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John Dale Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 01/03/17)
John Dale Zimmerman, 64, of Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. John was born Jan. 28, 1952 in Greencastle to Otha and Ruth Zimmerman. He was a graduate of Greencastle High School and served his country in the United States Army...
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Cold-shooting Clover girls fall to Clay City, 39-33
(Local News ~ 01/03/17)
CLAY CITY — The Clay City Eels needed a win in the worst way to start the new year, and on Monday evening the girls’ team got just that with a gritty 39-33 victory. The Eels came into Monday’s contest having lost four straight to end the year in tournament play at the Toby Yoho Tournament...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Finishing up some holiday leftovers
(High School Sports ~ 01/03/17)
TERRE HAUTE — The First Financial Wabash Valley Classic survived a bad set of first-round games last week to give tournament organizers what they hope for every year — big school vs. small school matchups, especially in the championship game. The 16-team event saw seven games decided on Monday by more than 10 points, with just one game having a single-digit margin of victory...
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Putnam Scanner 1-4-17
(Police Logs ~ 01/03/17)
Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 6:12 p.m. Seth Michael Marlatt, 35, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated and driving with a BAC of .15 or above. • At 12:59 p.m. Quinton Devon Newsom, 25, Lafayette, was taken into custody on a court order...
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Lawless gets 10 years in arson case
(Local News ~ 01/03/17)
Despite his defense attorney’s arguments for home detention in the case, a 33-year-old Bainbridge man will spend the majority of the next 10 years behind bars for setting fire to the home of his estranged wife last summer. In Putnam Circuit Court last Thursday, Adam David Lawless was sentenced to a 10-year term by Judge Matt Headley, with nine years to be executed with the Department of Correction...
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Coroner Dave Brown’s history project results in gift to county
(Local News ~ 01/03/17)
From Oswald Thomas in 1822 through David R. Brown in 2016, a total of 52 men have been appointed or elected to the position of Putnam County coroner in the last 195 years. Now the names of every one of those men will be on display at the Putnam County Courthouse for future generations to see...
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Armed robbery suspects held on $50K each bond
(Local News ~ 01/03/17)
Two men implicated in the Dec. 7 armed robbery of Cloverdale Liquors are being held on $50,000 cash bond following separate initial hearings Tuesday afternoon in Putnam Superior Court. Dalton C. Perryman, 26, Martinsville, is facing three felony charges, read aloud by Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges as:...
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Cloverdale $400K in the black
(Local News ~ 01/03/17)
CLOVERDALE -- Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway reported that Cloverdale is ahead by $455,152.35 this year during the recent special meeting of the Cloverdale Town Council. “With all of the funds combined, we’re ahead,” Clerk-Treasurer Galloway said. “We’re down from 2015, where were ahead by $8,374 more than what we have this year. But we spent $40,000 on that land. So I think we’re doing really well, and we’ll just keep on going forward.”...
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Alec Pettit sworn in as Greencastle’s newest police officer
(Local News ~ 01/03/17)
The newest and perhaps youngest-ever City of Greencastle police officer was sworn in Tuesday morning in front of friends, family and much of the police force. Alec Pettit, 21-year-old son of Ron and Lori Pettit of Greencastle, took the oath of office from Mayor Bill Dory at City Hall to restore the Greencastle Police Department ranks to 16 officers...
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