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New state school superintendent to speak May 2 at GMS
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
On Tuesday, May 2, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick will be in Greencastle to discuss her goals for the Indiana Department of Education. She was newly elected last November and took office on Jan. 9. Her talk will take place in the Greencastle Middle School cafeteria at 6:30 p.m...
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Caitlyn Gail Lee Switzer
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
Ms. Caitlyn Gail Lee Switzer, 20, of Waynetown, joined several of her family members in heaven on Wednesday morning, April 19, 2017. Caitlyn was a spirited young woman who was born on Aug. 28, 1996 at Crawfordsville, the daughter of Keith Switzer and Kristy Cromwell...
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Donna L. Collins
(Obituary ~ 04/20/17)
Donna L. Collins, 65, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Born Feb. 2, 1952 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of John C. and Dorothy (Berry) Martin. She attended Greencastle High School and was active in the band. Donna had been a cook at the Delta Upsilon Fraternity at DePauw University for 18 years and later a cook at the Walden Inn for several years...
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Greencastle sending four teams to Indiana Academic Super Bowl finals
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
The tradition continues ... Greencastle High School, winners of three state academic titles in 2016, will be sending four of its teams to the 2017 state finals of the Indiana Academic Super Bowl Saturday, May 6 at Purdue University. Greencastle will be hoping to build upon the 25 state titles it has earned overall since its Science team brought home the initial championship hardware in 1990. ...
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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Regan Keller, South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/17)
Banner Graphic: How long have you been playing softball? Regan Keller: “I have been playing since I was about five. I love that I get to be competitive and passionate about something. My dad [former Greencastle coach Dave Keller] has been a big part of my life in this sport, and I hope I get to play in college.”...
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Cougars pick up track win over Tri-West
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/17)
North Putnam split a pair of track meets with Tri-West on Monday, winning the boys’ meet 97-27 and falling 74-47 in the girls’ competition. North Putnam won all three relay races and got a pair of victories from Scott Proctor in the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter low hurdles and from Jacob Scott in the 400 and the long jump...
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Eagles having breakout season
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/17)
A popular axiom to test the toughness of any team or individual is that “it’s not how many times you fall, but how many times you get back up.” South Putnam started the high school baseball season by winning its first six games, before being knocked off in the first round of the Putnam County tournament by North Putnam on Saturday...
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Registration now open for May computer classes at PCPL
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
Putnam County Public Library will be offering four computer classes in May. The computer classes being offered are hands-on classes and are designed to introduce patrons to specific tools. On Friday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Introduction to Cloud Computing will introduce patrons to cloud computing, demonstrate free cloud software from Google and Microsoft, and explain why cloud computing is the way the world will be using computers in the future...
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Pub Crawl brings in $4,500 for colon cancer efforts
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
The recent Greencastle Pub Crawl for Colon Cancer Awareness and Prevention was not only a musical, culinary and libations hit but a fundraising success as well. The first-time event March 11 grossed a total of $4,580.19, pub crawl organizer Donovan Wheeler has announced...
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Farewell from WynWay Technologies
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
WynWay Technologies of Greencastle has announced that will close its doors permanently Friday, April 28. WynWay was founded in 2013 by George Velazquez Jr., a 2015 DePauw graduate, to offer affordable and reliable technical help and repairs to the Greencastle community...
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Gardener gatherings seminars scheduled
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
As residents prepare their spring gardens, everyone is invited to attend the Gardener Gatherings series, hosted by Purdue Extension and the Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District. The seminars are open to anyone who wants to learn more about gardening...
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Court News for April 21, 2017
(Court News ~ 04/20/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Tabitha M. Zook, 29, Indianapolis, Level 5 felony driving after forfeiture of license for life Anthony Leonard, 21, Greencastle, Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement Mohamed S. Gborie, 19, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor theft...
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CES Principal Brad Sandy heads back to classroom
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
CLOVERDALE -- After three years as the Cloverdale Elementary principal, Brad Sandy is looking forward to teaching again. “That closer interaction with the kids and a smaller group,” Sandy said. “I came from first grade, so I would prefer that.” Superintendent Greg Linton said that Sandy will most likely remain at the elementary level...
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Restoration work under way on Civil War Monument
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
What began in the fall of 2011 with local historians thinking maybe if they wish and hope and pray it might come true -- or wouldn’t it be nice -- has evolved into the good vibrations of actual restoration work on the Civil War Monument in Greencastle’s Forest Hill Cemetery...
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Putnam Scanner fo April 21, 2017
(Police Logs ~ 04/20/17)
Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 3:29 p.m. Jessica Ann Bushong (Kenworthy), 32, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a pair of local warrants. • At 2:42 p.m. Bill Edward Craig, 75, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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America's Best Cities picks Huntington, lauds Greencastle
(Local News ~ 04/20/17)
Greencastle may not have been named one of the top three winners Wednesday night in the long-running America's Best Communities competition but that doesn't mean the city came away empty handed. Greencastle was a successful as a quarterfinalist in the competition sponsored by Frontier Communications, DISH Network, The Weather Channel and CoBank and received $50,000 for community revitalization back in April 2015...
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