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Lewis Charley
(Obituary ~ 05/25/15)
Lewis Charley, 99, of Chicago Heights, Ill., passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Lewis had made his home in Memphis, Ind., until last year when he sold his property and moved to Chicago Heights with his daughter, Beverly. He was the last of his family of 12 children...
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Steve A. Murray
(Obituary ~ 05/25/15)
Steve A. Murray, 68, Poland, entered into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 7, 2015. He was born to Charles and Goldie Murray in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Aug 21, 1946, they preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Judy Leveritt in 1999, as well as older brother, Lonnie, and an infant sister...
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Thomas Edward Blubaugh
(Obituary ~ 05/25/15)
Thomas Edward Blubaugh, 79, of Morton, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 24, 2015. He was born on Aug. 9, 1935 in Farmersburg, Ind., to Charles Blubaugh and Esther Hauger Blubaugh. Tom was a faithful member of Abundant Life House of Mercy for more than 42 years...
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Robert Earl Greene
(Obituary ~ 05/25/15)
Robert Earl Greene, 80, of Bainbridge, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Born Sept. 9, 1934 in Parke County, he was the son of Robert R. and Mary Elizabeth (DePlanty) Greene and was a 1952 graduate of Bellmore High School. He married Kathryn (Wittenmyer) Greene on Sept. 30, 1955...
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Norman W. Stewart
(Obituary ~ 05/25/15)
Norman W. Stewart, 89, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 surrounded by his family. Norman was born on Dec. 16, 1925 in Greencastle to Jesse Ray Stewart and Eva Mae Vanlandingham Stewart. He was a graduate of Greencastle High School, and a member of Fillmore Christian Church...
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Susan Ann Baker
(Obituary ~ 05/25/15)
Susan Ann (Miller) Baker, 49, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 following a horse riding accident. She was born March 8, 1966, in Clay County, the daughter of Joseph and Lois (Bennett) Miller. Susan graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1984...
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Summer Music Festival at Gobin opens 11th season Wednesday
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
The 2015 Greencastle Summer Music Festival opens its 11th season of "bringing the community together with friends making music for friends" Wednesday, May 27 in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. The festival features free performances by top professional musicians from Indiana and beyond, each with national or international careers...
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Putnam County native Greg Swanson named Indiana CO of the year
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
A Putnam County native has won the James D. Pitzer Award as Indiana Conservation Officer of the Year. Conservation Officers gathered at the State Capitol building Thursday to honor officers from across the state for their accomplishments of the past year...
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Earl Lewis 'Duke' Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/25/15)
Earl Lewis "Duke" Miller, 90, Roachdale, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Putnam County Hospital. Earl was born Sept. 27, 1924. He was the son of Charles and Verna (Lewis) Miller. He was born in Clinton Falls, Putnam County. Earl lived there for the first 13 years of his life. The family then moved to Roachdale and he graduated from Roachdale High School in 1942...
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Plan ahead to help avoid health risks during travel season
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
Despite the cold weather we have experienced in recent days, the summer season is around the corner. Research has shown more and more Americans are traveling more than ever during the months of June through August (Center for Disease and Prevention, 2015)...
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Summer Reading Program set to start June 1 at PCPL
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
Summer Reading Program is just around the corner and the Putnam County Public Library is changing things up this year. All participants must be under the age of 19 (high school students please) with age groups as follows, 0-5, 6-12 and 13-19. The program lasts eight weeks with four official check-ins. In order to qualify for a check-in, a participant must read a minimum of 20 minutes per day, or 280 minutes (4.7 hours) every two weeks using the honor system...
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Presentation to cover advance directive, POST, powers of attorney
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
As a part of activities celebrating Older Americans' Month, there will be a free presentation provided by an attorney from the Terre Haute Bar Association about advance directives, POST (physician orders for scope of treatment) and powers of attorney on May 27 at 1:30 p.m. in Greencastle...
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'My Garden' series continues at library
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
The second program in the Putnam County Public Library's "My Garden" series is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 28. The library's own Conni Wrightsman will give a presentation on gardening with native plants. In 1999, Wrightsman read the book, "Go Native!" by Carolyn Harstad and became hooked on gardening with native plants. She enjoys spending the day in her woods collecting wildflowers, ferns and moss for her flower beds...
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Summer Music Festival to open 11th season at Gobin Wednesday
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
The 2015 Greencastle Summer Music Festival opens its 11th season of "bringing the community together with friends making music for friends" Wednesday, May 27 in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. The festival features free performances by top professional musicians from Indiana and beyond, each with national or international careers...
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Local museum to open history and art exhibits
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
Two new exhibits are scheduled to open at the Putnam County Museum over the next two weekends. Opening on Saturday, May 30 will be an exhibit about the Irwins of Roachdale, the latest in the museum's Founding Family series. On Saturday, June 6, an exhibition of watercolors by Myra Schuetter will be unveiled...
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Putnam County seeking Torch Relay nominees
(Local News ~ 05/25/15)
Nominations are being sought for the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay as it makes way through Putnam County in 2016. Nomination Committee member Tami VanRensselaer said nominations can be made until Dec. 31 for consideration by the committee. The Putnam County resident that is nominated must be able to carry the torch, which weighs no more than five pounds, for a portion of the 18.2-mile route on Sept. 22, 2016...
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Thomas Meseraull wins Midwest Sprint Car Series thriller over Robert Ballou
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/15)
PUTNAMVILLE -- While the most famous spectacle in racing was staged for the famed oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Lincoln Park Speedway hosted some of the top talent in dirt track racing on Saturday evening. After two weeks of rain induced slumber, the Putnamville oval roared to life once again as the Midwest Sprint Car Series brought a 27-car field to the track as part of a total of 101 competitors in four classes...
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DPU ties for fifth at NCAA softball championship
(College Sports ~ 05/25/15)
SALEM, Va. - DePauw's postseason run came to an end at the hands of Linfield College, but the Tigers finished the season tied for fifth in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. The Tigers lost by an 8-0 count in five innings and finished the season with a 36-16 mark. The Wildcats improved to 39-14 and face Tufts tomorrow at 2:30 p.m...
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Eagles, Clovers fall in sectional, NPHS advances
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/15)
CLAYTON -- It was a busy Memorial weekend for Putnam County softball teams as Cloverdale, North Putnam and South Putnam played their sectional bouts on Monday. The Clovers fell in a defensive battle against Monrovia 2-0 where hits were hard to come by. South Putnam played well offensively, with junior Katie Hewitt knocking two out of the park, however errors led to a 10-6 Eagle loss...
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