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Probe ongoing in Madison Township shooting
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
Few details have emerged in a Wednesday night shooting that sent one subject to an Indianapolis hospital and left another family member in the custody of a Terre Haute mental health facility. Putnam County Sheriff's Department detectives were dispatched to the 8000 block of County Road 300 South shortly after 11:30 p.m. to investigate a shooting...
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South Street construction to start this spring
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
After nearly 10 years since first hitting the proverbial drawing board, a project to improve South Street and create an east-west corridor through Greencastle's south side appears to be off and running at last. Rieth-Riley Paving and Construction, Indianapolis, has submitted the lowest bid on work to upgrade and extend narrow South Street across the Foxridge area from Zinc Mill Road on the east to U.S. 231 (Bloomington Street) on the west...
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GCSC receives full occupancy of new administration building
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
A full house can be rather claustrophobic. That's the lesson the Greencastle School Corporation has been learning for the last seven months, but liberation has come as school officials can finally breathe easy and expand into the rest of the new administration offices located at 1014 Mill Pond Lane, the former HOP building...
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Clary succeeds Dory in Development Center post
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
After 20 years, there's a new face on the local economic development franchise. Introduced Friday afternoon as the new executive director of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center was Kristin Clary, a former Montgomery County economic development official...
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Police plan to speak to shooting victim Friday
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
A Madison Township woman who suffered multiple gunshot wounds late Wednesday night remains in an Indianapolis hospital but her condition is at the point that Putnam County Sheriff's Department detectives hope to speak with her on Friday. Jerrell Sosbe, 62, of rural Greencastle, was shot in the torso three times in a family dispute at their home in the 8000 block of County Road 300 South...
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State Police commercial motor vehicle inspection nets fraudulent credit cards
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
CLOVERDALE -- A routine inspection of a commercial vehicle Thursday morning yielded 17 fraudulent credit cards and the arrest of a California man. At 11:45 a.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Yan Dravigne stopped a tractor-trailer operating under the carrier International Enterprises for a routine commercial vehicle inspection on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 41-mile marker...
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Second round of rate increases implemented in Fillmore
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
FILLMORE -- The second phase of a utility rate increase passed in late 2014 will show up on the bills of Fillmore utility customers this month. The town announced this week it would be implementing the next phase of the two-year increase with the next round of bills, due to mail late this week...
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Swimmers set for fast times at sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/16)
By Jay lockett Sports Editor The IHSAA boys' sectional swim meet at Avon High School Saturday promises some stiff competition for Putnam County schools. But North Putnam, South Putnam and Greencastle will pose a challenge for others as well as each team has some fast swimmers in a prime position after the prelims Thursday...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Trevor Long, Basketball South Putnam High School
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/16)
Trevor Long is a senior on South Putnam's basketball team. He was born to Brad and Deanna Long on Feb 27, 1998. Long also plays baseball and football for the Eagles. Long enjoys watching Duke basketball and South Park on television and his favorite book is the "Red Badge of Courage." His favorite food is sausage and banana pepper pizza, favorite subject in school is math and Long's favorite teacher is Natalie Hodge...
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White is county's top player, All-County teams named
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/16)
By Jay Lockett Sports Editor This year's Banner Graphic All-County selection focused less on an individual's stat line and more on how each player is valued on their particular team. Most of the statistical advantages between individuals were marginal but one Tiger Cub stood out on the stat line but also with her on-the-court play...
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At the Library Feb. 21-27
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
Monday, Feb. 22 -- Imagination Portal Unplugged, 9 a.m.-noon Looking for a little quiet in the library? Enjoy the Imagination Portal without monitors, video games or music in the background. -- Community Help Desk, 2-4 p.m. -- One Hour of Code, 4-5 p.m...
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Mt. Zion Baptist welcomes guest speaker Rev. Sean Pack
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
Rev. Sean F. Pack, a former resident of Cloverdale, is preaching at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 802 Crown St., Greencastle, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28. Pack is a graduate of South Putnam High School and Evansville University. The church is celebrating an All-History program for the community. All are welcome...
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Gobin UMC to host stand-up comedian Craig Tornquist
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
Gobin United Methodist Church will welcome Christian comedian Craig Tornquist for a 4 p.m. show on Sunday, Feb. 28. Tornquist performs stand-up comedy for corporate, lunch, festival and school audiences from Los Angeles to New York. Best known for his hilarious audience participation routines, quick wit and dead on celebrity impressions, Tornquist has spent more than 25 years proving Victor Borge's tenet that "laughter is the shortest distance between two people."...
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Abundant Life Baptist Church to host Upward Journey band
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
REELSVILLE -- Abundant Life Baptist Church will play host to gospel music by Upward Journey at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28. Based in Putnam County, Upward Journey has been playing bluegrass gospel music since 1998. Abundant Life Baptist is located at the corner of U.S. 40 and State Road 243 in Putnamville. The public is welcome...
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DePauw School of Music events
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
DePauw School of Music Events Week of Feb. 22-28 DePauw University Chorus and Jazz Combos: A Concert in Celebration of Black History Month Tuesday, Feb. 23 7:30 p.m. Green Center, Kresge Auditorium The DePauw University Chorus performs iconic pieces by Black Sacred Music giants Nathaniel Dett and Charles Albert Tindley, trading sets with soloists from the DePauw Jazz Ensemble and joining talents on a new arrangement of Phil Ochs's "Birmingham Sunday," a poetic telling of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.. ...
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Jane K. Staley
(Obituary ~ 02/19/16)
Jane K. Staley, 72, of Clay City, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute. She was born March 30, 1943 in Sullivan. She was the daughter of the late Coy and Eldred (Craig) Church She married Don Staley on Sept. 29, 1943, and he survives...
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DPU choirs join in celebrating Black History Month
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
The DePauw School of Music invites the community to Kresge Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 23 for a concert in celebration of Black History Month. The 7:30 p.m. concert is coordinated by faculty members Kristina Boerger, director of university choirs, and Steve Snyder, director of the DePauw Jazz Ensemble...
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'100 Words for 100 Years' to celebrate parks history
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
The public is invited to learn about Indiana's State Parks on Facebook, 100 words at a time, to celebrate 100 years of history during 2016. In honor of Indiana State Parks' centennial, staff will write and publish weekly Facebook posts called "100 Words for 100 Years" through the end of 2016...
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Red Cross sets annual chili supper fundraiser for Friday, Feb. 26
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
Members of the Putnam County American Red Cross Leadership Council and a few sponsors gathered recently to discuss the details of the annual Chili Supper and Silent Auction scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26 at the National Guard Armory in Greencastle. Major chili supper sponsors are:...
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North Putnam announces solar farm completion
(Local News ~ 02/19/16)
BAINBRIDGE -- The North Putnam School Board received an update from corporate partner Johnson-Melloh concerning the 1.6MW solar farm recently constructed on grounds adjacent to North Putnam High School. Project Development Manager Andy Cooper reported Wednesday that the farm is complete, but began by addressing matters at the Bainbridge solar farm located across town...
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Putnam Scanner for 2-20-16
(Police Logs ~ 02/19/16)
County Jail Ten people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. At 8:30 a.m. Mark Gabriel Albright, 31, Greenastle, was booked in on a warrant for nonsupport of a dependent. At 9:45 a.m. William Christopher Davis, 34, Poland, was lodged at the jail on a warrant for possession of paraphernalia...
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