. He was born Nov. 7, 1930 in Lawrence, the son of Clyde and Bess Gaddis, both deceased. He was married to Irene "Faye" Gaddis and she survives. In addition to his wife he is survived by daughters Terry (Gaddis) Monnett and husband Dana and Lisa (Schroer) Mendenhall and husband Dale; sons Scott Gaddis and wife Tina and Rob Schroer and wife Jody; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; brothers Duane and Debbie Gaddis, Jay and Karen Gaddis and Marcel and Rita Gaddis; sister Judy McGaughey; sister-in-law Phyllis Gaddis; and several nieces and nephews.. ...
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Putnam posts identical jobless figure as Indiana at 5.7 for April
(Local News ~ 05/27/14)
As Putnam County goes, so goes the state of Indiana in the latest unemployment report issued by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development Indiana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percent to 5.7 percent for April, which is precisely the same figure Putnam County posted for the month. The Putnam number was the 52nd best rating among the 92 Hoosier counties...
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