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BOYS COUNTY: North in first final since 2014; can win first title since 1999
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/20)
The opening game of the Putnam County Classic evoked memories of a film called “The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight,” made in 1971. North Putnam defeated South Putnam 53-41 on Thursday night to advance to the championship game, as both teams combined to shoot just 30 percent (30-of-99) in the game and miss several shots that each team normally makes. North Putnam improved to 11-9, while the Eagles fell to 3-15 on the season...
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BOYS COUNTY: Tiger Cubs win, can claim first repeat county titles since 2011-12
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/20)
Every basketball team has five players on the floor. All teams have players with different skill sets and abilities, the good ones have players who know their roles and execute what they do best. Greencastle is one of those good ones and everyone played their role for the Tiger Cubs in defeating the Cloverdale Clovers, 65-51, in the opening round of the Putnam County Classic on Thursday night at McAnally Center...
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IU upsets No. 21 Iowa, 80-77
(College Sports ~ 02/14/20)
BLOOMINGTON (AP) — Devonte Green scored 18 of his 27 points in the first half and Trayce Jackson-Davis added 17 on Thursday, helping the Indiana Hoosiers close out an 89-77 victory over No. 21 Iowa. The Hoosiers (16-8, 6-7 Big Ten) snapped a four-game losing streak overall and a two-game skid in the series...
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Wabash tops DePauw in ‘roaring’ atmosphere
(College Sports ~ 02/14/20)
CRAWFORDSVILLE — The DePauw University men’s basketball team falls 64-71 to Wabash College on Wednesday night in a physical back-and-forth battle in game two of the rivalry series. After beating Wabash in Neal Fieldhouse just a few weeks earlier, the Tigers took to the floor determined to sweep the series and move up the NCAC standings late in the season...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Nick Sabin, Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/20)
Nick Sabin is a senior at Greencastle and participates in football and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Nick Sabin: “They are very important to me. I think you can learn a lot, not just about the sport but how to work with others and how to bring ideas together to complete a goal.”...
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PART-TIME PONDERINGS: Taking a look at the South Putnam Eagles through the years
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/20)
I have a unique perspective of the South Putnam Girls’ basketball team that has just won the Class Sectional 44 title. This group of girls are a group that I have watched play basketball, coached in softball, watched in softball and just generally been around for anywhere from seven to 10 years of their life...
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SOUTHMONT REGIONAL: Tourney schedule, team season results, rosters
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/20)
Game-by-game results Sectional © WESTERN INDIANA CONFERENCE GAME Roster Coaches: Brian Gardner, Kenny Wells, Jill Newton, Jamie Basore. Managers: Brady Robinson and Catherine Hodge Game-by-game results Sectional © MID-EASTERN CONFERENCE GAME Roster...
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SOUTHMONT REGIONAL: Eagles revert back to ‘underdog’ role
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/20)
South Putnam took the best record into last week’s Cloverdale Sectional girls’ basketball tournament, and was understandably considered the favorite going into the event. The Eagles won both of their games convincingly, as expected, and will meet Shenandoah on Saturday in the first game of the Southmont Regional...
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Tri-Kappa Week
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory meets with members of the Beta Psi chapter of Tri-Kappa Sorority recently to sign a proclamation declaring the week of Feb. 16-22 as Tri-Kappa Week. Kappa Kappa Kappa Inc. (Tri-Kappa), a women’s service sorority, was founded on Feb. 22, 1901...
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Four citizens academies set through March
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
CLOVERDALE -- After receiving heavy interest in the first program, the Cloverdale Police Department has slated four more citizens academies through the end of March. The goal of the program is to raise awareness of citizens’ rights as delineated in both the U.S. Constitution and the Indiana Constitution, as well as the role of police in keeping the community safe. It also focuses on the importance of civic engagement...
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Reps. Baird, Morrison honor Parke students who responded to emergency
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
INDIANAPOLIS --- State Reps. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) and Alan Morrison (R-Brazil) this week recognized North Central Parke Community School Corp. students who assisted their bus driver during a medical emergency. On Jan. 6, five elementary and middle school students leapt into action when their bus driver, Sandy Woolwine, became ill during her afternoon route. ...
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Court News for Feb. 15, 2020
(Court News ~ 02/14/20)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Jennifer C. Strange, 35, Coatesville, Level 6 felony maintaining a common nuisance, Class B misdemeanor false informing Gerald Proffitt, 29, Putnamville Correctional Facility, two counts of Level 6 felony battery by bodily waste against a public safety officer...
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Putnam Scanner for Feb. 15, 2020
(Police Logs ~ 02/14/20)
One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 9:48 p.m. Nicole C. Izaguirre, 47, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three recent dispatches: • At 12:03 p.m. on Thursday, GFD was dispatched to 109 W. Hanna St. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12:07 and determined the alarm was due to cooking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 12:12 p.m...
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Endeavor casts broad shadow across rural Indiana landscape
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
CLOVERDALE -- What began as a rural telephone cooperative 70 years ago has become an endeavor bringing broadband to the heartland. Friday noon the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center featured Endeavor Communications and its accomplishments during the 2020 GCPCDC annual meeting at Endeavor headquarters...
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Inmate mail issue spawns ACLU lawsuit
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
Trying to put a stop to Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) inmates mailing letters laced with illegal substances like fentanyl, Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges now finds himself the subject of a federal lawsuit. PCF inmate Joseph E. McDowell is challenging a Jan. 15 ruling signed by Bridges that rejects written filings from the PCF inmates...
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The 2020 Iowa caucuses: Part III
(Local News ~ 02/14/20)
In Part III, Stinebrickner will turn to his observations on two Republican candidates as well as some concluding comments about the process...
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