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VIDEO: Shelley Robbins wins 2016 Putnam County Star
(Local News ~ 07/28/16)
Several hundred spectators got to see a storybook ending to the 2016 Putnam County Star competition on Wednesday at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Not only was Shelley Robbins one of just two contestants to make the finals in each of the four years of the competition at the Putnam County Fair, she is also in the fifth month of pregnancy...
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Unfair weather floods portions of fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 07/28/16)
With a large crowd already gathered on what is typically the busiest night of the Putnam County Fair, a deluge began at the fairgrounds around 6 p.m. Thursday night. What initially looked to be a relatively small cell stuck around, with the pouring rain continuing until around 7 p.m., flooding lower lying portions of the fairgrounds and those where quick drainage was not readily available...
- Your Morning news update-Thursday, July 28 (Local News ~ 07/28/16)
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Marilyn McMurtry Barrios
(Obituary ~ 07/28/16)
Marilyn McMurtry Barrios, 65, of LaBelle, passed away July 12, 2016 in Moshi, Tanzania. She was born Jan. 13, 1951 in Bainbridge to the late Perry and Juanita McMurtry. She attended Bainbridge High School and studied elementary education at the University of Indianapolis...
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Bridge deck project to close County Road 525 West over I-70
(Local News ~ 07/28/16)
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced a bridge deck overlay project on Putnam County Road 525 W. (Manhattan Road) over Interstte 70 will close on or after Monday, Aug. 1. The contractor will be overlaying the bridge deck over the interstate...
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Naomi Ann Benson Hess
(Obituary ~ 07/28/16)
Naomi Ann Benson Hess, 68, of Bedford, Va., went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. She was born on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1948 in Greencastle, a daughter of the late Oliver H. Benson and Sylvia Mildred Cohen Benson. She was a member of Word of Life Evangelical Church, Bedford...
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Clifford Andrew Torr Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/28/16)
Clifford Andrew Torr Jr., 92, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Born Sept. 7, 1923 in Buffalo, N.Y., the son of Clifford Andrew and Dorothy Marie Torr. He was a United States Army veteran serving in World War II, having received the EAME Theater, American Theater Ribbons, three Bronze Service Stars, a Bronze Star medal and a Good Conduct Medal...
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All-county teams packed with talent
(High School Sports ~ 07/28/16)
The 2016 Banner Graphic all-Putnam County baseall and softball teams show several key graduates who will be missed by their teams next spring, but also many more underclassman selections who will look to continue their successes in 2017. The top award winners were three seniors and a junior, with all the seniors continuing their careers in college next year...
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Putnam Scanner for 7-29-16
(Police Logs ~ 07/28/16)
County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday At 5:32 p.m. Aaron David Lydle, 26, North Salem, was lodged a the jail on a warrant. At 4:56 p.m. Julie Mae Vogel, 39, Bainbridge, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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Area 30 nominates new board officers
(Local News ~ 07/28/16)
The Area 30 Career Center Board has nominated new officers to the president, vice president and secretary positions. Going by alphabetical practice, the nominations were as follows: -- President: Dan Noel, superintendent of North Putnam School Corporation...
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Giving back Rich theme for purse auction
(Local News ~ 07/28/16)
Turnabout is fair play. Even Putnam County Fair play. Last year, the Extension Homemakers and assorted accomplices took the opportunity to render local auctioneer Jeff Rich speechless, shouting out bogus bids to drive a dainty cat face-themed purse to astronomical portions, like $15,0000 in the annual Family Fun Day Purse Auction...
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Fair-goers hop aboard the story train for sentimental journey with 'Gypsy Moon'
(Local News ~ 07/28/16)
Without ever leaving their seats Wednesday, those in the Putnam County Fair Family Fun Day audience enjoyed a sentimental journey, taking in the clickety-clack of the railroad track, the romance of riding the rails and the thrill of hopping a freight -- something Hobo Queen Gypsy Moon did for a dozen years...
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