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Tavis Smiley to deliver May 22 DePauw commencement address
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Tavis Smiley -- whose nightly interviews with the world's top leaders, thinkers and artists make him an important voice in the American conversation -- will address the Class of 2016 at DePauw University's 177th commencement. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Holton Memorial Quadrangle...
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Hamilton: U.S. can do more in Syrian crisis
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Living up to a name like Mr. Integrity is a tough thing. There's something in there about being a nice guy, but also an element of toughness when it's necessary. And honesty. Above all, honesty. Having been given the lofty nickname by Newsweek a number of years ago, former U.S. Representative and 1952 DePauw graduate Lee Hamilton lived up to it with a Thursday visit to campus to discuss the Syrian crisis and its implications for U.S. immigration and asylum policy...
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Neese drops 39 as Clovers top Eagles, 65-48
(High School Sports ~ 03/04/16)
NEW MARKET -- In what was a one-point game at the half, the Cloverdale boys' basketball team took control after the break for a 65-48 win over county rival South Putnam on Friday night at Southmont. The sectional semifinal win gives the Clovers (18-7) a berth in finals, where they will play Monrovia. The Bulldogs (11-14) topped the host Mounties, 49-47, in Friday's early game...
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Delores 'Dee' Seketa
(Obituary ~ 03/04/16)
Surrounded by family and friends, Delores Jean ("Dee") Seketa, 83, died on Feb. 24, 2016 at Dover Union Hospital, Dover, Ohio. Mrs. Seketa was born in Mt. Olive, Ill., July 15, 1932 to the late Boyd and Anna (Saatoff) Hughes. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1955 with a degree in botany and minors in chemistry and bacteriology...
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Ronald B. McVay
(Obituary ~ 03/04/16)
Ronald B. McVay, 59, of New Market, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at his residence. Ronald was born in Indianapolis on Jan. 3, 1957, the son of Stanley and Beverly (Spalding) McVay. Mr. McVay was a self-employed carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Kim Wiggins; children Donald (Brandi) McVay, of Greenville, Amy (Robert) Davis, of Greenville, Dylan (Payton) McVay, of New Market, and Kaitlyn (Nicholas) Rogers, of New Market; and grandchildren Susanna, Bruce, Danicka, Amy, Augustus, Kendra and Bentley.. ...
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Discovering Yoga
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Would you like to feel more balance in your life? Then join in on Wednesday, March 9, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Putnam County Public Library, 103 W. Poplar St., Greencastle, for an informative overview of the ageless practice of yoga. Marla Helton of Serendipity Yoga studio and her student/yoga teammate Jacquelyn Stephens will share their passion for the practice of yoga...
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Court News for 3-05-16
(Court News ~ 03/04/16)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Nicki M. Davis-Rigney, 29, Greencastle, Level 6 felony auto theft Daniel Luckett, 25, Indianapolis, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Troy D. Lingo II, 25, Indianapolis, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...
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Putnam Scanner 3-05-16
(Police Logs ~ 03/04/16)
County Jail Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. At 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Tara Marie Thompson, 33, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for probation violation and theft. At 5:05 a.m. Chris Lee Mitchell, 34, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail on a Marion County warrant...
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Thomas R. Simmons
(Obituary ~ 03/04/16)
Thomas R. Simmons, 65, formerly of Fillmore, recently passed away in Oregon where he had lived for several years. He was born Aug. 25, 1950 to Bob R. and Mary Jane Elrod Simmons. He graduated from Fillmore High School in 1968. Thomas enlisted as a paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne Division in 1969 and did a tour of duty in Vietnam...
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Bartrum celebrates five years with HHSB
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Kimberley Bartrum is celebrating five years at Hoosier Heartland State Bank. She is a loan servicing manager. Bartrum has her paralegal associate's degree from International Business College and has 17 years of experience in banking. "I love the family I have at HHSB," Bartrum said. "I also love the heart the entire HHSB family has for this community."...
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Home Bank SB opens Greencastle mortgage center
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Home Bank SB recently opened its Mortgage Loan Center at 16 S. Jackson St, Suite 1B in Greencastle. David Taylor, a mortgage loan officer at Home Bank since July of 2015, will be the sole officer serving the Putnam County area at the Greencastle location. His responsibilities include serving the loan needs of Putnam and surrounding counties, building and maintaining relationships in the area and facilitating business development in the market...
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Students of the Month
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
February Students of the Month at North Putnam Middle School include (from left) sixth-graders Will Buescher and Ashley Lawless, seventh-graders Kristina Taylor and Robert Dunigan and eighth-graders Kyle Young and Sara Goddard.
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St. Paul's to take part in Pope's 24-hour event this weekend
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Pope Francis has called for Catholic leaders around the world to open their churches for 24 consecutive hours this coming weekend, with priests available to hear confessions. For Father John Hollowell, who pastors both Annunciation Catholic Church in Brazil and St. Paul's in Greencastle, the initiative known as "24 Hours for the Lord" will be split between between the two parishes...
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Park Dept. hopes second maintenance person restored
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Over the 15 years that Rod Weinschenk has served as director of the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department, he has seen city park acreage and programs grow by leaps and bounds. Yet perhaps in the vein of the theory "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction," the park maintenance staff has been cut in half over recent years...
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GHS seniors candidates for Presidential Scholars
(Local News ~ 03/04/16)
Zachary Wilkerson and Samuel Savage, two graduating seniors at Greencastle High School, have been named two of more than 4,000 candidates in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Candidates were selected from nearly 3.3 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 2016...
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