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Greencastle Presbyterian blessings box now open
(Local News ~ 04/14/20)
At a time when so many ministries, organizations and businesses are pulling together to help each other out, Greencastle Presbyterian Church now has a “blessings box” outside of its front door where you “give what you can” and “take what you need.” John Anderson, who heads up the SAWs ministry, was looking for a way to still help our community. He happily put his carpentry skills to use — making a simple stand for the plastic bin...
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Gleaners drive-through pantry set Saturday at Bainbridge Elementary
(Local News ~ 04/14/20)
BAINBRIDGE — The Gleaners Mobile Food Truck will visit Bainbridge Elementary School on Saturday morning, April 18, for a drive-through food pantry. The event will take place at the school, 412 S. Washington St., from 10 a.m.-noon. Gleaners is conducting mobile food pantries to help clients and volunteers maintain social distancing guidelines. Clients do not need to bring bags or boxes, as those will be provided via pre-boxed food for families...
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Local COVID-19 cases increase to 38
(Local News ~ 04/14/20)
Putnam County officials announced Tuesday there are currently 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Putnam County. The new figure marks the first increase in the local number for several days, up five from Monday. Officials believe the increase is likely due the closure of labs for the Easter holiday...
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Current virus circumstances mirror local 1918 flu outbreak
(Local News ~ 04/14/20)
While the circumstances of the COVID-19 are unprecedented in our lifetime, they are eerily similar – at least locally -- to the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918. Certainly no one – unless they would be more than 100 years old -- was around to share the details of that incident. However, we have the work of longtime local newsman David Barr to fall back on. Barr not only wrote about it, but lived through it as a school boy in 1918...
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Tax Day trade-offs
(Column ~ 04/14/20)
April 15 usually marks Tax Day – but this year, it’s just another Wednesday, a reminder that nothing is “business as usual” in the middle of a global pandemic. With large sectors of our economy shut down and unemployment claims soaring, extending the deadline to July 15 was the right thing to do as many Americans grapple with sudden hardship and uncertainty...
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William Roy Warren
(Obituary ~ 04/14/20)
William Roy Warren, 67, went to be with the Lord at 8:41 a.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was born June 8, 1952 to the late Rev. James Lloyd and Carrie (Gordon) Warren in Indianapolis. He married Suzan Brummett on October 20, 2012. He graduated from North Putnam High School in 1971...
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