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Moore's shows signs of 'vision' moving forward
(Local News ~ 06/30/16)
After four years of construction on all sides and 10 months without its iconic red, neon Moore's Bar sign, things are looking up both literally and figuratively for Greencastle's oldest bar. With the sign hoisted back in place above the front door Wednesday morning, owners Jackie and Jay Hopkins are beginning to see the light at the end of the Stellar Grant project tunnel...
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County hoopsters to play in Top 100 event
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/16)
The 14th annual IBCA/IHSAA Underclass Showcase events have been set for later this month at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Four players from Putnam County will be competing in the event -- senior-to-be Cooper Neese and junior-to-be Jalen Moore of Cloverdale, junior-to-be Colin York of Greencastle and sophomore-to-be Allen Plunkett of South Putnam...
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Putnam County Independence Day events
(Local News ~ 06/30/16)
Greencastle -- Celebrate 4, July 4, Robe-Ann Park -- 7:30-8:30 a.m.: Zumba, donations to benefit Celebrate 4, Bob Flanigan Bandshell -- 8 a.m.: 25th Annual Mike Rokicki Memorial 5K Road Run, registration 7 a.m. at Shelter No. 5, $20 per person or $25 day of race...
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You too can be star-spangled
(Editorial ~ 06/30/16)
You saw them if you looked at the back page of the Wednesday Banner Graphic. There they were in full color: 34 local businesses and organizations that gave to a cause thousands of us will enjoy on Monday evening. Each giving between $250 and $1,000 to the 2016 Celebrate 4 committee, these "Star-Spangled Donors" gave $11,875, making it possible for anyone who chooses to enjoy the fireworks at Robe-Ann Park on July 4...
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Putnam Scanner for 7-1-16
(Police Logs ~ 06/30/16)
County Jail Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. At 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Gary Lee Means, 45, of Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on a warrant and charges of methamphetamine possession. At 3:36 p.m., Daniel Alan Taylor, 20, of Coatesville, was booked into the jail on a local warrant for theft...
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Autumn Glen to host blood drive July 12
(Local News ~ 06/30/16)
Autumn Glen, 98 N. 10th St. (Round Barn Road), Greencastle, will host a blood drive on Tuesday, July 12. The Indiana Blood Center Bloodmobile will be on site from 1-3:30 p.m. In less than hour, you can help save a life as your blood donation provides a life-giving gift to multiple patients...
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Alpha Omega Academy accepting applications
(Local News ~ 06/30/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Alpha Omega Christian Academy, is accepting applications for fall enrollment for students in kindergarten through high school. Alpha Omega, a ministry of Putnamville Baptist Church, is located at 637 E. U.S. 40, one mile west of U.S. 231...
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Couple renew vows at Hickory Creek
(Local News ~ 06/30/16)
Certainly the ceremony was a bit different Wednesday afternoon than it was a quarter-century ago. For one thing, the bride wheeled the groom down the aisle to renew their wedding vows. And then when the short and sweet ceremony in front of the same minister who conducted their original June 29 wedding 25 years ago was over, Henry and Debbie Wallen made their way through a gauntlet of bubbles blown their way by guests and fellow residents at Hickory Creek at Sunset in Greencastle...
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UPDATE: Galloway out of commissioner race
(Local News ~ 06/30/16)
UPDATE: Wayne Galloway will not appear on the ballot as a candidate for District 3 county commissioner. Putnam County Clerk Heather Gilbert contacted the Banner Graphic Friday afternoon, reporting that the petition Galloway turned in was seven signatures short of the required number...
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Pickleball lessons offered at Robe-Ann
(Local News ~ 06/30/16)
Pickleball lessons anyone? Invented in the mid-1960s as a children's backyard pastime, Pickleball is a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. Two, three or four players using solid paddles made of wood or composite materials hit a perforated polymer ball, similar to a whiffle ball, over a net...
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