- Meyer resigns Cloverdale coaching positions in 'mutual' decision (High School Sports ~ 06/01/17)
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Eagle duo hoping to reach medal stand
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/17)
While South Putnam hasn’t had a state finals qualifier in track and field for at least 20 years, the Eagles feel fortunate to have two athletes to earn that distinction this spring. Both senior Kieffer Vittetow and sophomore Aubrey Barker will have to surpass those outstanding efforts to earn a spot in the final eight and reach the medal stand, and both are hopeful that the increase in the competition level will result in the necessary performances...
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Michelle Harper Folck
(Obituary ~ 06/01/17)
One week after graduating North Putnam High School, Michelle Harper married her true love, Donald K. Folck, on May 28, 1972. Michelle, 63, was reunited with her husband of 45 years when she passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. She was born April 29, 1954, the third child of the late Berthel and Marian Harper...
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Golf sectionals tee off to day
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/17)
In addition to the track and field state finals participants, several other Putnam County athletes remain alive in state tournament competition. Greencastle, North Putnam and South Putnam will compete today in the Attica Sectional. Tee times are: 9 a.m. — North Putnam, North Vermillion, South Putnam...
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100+ Men aid Castle project, prepare for June 8 meeting
(Local News ~ 06/01/17)
At the first meeting of 2017 the 100 Plus Men Who Care of Putnam County awarded The Castle $12,300. The funds will support and expand The Castle’s mission to reach all students in Putnam County. Founded in 2011, The Castle was the outcome of many sessions and the inspiration of teachers, artists and community members to offer free workshops in partner schools to maximize the opportunity for creative problem-solving and nurture self-expression for kids...
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Indiana Nature Preserves program hits 50-year mark
(Local News ~ 06/01/17)
The annual arrival of spring means prime time to visit Indiana’s nature preserves -- including four in Putnam County. But this season is special. Fifty years ago, in 1967, the Indiana Legislature passed the Nature Preserves Act, which made the protection of such properties possible...
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RDC requests $115 million in TIF district AV
(Local News ~ 06/01/17)
When the Greencastle City Council meets Thursday, June 8 it will field a request from the Redevelopment Commission (RDC) to increase the portion of assessed value from the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district the RDC plans to capture for 2017, pay 2018...
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Putnam Scanner 6-2-17
(Local News ~ 06/01/17)
Four people were recently booked into the Putnam County Jail. Wednesday • At 3:03 p.m., Eric Robert Brenner, 29, of Rosedale, was lodged at the jail on a local criminal warrant. • At 5:30 p.m., Willie Hugh Spears III, 24, of Cloverdale, was booked into the jail on charges of battery...
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NWS: May 2017 eighth wettest on record in central Indiana
(Local News ~ 06/01/17)
With precipitation reported on nearly two-thirds of its days, May 2017 finished as the eighth-wettest May on record in central Indiana since weather records began in 1871, the National Weather Service reported. Rainfall was recorded in the Indianapolis area on 18 of the 31 days in May...
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Peeler Center ending T. C. Steele exhibit
(Local News ~ 06/01/17)
The DePauw University Peeler Art Center will feature “From Munich to Brown County: The Life and Artwork of T. C. Steele” until June 11 in the upper level of the Peeler Art Center University Gallery. Indiana artist Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926) is perhaps the most widely-celebrated Hoosier Impressionist painter of the early 20th century. ...
- Allison Trust Patrons (Local News ~ 06/01/17)
- Walmart Gives Back (Local News ~ 06/01/17)
- Recording the Signing (Local News ~ 06/01/17)
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Building a Better World through plarning
(Local News ~ 06/01/17)
The Putnam County Public Library will be holding several plarning sessions during June in conjunction with the Build a Better World Summer Reading Program. Plarning is the process of crocheting recycled plastic bags into mats for the homeless. Resident crocheter Jo MacPhail will be leading the efforts and providing instruction along the way. The plarning process can be broken down into three steps...
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