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Emerson Eugene Phillips
(Obituary ~ 08/06/18)
Emerson Eugene Phillips, 86, of Greencastle, passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at Asbury Towers. Emerson was born in Trammel, Va., on April 29, 1932, the son of Willie and Theradoshia (Shampod) Phillips. Mr. Phillips worked for many years with Ball Brothers until they closed. He worked at Putnam County Highway Department until his retirement in 1996. He was a member of Church of the Living Christ in Harmony, Ind...
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Gene D. Torrence
(Obituary ~ 08/06/18)
Gene D. Torrence, 91, Greencastle, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born in Peru, Ind., on Dec. 11, 1926 to the late David and Grace (Kenworthy) Torrence. Gene graduated from Central High School in Ft. Wayne, and later served his country in the United States Army...
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Helen Inez Lawrence
(Obituary ~ 08/06/18)
Helen Inez (Alexander) Lawrence, 83, joined her husband, Donald Eugene Lawrence, in their Heavenly home on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Helen was a long-time resident of Greencastle. She and Don met on a blind date in 1954, and wed in 1955. She (they) are survived by their daughters, Cynde (Skip) Frederick and Cheri (Gene) Grable; grandchildren Nichalas (Ashlee) Frederick, Angela (Russ) Smethwick, Jared (Kelly) Grable, Brad (Heather) Grable and Ryan (Joel) Grable, and 12 very loved great-grandchildren...
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City pool in waning days of 2018 season; Soggy Doggy Day returns
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
The Dog Days of Summer may have arrived, but they've again been trumped by the dawn of the new school year. In Greencastle that traditionally means the annual end of the city pool season. And that will occur on Sunday, Aug. 12 at the Greencastle Aquatic Center in Robe-Ann Park. That last day -- billed as the Back-to-School Splash Bash -- will be free admission from 1-5 p.m...
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Athletic events begin as school resumes
(High School Sports ~ 08/06/18)
Varsity competition looks to get under way this week for several Putnam County high school athletic teams, with a full set of activity on tap starting next week. Some girls’ golf matches had been scheduled last week, but were postponed; all four county squads have matches on the docket for this week...
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DePauw announces Green Guest Artist Series and season ticket sales
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
In its continued commitment to providing high-caliber performing arts programming that also is affordable, along with this year's guest artists, the DePauw University School of Music is announcing the sale of a new 2018/19 Green Guest Artist Series ticket package...
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Kamfonas returns from Paris for Wednesday concert at Gobin
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
The Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues at Wednesday with Paris-based pianist John Kamfonas joining cellist Eric Edberg, the festival’s founding artistic director, in a performance original improvisations, meditative music by Alan Hovhaness, and the passionate Sonata for Cello and Piano by Samuel Barber...
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Putnam Scanner for August 7, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 08/06/18)
City Police Two recent arrests were reported by Greencastle City Police officers. • At 4:02 a.m. Saturday, Clayton Spencer, 22, Fillmore, was arrested on an alcohol-related charge by Officer Luke Brown. Stopped on Bloomington Street, Spencer was lodged in the Putnam County Jail for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated...
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Workshop can help grant writers prepare winning proposals
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
Are you interested in learning about grant writing? Would you like to enhance your grant writing skills? If you answered yes, to any of the questions listed above, the Beginning Guide to Grant Writing is for you. The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing workshop will take place: Aug. 27 and Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, 191 U.S. 231, Greencastle, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m...
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Hero’s welcome thrills WWII pilot Kerr in stop at Cloverdale
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
CLOVERDALE -- Accompanied by more than 125 motorcycles as he rolled into Cloverdale Friday night, nothing short of a hero’s welcome greeted 95-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Ray Kerr. Everywhere he turned, people called him a hero, hoisted signs proclaiming him a hero and applauded his every step as Kerr wheeled into the American Legion Post 281, riding shotgun in a black Chevrolet Suburban with police cars, fire trucks and motorcycles along for the ride...
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Cloverdale hosts leadership symposium addressing opioid use
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
CLOVERDALE -- In the last of four meetings which addressed the ongoing opioid epidemic in rural Indiana, health professionals from across the state converged in the C-Bar-C Expo Center in Cloverdale to discuss how to confront it. Hosted by the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) and AgrIIstitute, the Opioid Symposium was focused on “illumination” about opioid use, and how to inspire serious discussions and solutions in small communities...
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School board cites student safety in opposition to treatment center location
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
Officially weighing in on an issue that’s had the community talking in recent weeks, the Greencastle School Board officially took a stance on the proposed drug and alcohol treatment facility requesting a special exception just up the street from Tzouanakis Intermediate School...
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Getting the Green Light
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
As the 3 p.m. rush backs cars up on State Road 240 as many as 30 deep, a worker from The Hoosier Co. puts finishing touches on the new stoplight at the intersection with Percy Julian Drive and Zinc Mill Road Monday.
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Down Goes Charter House
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
The old Charter House building, once a portion of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church but owned by DePauw University the past 35 years, was razed Monday. The two-story building, just west of the intersection of Seminary and Locust streets in Greencastle, will yield its space to a new parking lot, university officials said. ...
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Escar Curtis 'Bud' App
(Obituary ~ 08/06/18)
Escar Curtis "Bud" App, 87, of Bainbridge passed away on Sunday, Aug. 5 at his residence. He was born on Feb. 9, 1931 to Kenneth Benjamin and Margaret Evelyn Collier App. Bud held many positions over the years -- mechanic, truck driver, farmer, ironworker, business owner -- but the position he enjoyed the most was that of a proud father...
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'Beauty and The Beast' set for Playhouse stage; Tuesday show added
(Local News ~ 08/06/18)
The 2018 season of hits at Putnam County Playhouse continues with a production of Disney's "Beauty and The Beast." The musical will be presented at 8 p.m. Aug. 9-11 and Aug. 14-18 at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road on Greencastle's East Side. A matinee is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12 at 3 p.m...
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Wanda Kay Twigg
(Obituary ~ 08/06/18)
Wanda Kay Twigg, 76, of Greencastle passed away on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at her residence with her family by her side. Wanda was born in Greencastle on August 23, 1941, the daughter of William and Helen (Slavens) Burnside. She was a 1959 graduate of Fillmore High School...
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