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South Putnam board approves 2020 budget, appropriations
(Local News ~ 10/12/19)
In a meeting that took less than half an hour, the South Putnam School Board approved a handle of routine items during its regular October meeting Wednesday evening. Without any further comments from the audience of three or themselves, board members approved the planned budget for 2020, as well as an established capital projects fund and school bus replacement plan. These will be able to be viewed on Gateway...
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DAZE WORK: Raking leaves? Leave them lay, experts and lazy guys say
(Column ~ 10/12/19)
One of the unintended consequences of essentially being homebound the past few weeks is that I’ve been able to spy on my own neighborhood. Maybe not like neighborhood TV sitcom snoop Gladys Kravitz in her own bewitching way but nonetheless with interesting results...
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Eastbound and Down
(Local News ~ 10/12/19)
With surface and striping complete, Indianapolis Road between Kroger and Percy L. Julian Drive features something it hasn’t since spring — eastbound traffic. The project that has dominated the area since April is nearing completion, with some miscellaneous work yet to complete. It could require some lane shifts, but the one-way detour is at an end...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Cross country sectionals today; West sweeps volleyball crossovers
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/19)
Putnam County cross country runners will travel to Brownsburg today to compete in sectional action. The boys’ race is at 10:30 a.m., followed by the girls’ race. Other competing schools are Avon, Bethesda Christian, Cascade, Danville, Plainfield, Crawfordsville, Tri-West and Southmont...
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Friday night high school football scores
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/19)
Find your favorite team in Friday night's list of high school football scores.
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IC tops Cloverdale to reach WIC title game
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/19)
CLOVERDALE – With sheets of rain streaming across the field at Cloverdale High School on Friday, and temperatures plummeting into the low 40s, the Clovers suffered a tough loss on the gridiron against a stout Indian Creek squad by a score of 58-6. Though Indian Creek dominated the game in nearly every facet, the Clovers (1-7, 1-3 Western Indiana Conference) never gave in against the visiting Braves (6-2, 4-0 WIC)...
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Northview gets past South Putnam 47-7
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/19)
On a night when throwing the ball was difficult at best, Northview’s running game was far too strong for South Putnam in a 47-7 game. The victory sends the Knights into the WIC championship game next week at Indian Creek. South Putnam (4-4) will not participate in the conference crossover and will instead travel to Heritage Christian...
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Soccer showdowns set: County squads go for crowns
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/19)
Soccer sectional championships will be decided today for both boys’ and girls’ teams, with all four Putnam County teams still alive. In boys’ action, both county squads will meet opponents ranked in the top 10 as Greencastle (12-2-2) plays at No. 9-ranked Danville (15-2-1) and North Putnam (8-6-3) meets No. 10 Bethesda Christian (14-3-1) at Cascade...
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North Putnam tops Cubs for 26-13 win, county title
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/19)
Friday night was the first cool night for high school football. The North Putnam Cougar football team cranked up the heat in the oven and “baked” the Greencastle Tiger Cubs 26-13 behind Aidan Baker’s 140 yards on 40 carries. The powerful rushing attack wore the Cubs down as North improved to 7-1 on the season and 4-1 in the West Central Conference as they finished second in the Western division. Greencastle fell to 2-6 on the season and 0-5 in conference play...
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Roy E. Clark
(Obituary ~ 10/12/19)
Roy E. Clark, 54, of Reelsville, passed away in his home surrounded by family on Thursday, October 10, 2019. Roy was born on April 8, 1965 in Putnam County to Steven Albert and Barbara (Harvey) Clark. Roy worked for more than 16 years at Roadway in Indianapolis as a dock worker and as a driver. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and doing anything outdoors with his friends and family...
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