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Esther Doan
(Obituary ~ 04/04/17)
Esther Doan, 78, Roachdale, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 in Brownsburg Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 4, 1939 in Barnard, the daughter of the late Clarence and Edith (Blacketer) Booker. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star. Esther is survived by her husband, Robert Doan, son Lee Allen (Rachel) Doan of Louisville, daughter Dawn Michelle (Jon) Ellis of New Market and grandchildren Brittany Nicole Doan, Morgan Ellis and Rebecca Ellis...
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James David Mackey
(Obituary ~ 04/04/17)
James David Mackey, 65, of Brazil, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 surrounded by his family. Born March 31, 1952 in Greencastle, he was the son of James Douglas and Mary Ruth (Hanneman) Mackey Shamel. He was a 1970 graduate of Greencastle High School...
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Pickle ball opening day set April 15 at Robe-Ann Park
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
Pickle ball, a combination of tennis, ping pong, badminton and racquetball, has arrived at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park with the recent completion of six courts. Pickle ball is played on a badminton-size court with a lowered net. Players use paddles to hit a perforated plastic ball, similar to a whiffleball...
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Annual Work Zone Awareness campaign encourages safe driving through work zones
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Governor Eric Holcomb recently proclaimed April 3-7 as Work Zone Awareness Week. With the 2017 construction season shaping up to be a large one, the week is intended to mark the ceremonial start and draw awareness to both motorist and worker safety in the work zone...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Bieghler, Gross shine in all-star action
(High School Sports ~ 04/04/17)
KNIGHTSTOWN — Miranda Bieghler of South Putnam and Elliot Gross of North Putnam competed in the Post Your Talent All-Star basketball games on Saturday, with both players having good days. Despite going to a Class 2A school, Bieghler played for the East team in the Class 3A-4A game which tournament organizers considered the best of the seven games played for the day...
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Auditions set April 9-10 for opener to Playhouse season
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
Putnam County Playhouse will have two sessions of auditions for the musical “Curtains,” which will open its 56th season. The first session will be Sunday, April 9 at 3 p.m. A second session is scheduled for Monday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Both sessions will be at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road in Greencastle...
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Court News for 4-5-2017
(Court News ~ 04/04/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Lucas A. Monnett, 28, Coatesville, Level 3 felony aggravated battery Hunter Neal, 20, Greencastle, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine Trevor D. Walton-Feller, 22, Terre Haute, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...
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Putnam Scanner for 4-5-17
(Police Logs ~ 04/04/17)
County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 3:04 p.m. Chris Edward Neath, 56, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a court order. Saturday • At 5:11 p.m. Sampson Michael Cook, 26, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local traffic warrant...
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UES 2017 draws speakers, students to Prindle Institute
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
James Hamblin of The Atlantic and Anna Sale of WNYC’s “Death, Sex & Money” are among the nationally recognized speakers joining students from around the country for the 10th annual Undergraduate Ethics Symposium, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 6-8 at DePauw University’s Prindle Institute for Ethics...
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Quilt Auction
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
A king-sized quilt with matching pillow shams, made by the Life Skills class at Greencastle Middle School, is up for bids in an auction ending at midnight April 18. The quilt is reversible from the “smooth side” or the “ragged edge side” and so are the shams. ...
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Work Zone Awareness campaign encourages safe driving through work zones
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Governor Eric Holcomb recently proclaimed April 3-7 as Work Zone Awareness Week. With the 2017 construction season shaping up to be a large one, the week is intended to mark the ceremonial start and draw awareness to both motorist and worker safety in the work zone...
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Funding source remains question for Operation Life projects
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
With all three Putnam County Commissioners in agreement that additional money is needed for both staffing and another vehicle at Putnam County Operation Life, the big question of how to pay for it remains. After speaking with OL Director EJ Claflin during their regular meeting Monday, the question on commissioners' minds was not if, but how...
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No charges filed in motorcycle shop shooting
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
BAINBRIDGE — No criminal charges will be filed in a January shooting at a Bainbridge business. The Jan. 22 incident involved a possible trespass at King Tiger British Motorcycle Repair, a shooting and the hospitalization of one man. Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter has announced that neither man will face charges in the incident in which 55-year-old Troy Murphy was shot by 52-year-old Rob Gibson...
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Repairs to start soon on closed Warren Township bridge
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
PUTNAMVILLE — Plans are in place to repair and reopen a 19th-century iron bridge in Warren Township — and for less than $50,000. Putnam County Highway Supervisor Mike Ricketts told the county commissioners on Monday that Bridge 187, closed March 17, can be repaired beginning in two weeks...
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Sign of the Times
(Local News ~ 04/04/17)
With the beginning of April comes road construction season, and the literal and figurative signs of the season have been popping up around Putnam County in the form of temporary traffic signals, orange constructon signs and men clad in yellow, reflective vests. ...
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