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Three injured in wreck south of Greencastle
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
A three-vehicle crash on U.S. 231 late Thursday morning sent three people to area hospitals. A tree service was cutting trees in the area of 3447 U.S. 231 South, about a half mile south of Jones Road, and had traffic reduced to one lane, with signallers directing traffic...
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'WE GOT A STEAL': Coach thinks Moore can be ‘our next great Oakland point guard’
(College Sports ~ 04/16/20)
Oakland University men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe has led the Golden Grizzlies for the past 36 years, the third-longest tenure of any Division I coach. He knows what he likes to have on his team, and was frustrated that last year’s squad didn’t have a quality point guard...
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Attkisson murder investigation ongoing, even as trials on hold
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
Before COVID-19 arrived, dominating the lives and attention of not only Putnam County residents, but much of the world, another major incident was on the mind of many in Greenastle and surrounding communities. Lisa Attkisson was brutally murdered at her south side Greencastle home in late January...
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2020 Bainbridge Alumni Banquet canceled
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
Following a meeting of the officers of the Bainbridge High School (BHS) Alumni Association, President Carolyn (Roth) Hiser has announced the 2020 BHS Alumni Banquet, scheduled for June 27, has been canceled due to the corona virus pandemic. “The decision was made with great reluctance,” Hiser said. “However, given the uncertainty of future governmental restrictions on large gatherings and the age of the membership, exercising an abundance of caution was the wisest choice.”...
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DePauw Wellness Center to open Monday in Lilly Center
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
The DePauw Health Wellness Center, which provides health and counseling services to DePauw University students and faculty and staff members, will open at the Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center next Monday. The wellness center will remain open in its Hogate Hall location during regular hours through Friday...
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Third Coast Percussion to livestream Earth Day concert April 22
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
The DePauw School of Music’s final Green Guest Artist, Third Coast Percussion, will be presenting its April 22 concert live – available to you from the best seat in your house. On Wednesday, April 22, at 8:30 p.m., the group will livestream its Earth Day concert, “Paddle to the Sea,” on the DePauw Music website and YouTube. The livestream is free and open to guests worldwide...
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Putnam County Health Department confirms fourth COVID-19 death
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
The Putnam County Health Department announced Thursday the fourth death of a Putnam County resident from COVID-19. No further information about the individual will be released due to privacy laws. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 44, up two since Wednesday. The Health Department is continuing to investigate all confirmed cases of COVID-19...
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Fidler aids Monrovia group’s return home from Poland
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
In a story straight out of “Argo” meets “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” Kim Fidler of Greencastle played a starring role in bringing a group of stranded Monrovia students, teachers and parents home from Europe. The group was on a 10-day school trip to Europe, arranged before the restrictions of the COVID-19 virus really hit, when in the midst of things, they were awakened on Friday the 13th in Poland to learn that the borders were closing and their flight home out of Frankfurt, Germany, was in peril.. ...
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Ann Gleo (Costin) Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/16/20)
Ann Gleo (Costin) Jones, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died at her home in Cody, Wyoming on Saturday, April 11. She was 90 years old. Ann was born in Putnam County, 30 miles west of Indianapolis, on Jan. 17, 1930, to Hughie and Myrtle Costin, one of five children. It was said to be 16 below zero that morning, with the family huddled around the potbellied stove...
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Putnam County Chamber encourages supporting local businesses
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
Local small businesses are one element which makes a community great. They are where people go to meet friends and family to eat or shop. They are where people go to get what they need to fix our homes or cars. They are where people go to find professional help with daily needs. They are where people go when they need support for local fundraisers...
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Putnam Scanner for April 17, 2020
(Police Logs ~ 04/16/20)
County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 2:47 a.m. Joseph C. Aton, 28, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for domestic battery. Wednesday • At 1:04 p.m. William A. Grogan, 43, Greencastle, was taken into custody for violation of Community Corrections...
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Cloverdale board approves last day, tech warranty program
(Local News ~ 04/16/20)
CLOVERDALE -- Meeting through Google Hangouts Monday evening, the Cloverdale School Board approved a pair of requests to keep the school corporation moving forward. Superintendent Greg Linton said that Friday, May 15 would be identified as the last day for students. He added that teachers would work under their contract until Friday, May 22...
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FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Brothers missed family, but enjoyed challenge of deployment
(Community Sports ~ 04/16/20)
Cameron Brothers may have preferred to have stayed in Putnam County over the past year or so, teaching and coaching at North Putnam and helping his wife raise their young son. But his country needed him, so Brothers was deployed to Kuwait last July 4 through his position with the Army National Guard. He was able to return home in the first week of April, with his absence extended by a mandatory two-week quarantine in Texas after re-entering the United States...
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