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Fred H. Fordice II
(Obituary ~ 01/14/16)
Fred H. Fordice II, 52, of Greencastle, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2016 near Portland Mills in Parke County. He was born on Nov. 10, 1963 at Greencastle to Tom and Carol Mathews Fordice. He was a supervisor at Metal Forming at Russellville for many years...
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Patricia A. Atchley
(Obituary ~ 01/14/16)
Patricia A. Atchley, 90, of Heritage Lake, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 at a Florida hospice center. A native of Dana, Ind., she has been a winter resident of DeLeon Springs for many years. She was a home ec retired teacher. She leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband of 67 years David Atchley; her daughter,Dorothy Atchley and husband Jonathan Stanley of Wisconsin; sister Dorothy Tracy of Ohio; half-brothers Thomas Connell of Ohio and Timothy Connell of Michigan, and grandchildren Thomas Stanley of Maryland and Peter Stanley and his wife Liz Kaster of Washington.. ...
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Former DePauw standout Brownell tops pair of Hall of Famers
(College Sports ~ 01/14/16)
CLEMSON, S.C. -- With opponents only winning 20 percent of games during Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski's career at Duke University, any win over the Blue Devils is reason to celebrate. What coach Brad Brownell and Clemson University did on Wednesday with their 68-63 win over No. 9 Duke on Wednesday was even more impressive...
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Former teacher Kim Fidler announces campaign for state representative
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
Kimberly Fidler officially filed paperwork Thursday as a candidate for District 44 state representative. A lifelong resident of Owen and Putnam counties, Fidler resides in Greencastle. She has filed for the state representative spot on the Democrat ballot in the May 3 Indiana primary. It is the legislative seat currently held by Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle)...
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Joseph Anthony Cruz
(Obituary ~ 01/14/16)
Joseph Anthony Cruz, 89, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Joe was born on March 16, 1926 in Brownsville, Texas, to Carlos Cruz and Soledad Cortez Cruz. He served his country in the U.S. Navy, and retired from Brinks. Joe was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus...
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Barry Dee Rominger
(Obituary ~ 01/14/16)
Barry Dee Rominger, 54, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. He was a very loving son, brother and father. Barry loved his family very much and will be missed by all. Barry Dee will finally find peace in heaven being with his mother, Karen Rominger, his sister, Brenda Hinkle, and grandparents who preceded him in death...
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Wittenburg defeats Tigers
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
An off-shooting night from the DePauw men's basketball team resulted in their third consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference loss on Wednesday as they fell to Wittenberg 65-42. DePauw shot 27 percent from the floor (15-of-55), 24 percent from beyond the arc (5-of-21) and 44 percent from the free-throw line (7-of-16). Wittenberg was better in each category, shooting 46 percent (21-of-46) from the floor, 47 percent (8-of-17) from 3-point range and 71 percent (15-of-21) from the free throw line...
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DPU crushes Wittenburg
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
DePauw's defense limited visiting Wittenberg to just 21.6 percent shooting from the field including 13 percent in the first half and snapped a two-game losing streak with a 62-28 North Coast Athletic Conference in Neal Fieldhouse. DePauw improved to 11-5 overall and 5-2 in the NCAC, while the visiting Tigers dropped to 4-9 overall and 3-3 in the conference...
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Putnam Scanner for 1-14-16
(Police Logs ~ 01/14/16)
County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Kimberly Monnier, 42, Poland, was lodged at the jail for probation violation. At 1 p.m. Scott Alan Hockman, 44, Terre Haute, was booked in for probation violation...
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Gerrymandering explained in redistricting program
(Column ~ 01/14/16)
A group of concerned and committed citizens from around the county attended the recent League of Women Voters meeting on Redistricting Reform. The movie "Gerrymandering" was shown, which emphasized how redrawing of district lines has gotten to point where the only goal is to ensure political victory for incumbents. ...
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Poet Blanco set to speak at DePauw for Jan. 18, 20 events
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
Richard Blanco, a noted American poet, author and civil engineer who read one of his works at President Barack Obama's second inauguration, will present readings as part of DePauw University's commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. The event will take place Monday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall, located within DePauw's Green Center for the Performing Arts...
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The dream lives on in kindergarten
(Column ~ 01/14/16)
Getting my son to talk about what happened at school can be like pulling teeth. He'll volunteer that he didn't get in trouble and even share some of the current gossip of kindergarten, but finding out what they learned about takes some time and questions...
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Area 30 students to compete in contests
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
Twenty-five Area 30 students and five instructors will be staying overnight in Vincennes Feb. 5 and 6 to compete in the regional Skills USA competition. The students will represent five programs: Computer systems networking, welding, civil engineering and architecture, automotive services technology and automotive collision technology. During the competition, students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge and skill in written and practical portions...
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Cleanup order sees little progress
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
ROACHDALE -- At the town's first public meeting of 2016, Roachdale was asked by a local family to "give us one more chance -- please." Sherry Bell, acting for mother Ruby and accompanied by two family members, updated the town board Tuesday on the progress of a court-ordered cleanup mandated to her property at 102 W. Railroad St...
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Cloverdale contemplates broadcasts
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
CLOVERDALE -- What was at first a unanimous "no" became a strong "maybe" when the Cloverdale Town Council discussed the idea of broadcasting its meetings on YouTube. The idea had been brought up and swiftly tabled during the council's Dec. 29 meeting, and was discussed Tuesday. Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway said that the cost for filming and broadcast would be $12 per hour to pay Laura Hatten, a media contractor for Cloverdale, to post the video for all to see...
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City session makes history with 7-member Council
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
Plenty of old faces in new places was the theme of the historic first Greencastle City Council session of 2016 Tuesday night. For starters, longtime Greencastle/Putnam County Economic Development Director Bill Dory, a fixture behind the City Hall podium dozens of times in the past in detailing development projects and employment opportunities, was presiding over the Council in his new capacity as mayor of Greencastle...
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Eagles, Tiger Cubs take eighth, seventh-grade Putnam County titles
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
In the Putnam County seventh and eighth-grade tournament it was Greencastle and South Putnam who came out the big winners when GMS took the win over Cloverdale in the seventh-grade game and the Eagles won against Cloverdale.
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Jimmy Rutter, Basketball South Putnam High School
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
Jimmy Rutter Smith is a senior basketball player at South Putnam. He was born on Dec. 2, 1997 to Jack and Joni Smith. Rutter also plays golf and football for the Eagles. He enjoys watching sports on televison and his favorite players are LeBron James and Odell Beckham Jr...
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Things get solved when you get involved
(Editorial ~ 01/14/16)
Suppose they gave a war and nobody came? That became quite the popular protest refrain during the Vietnam War years, although you can trace its relevance back to the "sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come" line in the 1930s Carl Sandberg prose poem, "The People, Yes."...
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