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Fillmore railroad crossing to close for construction
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
FILLMORE -- The railroad crossing north of Fillmore will close for more than a week as crews from CSX work on the area. The crossing of County Road 550 East (Main Street) in Marion Township will close on Tuesday afternoon and be reopened before Saturday, Sept. 13...
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Ellen B. Renihan
(Obituary ~ 09/02/14)
Ellen B. Renihan, 72, of Greencastle, passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. She was born Nov. 4, 1941 in Indianapolis, the daughter of the late Walter X. and Rosa "Nelly" (Craft) Braun. She married Daniel Lee Renihan on Jan. 24, 1959, and he preceded her in death...
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Mary Beth Frazier Doheny
(Obituary ~ 09/02/14)
Mary Beth Frazier Doheny, 70, of Louisville, Ky., died peacefully at home on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, after an illness. Mary Beth was born June 3, 1944 in Greencastle, to the late Charles C. and Mary Shank Frazier. She graduated from Greencastle High School in 1962, attended DePauw University for one year, and transferred to the University of Louisville, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She graduated in 1966 with a degree in elementary education...
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Vivian M. Holliday
(Obituary ~ 09/02/14)
Vivian M. (Hall) Holliday passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 at the age of 98. She was born Oct. 17, 1915 to Harry and Olive (Garhart) Hall. During her career she worked at the Indiana State Farm and Champaign Central High School in Illinois, where she retired the first time...
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Care for a friendly game of musical cars? I'll pass
(Column ~ 09/02/14)
Gazing out my window here at the B-G office, I've long marveled at the other downtown workers I've observed playing a game I've affectionately come to call "musical cars." The rules are quite simple: Park your car in the best spot you can find either on the square or in the first block in any direction. Go inside and go about the business of your day, but don't forget -- in two hours or so you need to go out and find a new spot...
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Hey, let's be careful out there, scams everywhere
(Column ~ 09/02/14)
One of the sad realities of life these days is that our world is full of scam artists. The Internet has brought them into our living rooms, into our offices and onto our phones. They inhabit the sidewalks. Hotel lobbies. Ballparks, for crying out loud...
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South Putnam creates tech team for 1:1 implementation
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
With technology shaping education like never before, the South Putnam School Corporation is making strides in planning for the implementation of 1:1 programming within the next few years. As it has been the topic of discussion over the past few months, the South Putnam School Board is looking to implement more technology within its classrooms. However, in doing so, the corporation is looking to complete the proper planning needed to make such a program a success...
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Fillmore railroad crossing to close
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
FILLMORE -- The railroad crossing north of Fillmore will remain closed for more than a week as crews from CSX work on the area. The crossing of County Road 550 East (Main Street) in Marion Township closed on Tuesday afternoon and will be reopened before Saturday, Sept. 13...
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County tax sale scheduled Sept. 9
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
Putnam County will conduct a tax sale on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for delinquent properties that have delinquent taxes and special assessments due from the prior year's spring installment. In Indiana, the county treasurer and auditor are required to sell tax liens on delinquent properties that remain unpaid from the prior year's spring installment. Putnam County will offer the tax sale certificates at a public sale that is not less than the total amount due in delinquent taxes, costs and penalties...
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Scanner for 9-2-2014
(Police Logs ~ 09/02/14)
County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. *At 11:05 a.m. on Friday, James Jason Campbell, 35, Cloverdale, was arrested for violation of home detention and operating while intoxicated with a prior. At 4 p.m. Daphne Delp-Glendy, 25, Indianapolis, was arrested on a probation violation...
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Court news for 9-2-2014
(Court News ~ 09/02/14)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Criminal Cases Carl E. Beavers, 41, Martinsville, Class B misdemeanor battery, Class B misdemeanor public intoxication Citations and Infractions Erin E. Brown, 32, Terre Haute, speeding...
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Paige Gooch named NCAA top 30 Women of the Year
(College Sports ~ 09/02/14)
Paige Gooch '14 (Fort Mitchell, Ky./Beechwood) is among the Top 30 honorees for the 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year and one of just 10 from Division III. The Top 30 will be honored at the NCAA Woman of the Year dinner on Sunday, October 19, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis...
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Cougar volleyball gears up for upcoming Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/14)
ROACHDALE-- With an eye toward Thursday's match with South Putnam, North Putnam's volleyball team tuned up for the clash with a match with Eminence Tuesday night. The Cougars wasted little time in dispatching the Eels, showing a great amount of focus and winning in straight sets 25-6, 25-10 and 25-11...
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Eagle volleyball team falls to Panthers in four games
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/14)
The Eagles are a very athletic volleyball team and are focused on making themselves better. Though they loss to Riverton Parke on Tuesday in four sets, the Eagles are determined to become a more sound volleyball team. I think that maintaining our intensity is a big thing," Eagle coach Kristin Hendrich said. ...
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Bon Appetit donates $5,000 to DePauw Campus Farm
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
Bon Appetit Management Co. has donated $5,000 to the DePauw Campus Farm. The one-acre plot, located at 1521 W. CR 225 South, Greencastle (near the Prindle Institute for Ethics) yielded more than 5,500 pounds of food last year and is off to a strong start again...
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Three county schools run in North Putnam Invite
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/14)
ROACHDALE-- North Putnam hosted its final cross country meet of the season as six squads ran in the Cougar Co-ed Cross County Invitational Tuesday night. Local rivals Cloverdale and South Putnam joined the hosts along with Eminence, Monrovia and long-distance arrivals Clinton Prairie...
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PCPL to participate in Observe the Moon Night
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
The Putnam County Public Library will be hosting International Observe the Moon Night this Saturday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Museum due to the ongoing renovations to the library youth services area. The event, which is done on the same day each year, is designed for all ages and is dedicated to encouraging people to "look up" and take notice of the moon not only with a naked eye, but using the most sensitive telescope...
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Smith due in federal court Sept. 8; Fenwick trial continued to December
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
A Putnam County deputy accused of using excessive force in four different arrests will appear in federal court on Monday, Sept. 8. The trial Deputy T.J. Smith, 37, of Greencastle, is set for 9 a.m. at the U.S. District Courthouse in Terre Haute with Judge William T. Lawrence presiding...
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Class Act
(Local News ~ 09/02/14)
Students flock back to DePauw University for the 2014-15 school year.
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