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Charles David Young
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
Charles David Young, 93, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. Dave was born on Jan. 24, 1921 in Hudsonville, Ill., to Mason Gilbert Young and Nora Ellen Parker Young. He was a graduate of Danville Illinois High School. Dave honorably served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II...
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Robert E. Buis
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
Robert E. Buis, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. Bob was born on Feb. 3, 1929 in Hendricks County to Otho and Cleo Bailey Buis. He was a 1949 graduate of Stilesville High School, and had been a job setter at Ford Motor Co., retiring with 30 years of service...
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South Putnam boys' basketball can't bounce back
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/14)
After falling behind by 14 after one quarter of play, the Eagles' boys' basketball team found stability by halftime and trailed by seven after three quarters of play, only to run out of steam and fall to the Mounties 63-40. South Putnam coach Greg Dean noted that the team came back well after a disappointing home defeat the previous evening...
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GHS grad named Pennsylvania Teacher of Year
(Local News ~ 12/14/14)
FOX CHAPEL, Pa. -- A 1985 Greencastle High School graduate was recently named Pennsylvania's 2015 Teacher of the Year and is now the state's nominee for National Teacher of the Year. Mairi Cooper, a teacher at Fox Chapel Area High School, was announced as the 2015 winner during the Monday, Dec. 8 awards program in Hershey, Pa. She was chosen from one of 15 finalists named by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett in April...
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Cougar wrestling team hosts Kerns Invitational Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/14)
ROACHDALE--The fourth annual Kenny Kerns invitational took place Saturday as hosted by the North Putnam wrestling squad. The Cougars renamed their invitational after Kerns four years ago when he retired from 22 years of coaching. "North Putnam has hosted this invitational for several years," coach Bucky Kramer said. ...
- Sounds of The Season (Local News ~ 12/14/14)
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Roachdale council talks animal control
(Local News ~ 12/14/14)
ROACHDALE -- In addition to discussion of the utility rate increase, Roachdale's monthly town council meeting also addressed several other issues, including the resignation of Tammy Folck from the park board. Folck cited personal reasons for leaving the board, and despite her enthusiasm and past work with its creation, she felt she could no longer provide the time necessary to maintain her role on the board...
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Students strive for coffeehouse atmosphere
(Local News ~ 12/14/14)
Less than 100 steps away from a well-known coffee shop in downtown Greencastle is the newly opened Bagos Coffee Shop, which aims not to compete with the other cafe on the block, but to offer something entirely different, and to create a better sense of community in the process...
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Cougars come up short at home to Athenians
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/14)
ROACHDALE-- The North Putnam Cougars boys' basketball team showed up to play Saturday night, but only shot 9-of-36 from the field and 9-of-16 from the free-throw strike. A close game turned into a loss, 44-30, to a struggling Crawfordsville Athenian team...
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GHS holds lead against Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/14)
On Saturday the Sullivan boys' basketball team gave Greencastle some trouble down the stretch at McAnally Center but the Tiger Cubs held their ground and pulled out the win 47-40. Three-pointers were the order of the day as Greencastle took a large first-half lead led by the passing of senior Brody Bollman and the shooting of junior Ryan Coble. ...
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Greencastle girls are JV County Champions
(High School Sports ~ 12/14/14)
Just as its varsity counterpart, the Greencastle girls' JV team are the Putnam County Champions. They were able to overcome South Putnam in the championship game at Cloverdale on Saturday 38-10. To be updated.
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Candy store sweet idea for Dunbar's latest venture
(Local News ~ 12/14/14)
Opening a new candy store a couple blocks off the square in Greencastle, Lynda Dunbar hasn't gone completely nuts but she has poured her time and talents into the Completely Nuts and Candy Co. The new business, designed to capture the sweet tooth of many a passerby as well as those looking for a sweet way to celebrate a holiday or special occasion, opened recently at 302 N. ...
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Debra Louise Harden
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
Debra Louise Dickerson Harden, 62, of Brazil, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 after her long battle with cancer. Debra was born West Terre Haute In. on Sept. 1, 1952, the daughter of the late Ray Dean and Katherine (Hinkle) Dickerson. She was a graduate of West Vigo High School and graduated from Indiana Business Collage with an associates degree in accounting...
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Alberta Helen Buis
(Obituary ~ 12/14/14)
Alberta Helen Buis, 94, of Plainfield and formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. She was born on May 11, 1920 in Tippecanoe County to Joseph Bollock and Louise Brouwer Bollock. Bert married Russell E. Buis on March 31, 1948, and he preceded her in death in 2011...
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