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Santa Claus set to visit Roachdale VFW on Friday
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
ROACHDALE -- With Christmas spirit in full swing, the Roachdale VFW would like to invite anyone and everyone out to the VFW in Roachdale on Friday between 4-6 p.m. Jim Cromwell, member of the VFW, said the day typically sees nearly one hundred kids from all over the county. So many, in fact, he estimates they visit from other areas, as well...
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Mary Ann Capps
(Obituary ~ 12/10/15)
Mary Ann Capps, 61, Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at the Putnam County Hospital, Greencastle. She was born on Oct. 24, 1954 in Putnam County and was the daughter of the late Freeman A. Bryant and Osee Francis (Dickey) Bryant. She was married to Gilbert Dale Capps on Oct. ...
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Putnam Scanner 12-11-15
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 2 p.m. on Monday, Robert Bernal, 32, Frankfort, was arrested on a warrant. At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Renne Gilliam, 32, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail by court order...
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Court News for 12-11-15
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Randy A. Schultz, 36, Indianapolis, Level 5 felony operating motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life Anthony M.L. Sanders, 20, Greencastle, Level 6 felony criminal confinement, Level 6 felony strangulation, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury...
- Restaurant Inspections for November (Local News ~ 12/10/15)
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A piece of old Miller School presented to city by developer
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
Thanks to the developers of the old Deliiah Miller School property, Greencastle city officials now have their own little window on the world. Or at least a physical piece of the old school property along Anderson Street. Call it their window of opportunity...
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Deck the City Hall
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
A festive atmosphere dominated City Hall Tuesday night for the final regular Greencastle City Council meeting of 2015. From 20-year City Council member Mark Hammer's wild winter ensemble to retiring Third Ward Councilor Jinsie Bingham's special going-away cake, the night featured an unusual lighthearted feel, although it later tiurned bittersweet as Bingham and fellow Councilor Phyllis Rokicki joined Mayor Sue Murray in their final official meeting in concluding their two-term tenures. ...
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Commission approves Ivy Tech report findings
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
Ten years after Ivy Tech Community College was named Indiana's statewide community college system, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education Thursday approved recommendations to strengthen Ivy Tech's student support services and ensure that Ivy Tech degrees and certificates lead to employment...
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Putnam-filmed 'Reparation' closes 2015 festival season with Best film Award
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
The Putnam County-filmed movie "Reparation" closed 2015 by winning the Best Film Award at the Dec. 2-6 Santa Fe Film Festival in New Mexico this past weekend. After competing against prestigious films like Charlie Kaufman's "Anomalisa," Asif Kapadia's "Amy" (the Amy Winehouse documentary) and "Ovation," Henry Jaglom's new film, "Reparation" director Kyle Ham accepted the top honor during Sunday night's closing ceremony in Santa Fe...
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Rokita plays key role in overhaul of education law
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
WASHINGTON -- Calling it a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law on Thursday, ushering in a new approach to accountability, teacher evaluations and the way the most poorly performing schools are pushed to improve...
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Local educators urge legislators to do something about state testing issue
(Local News ~ 12/10/15)
At an educational forum fittingly sponsored by Farm Bureau, it was the four Putnam County school superintendents who planted the seeds of change and provided food for thought. With State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) and State Sen. Pete Miller (R-Avon) serving as panelists during a luncheon gathering at Area 30 Career Center, the county superintendents and others expressed frustration at how Indiana's test scores have been miscalculated, misguided and misleading...
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