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2020 Primary Election Results
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Listed below are local results from the June 2, 2020 Primary Election in Putnam County. Where a party is not listed below an office, there is no candidate from that party. Additionally, a number of races -- such as several precinct committeeman positions -- are not listed at all because there were no candidates...
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Helmer captures more than 40 percent of vote in six-way commissioner race
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
With a six-way race for one spot and low voter turnout almost assured, anything seemed possible when the votes were tallied for the District 3 Putnam County commissioner GOP nomination Tuesday evening. In the end, however, longtime Putnam County lawman Tom Helmer of Cloverdale all but lapped the field, capturing 1,366 votes, good for 41 percent of the vote...
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Alexander, Myers top GOP auditor, coroner races
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
A veteran Putnam County officeholder and a first-time candidate captured the Republican races for county auditor and county coroner in primary voting Tuesday. Seeking her third term as Putnam County auditor, a position she held from 1997-2004, Kristina Warren Alexander of Reelsville captured 1,991 votes and 60.13 percent of the vote to defeat Tina Sillery in the GOP primary...
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County at 137 confirmed COVID-19 cases
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
A total of 137 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among residents of Putnam County, according to information the Indiana State Department of Health released Tuesday afternoon. This marked an increase of just one case since the last report by local officials on Friday, May 29...
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Summitt-Campbell, two incumbents, top county council race
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
With two incumbents and four challengers in a bid for three GOP nominations for Putnam County Council, it seemed the race was for third in the Putnam County Council race Tuesday. However, challenger Stephanie Campbell, a former two-term Putnam County auditor, seemed to benefit even more from name recognition than the incumbents, garnering the most votes at 1,910...
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James Ray Hanger Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
James Ray Hanger Jr., age 65, formerly of Indianapolis and Greencastle, passed away Sunday morning, May 31, 2020 at Southwood Healthcare. He worked in heating and AC. He was preceded by his father James R. Hanger Sr., mother Loretta E. Hanger and his sister Sandra Jean Fulton...
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Speaking Out
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
Gathering under the buzz bomb on the courthouse square, community members participate in a peaceful protest late Saturday morning.
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Brazil Concert Band to stream 2019 performances online
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew Huber, will stream a series of four concerts from its 2019 season every Sunday on June 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 8 p.m. from Huber’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCARUjaj3AcG7yGFOXr4e27w?view_as=subscriber...
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Hot Ticket for Cool Treats
(Local News ~ 06/02/20)
As the mercury creeps toward 90 degrees Tuesday afternoon, the vehicles creep around Dairy Castle, three sides of the parking lot and onto Indianapolis Road. As if a hot June day wouldn't have been enough to attract crowds, Tuesday also marked the Greencastle ice cream stand's second opening day of 2020...
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Donnabelle Stanley
(Obituary ~ 06/02/20)
Donnabelle (McCabe) Stanley, 89, formerly of Greencastle, passed away in Louisville, Ky., on May 31, 2020. She was born on April 21, 1931 in Lizton. She was a devoted wife for 71 years to Alan Stanley, who preceded her in death in January 2020. She was a loving mother to three daughters, Linda Wall, Brenda Rabold and Marla Helton, and a fantastic, fun-loving grandmother to eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...
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