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Brenda Kay DeVylder
(Obituary ~ 09/05/19)
Brenda Kay DeVylder, 60, Franklin, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on Dec. 20, 1958 in Greencastle to William and Emma Jane (Jones) Sibbitt. Brenda graduated from Greencastle High School in 1977 and married Rick DeVylder on July 1, 1977...
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James ‘Jim’ Newby
(Obituary ~ 09/05/19)
James (Jim) Newby, 92, of Cloverdale, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at his Cloverdale home. He was born on Dec. 24, 1926 to the late Lee and Edith Newby in Indianapolis. On June 23, 1950, he married Juanita Harris. She passed away on March 21, 2017...
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Jeffrey D. Bennington
(Obituary ~ 09/05/19)
Jeffrey D. Bennington, 48, of Coatesville, passed away Sept. 2, 2019 in Indianapolis. He was born on July 19, 1971 in Phoenix, Ariz. to Linda (Fultz) and the late Jackie Bennington. Jeff graduated from Avon High School in 1991, and later from Indiana Business College. He married Angela S. (Vansickle) on Dec. 4, 2004, and she preceded him in death on March 12, 2016...
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Putnam Scanner for September 6, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 09/05/19)
County Jail Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 9:24 p.m. Christopher Joseph Elrod, 44, Quincy, was lodged at the jail for resisting law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, driving with a suspended license, driving while intoxicated-refusal, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia...
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Final victim located in capsized boat incident on White River
(Local News ~ 09/05/19)
MARTINSVILLE -- Indiana Conservation search crews have found the final victim in the recent boating incident on the White River in Morgan County. Antonio Sanchez-Maldonado, 32, of Indianapolis, was reported Thursday to have been located just downstream from where the boat capsized in the river...
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Nature park entrance to close Monday
(Local News ~ 09/05/19)
The road to the DePauw Nature Park off of Walnut Street will be closed to public traffic beginning Monday, Sept. 9 for approximately two weeks. During that time, crews will work to install a culvert near the Duke Energy substation. The nature park will still be accessible by foot from the DePauw Campus Farm area, as well as the Prindle Institute parking lot...
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Addison Hughes selected as Guerin scholar at SMWC
(Local News ~ 09/05/19)
From the time he made an appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a precocious nine-year-old, Addison Hughes has been a young scholar to watch in Putnam County. In the eight years since correctly spelling “ocelot” sent him to Washington, D.C., the honors have kept coming Hughes’ way...
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Area 30 law enforcement class trains at PCSD obstacle course
(Local News ~ 09/05/19)
Each Friday afternoon, law enforcement students at Area 30 take part in physical exercises and activities designed to better prepare them for entry-level law enforcement and public safety careers. Students recently spent the afternoon at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department’s obstacle course. The obstacle course is a test of physical fitness for first responders like police officers, firefighters and EMS technicians...
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Local ILEARN scores mostly in line with state
(Local News ~ 09/05/19)
When compared to state proficiency percentages in the controversial 2018-19 ILEARN tests, Putnam County’s four school corporations more or less line up with state averages. That is to say, for someone looking at the scores without context, the results of the newly-instituted test would paint a pretty bleak picture of education in Putnam County and the Hoosier State...
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