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Trees to be given away at First Friday, opening Farmers' Market
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Buzzi Unicem and the Putnam County Family Nature group will be giving away trees at First Friday in downtown Greencastle this Friday evening, May 5. They also will be giving away trees on Saturday morning at the first Farmer's Market of the year. Anyone can receive five trees at the First Friday event on May 5. The trees available on Friday will be Persimmon, White Pine and Washington Hawthorne...
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Democrats hear Congress candidate Mackey tackle ‘Obamacare’ repeal effects
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Declared Democrat candidate for Indiana’s 4th congressional district seat in the U.S. Congress, Joe Mackey of Lafayette, knows all too well the financial devastation families can suffer when a child is diagnosed with cancer. One of at least three potential candidates (Sherry Shipley of Lafayette and George Reed of Brownsburg are the others) for the 2018 Democrat nomination for the congressional seat currently held by Republican Todd Rokita, Mackey addressed Putnam County Democrats Sunday night at the Greencastle Elks Club.. ...
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Putnam Scanner 5-3-17
(Police Logs ~ 05/02/17)
City Police Two recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers. • At 11:41 a.m. Monday, a 20-year-old Clay County woman was arrested on a theft charge at the Walmart store on Indianapolis Road. Walmart employee Clarissa Callahan, Brazil, was arrested by Officer Josh Smith for allegedly taking money from a store cash register...
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Roachdale Alumni Assn. banquet set for June 10
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
The Roachdale Alumni Association welcome North Putnam High School graduates from the Roachdale area to attend the June 10 banquet at the Roachdale Christian Church Family Life Center. A pre-banquet reception is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30. Pre-registration is required...
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Son’s Helping Hands sets spring fundraiser
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
The Son’s Helping Hands clothing ministry will host a spring fundraiser on Saturday, May 13 from 4-8 p.m. at 5943 E. State Road 240, Greencastle. Persons are invited to bring a lawn chair and listen to bluegrass and gospel bluegrass musicians. Smokehouse barbecue and homemade desserts will be available for purchase...
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Master Gardeners slate plant auction May 13
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Putnam County Master Gardeners will sponsor a plant auction on Saturday, May 13 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Flowers, ornamentals, trees, bushes and house plants will go up for bids inside Harris Hall on the western edge of the fairgrounds. Preview is set for 9:15 a.m. with the auction starting at 10 a.m...
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Sentenced to Serve 5K Walk/Run set May 13 at Big Walnut Sports Park
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Join neighbors, family and friends for the second annual Sentenced to Serve 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, May 13 at 8 a.m. at Big Walnut Sports Park on Greencastle’s East Side. Participants can register on-site beginning at 7 a.m. the day of the event or conveniently online prior to the event at runsignup.com -- www.runsignup.com/Race/INGreencastle/Sentencetoserve5k...
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Trees to be given away at First Friday, opening Farmers Market Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Buzzi Unicem and the Putnam County Family Nature group will be giving away trees at First Friday in downtown Greencastle this Friday evening, May 5. They also will be giving away trees on Saturday morning at the first Farmers Market of the year. Anyone can receive five trees at the First Friday event on May 5. The trees available on Friday will be Persimmon, White Pine and Washington Hawthorne...
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Meet the 2017 Putnam County Dancing Stars
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
For 12 Putnam County residents, a 12-week journey to stardom comes to an end this week with the ninth annual Dancing with the Putnam County Stars competition. The marquee event each year for the Putnam County Youth Development Commission, the dancing is finally coming this week...
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Unsafe South End home will be razed
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
A dilapidated, boarded-up house in Greencastle’s South End has been declared unsafe and will be razed, the Board of Public Works and Safety determined at its recent meeting. The ramshackle home, overgrown by weeds and other vegetation at 701 S. Main St. (corner of Block and Main streets), has been vacant for at least nine years, City Planner Shannon Norman said. Debris is piled four feet high inside, she noted...
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PCCF’s Share the Dream: Donate to help charities win $5,000
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Ten local charitable organizations will be participating in the Putnam County Community Foundation’s (PCCF) Share the Dream contest this year. The contest offers cash prizes to the top three organizations raising the most money for their endowment between May 1 and Aug. 31...
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New tech approved at public session
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Recently ending its original three-year lease with Apple to supply the Greencastle Community School Corporation’s (GCSC) elementary-aged students with iPad tablets, the school board has now approved the purchase of similar devices for pupils in grades 6-12 during a public session in April...
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Arts gallery collaboration to join square for First Fridays, Saturdays
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Putnam County Comprehensive Services (PCCS) in partnership with the Greencastle Arts Council, the Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau (PCCVB) will have an art gallery open during first Fridays and the Farmers Market Saturdays on the first Saturday of every month from May through October...
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State Superintendent Speaks
(Local News ~ 05/02/17)
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick converses with Greencastle High School Principal Russ Hesler after speaking to a number of superintendents, principals, teachers and parents Tuesday inside the cafeteria at Greencastle Middle School. ...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Tiger Cubs top Monrovia 10-9; Eagles play No. 14 Sullivan tough
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/17)
MONROVIA — Greencastle pushed across three runs in the top of the seventh inning on Monday to record a 10-9, come-from-behind victory over Monrovia on a cold, blustery day. The Tiger Cubs got only five hits, compared to 14 for the Bulldogs, but coach Ben Wells’ young team found a way to win the kind of game it has had trouble winning this season...
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Tiger Cub girls, Eagle boys win county track and field crowns
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/17)
Greencastle’s girls ran away with the team title on Tuesday evening in the Putnam County track and field meet held at South Putnam, while the hosts captured the boys’ title in a much more closely contested event. The Tiger Cubs racked up 120 team points in the girls’ competition, paced by two individual firsts (both hurdles events) and two winning relay spots (4x100 and 4x400) from sophomore Seelye Stoffregen...
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DePauw-bound Clover star ‘digs’ getting dirty
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/17)
CLOVERDALE — Kelsey Helterbrand is not a “girly-girl.” She doesn’t mind getting dirty, and actually enjoys it. “Sometimes in practice, I’ll just dive on the ground for fun just so I can be dirty,” she said. “I love it.” Such a mentality is common in most of the best softball players, and the Cloverdale senior standout is no exception...
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