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Commissioners maintain mask mandate in county offices
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
In recently lifting the statewide mask mandate he instituted last spring in response to COVID-19, Gov. Eric Holcomb left the requirement in place for state offices. On Monday, the Putnam County Commissioners followed suit for county offices, keeping the mask requirement in place in county buildings and offices until at least Monday, April 19...
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Crews extinguish large fire near Lieber State Park
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
CLOVERDALE — Area fire crews were hard at work Monday afternoon and into the evening putting down a large fire in the state forest north of Lieber State Park. A local resident initially alerted Putnam County Dispatch reporting a large amount of smoke along State Road 243 and County Road 1050 South...
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Music festival hosts fiddler O’Connor in livestreamed concert
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
Grammy-winning violinist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mark O’Connor and his wife Maggie, performing and speaking from their home in North Carolina, will be the performers in this week’s Greencastle Virtual Music Festival event. The music festival and the DePauw Performing Arts Series are co-presenting the special livestreamed event at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at http://gvmf.live with...
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Park Board proceeding toward normal pool season
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
Keeping their fingers crossed, the Greencastle Park Department officials are proceeding toward what is hoped will be a normal pool season this summer. Dealing with a couple of change-order approvals at a special meeting last week, the Park Board also reviewed a timetable that suggests April 15 as the date on which the pool can be filled in anticipation of a Memorial Day weekend opening...
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DAZE WORK: Not exactly the shot heard ’round the world
(Column ~ 04/05/21)
If you’re of “a certain age,” as they like to say, you undoubtedly carry a roundish scar on your upper arm, a souvenir of a long-ago smallpox vaccination. While smallpox was listed as officially declared eradicated in 1980, those of us born before 1972 had to endure the family physician poking around under the skin of our upper arm, seemingly scratching it repeatedly in applying the vaccine...
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Firefighters tackle Walnut Street house fire
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
Nobody has been injured following a house fire that called area fire departments to Greencastle’s west side Monday morning. The Greencastle Fire Department was toned out at approximately 8:50 a.m. for a structure fire at 208 W. Walnut St...
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Governor signs bill sponsored by Baird to erect monument honoring suffragettes
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a bill into law sponsored by District 44 State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) to erect a Statehouse monument honoring Hoosier suffragettes. Baird said Senate Enrolled Act 6 extends the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission’s work to 2024 as they create a Statehouse monument honoring the 19th Amendment...
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New Trust Patron
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
Hoosier Heartland State Bank (HHSB) recently became a Trust Patron for the Mary Allison Children’s Trust for 2021 and made a $500 donation to the organization...
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Putnam County winter athletes win WIC honors
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/21)
With the conclusion of the winter sports season, the WIC has announced its All-WIC winter sports teams for the 2020-21 season. Athletes in boys’ and girls’ basketball were chosen to the All-WIC teams based on a vote by the coaches within the conference. All-WIC members in boys’ and girls’ swimming and wrestling were based on their performance in their respective conference meets...
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The case against school choice expansion and in support of K-12 public education
(Column ~ 04/05/21)
The tone of the 2021 budget session of the Indiana General Assembly has been quite different from the last budget session in 2019 when K-12 public education leaders stood with legislative leaders to announce a state budget that devoted $763 million in new funding for K-12 public education...
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Court News for April 6, 2021
(Court News ~ 04/05/21)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Jason L. Jones, 41, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction Wilson H. May, 39, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...
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Bragging on young PCCF philanthropists
(Column ~ 04/05/21)
May I brag for a moment? I work with some of the most impressive young people; not just in Putnam County, but anywhere. These amazing young people are members of the Putnam County Youth Philanthropy Committee. You may have seen articles or social media posts about this group but are unsure what they are about...
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Purdue Fast Start opportunity available
(Column ~ 04/05/21)
Students are in the process of signing up for classes next year at local high schools, while college and post-high school education option visits have been in full swing for many high school juniors. In 2020, a new program called Purdue Fast Start kicked off that provides a means of guaranteed admissions to Purdue University...
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Janice Fay Barnett
(Obituary ~ 04/05/21)
Janice Fay Barnett, 81, of Greencastle passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family. Janice was born in Pennsylvania on September 19, 1939, the daughter of John and Florence3 (Cobbes) Kridler, and was a 1957 graduate of Greencastle High School...
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Putnam Scanner for April 6, 2021
(Police Logs ~ 04/05/21)
Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 6:35 a.m. Dustin M. Tippin, 45, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine and driving with a suspended license. Sunday • At 10:45 p.m. Maurice A. Waller, 36, Lafayette, was housed at the jail for possession of a cellular telephone while incarcerated...
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Fillmore sets clean-up day
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
FILLMORE — With little on its agenda Thursday evening, the Fillmore Town Council set the town’s annual clean-up day for next month. The council agreed that the time for the clean-up would be Saturday, May 15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. However, the most discussion was on if it could be held on another day if it rains...
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PCHPCA gives 2020 community report
(Local News ~ 04/05/21)
The board of directors of the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association (PCHPCA) has announced its annual report to the community describing challenges and achievements in 2020. The work of the PCHPCA focuses on increasing the quality of life for seriously ill persons and their loved ones, caregivers and health care providers by educating people in Putnam County about the benefits of hospice and palliative care and of having conversations about end-of-life wishes...
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Gardner comes up big for CHS; Tiger Cubs, Cougars fall
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/21)
CLOVERDALE – Hailey Gardner was as big a help to her own cause on the mound as anyone during Cloverdale’s softball opener against Dugger Union Monday night. The senior pitcher broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the third inning with a two-run home run that helped paved the way for the Clovers to start 1-0 with a 10-4 win over the Bulldogs...
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Keith A. ‘Goose’ Gossard
(Obituary ~ 04/05/21)
Keith A. “Goose” Gossard passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Putnam County Hospital at the age of 78. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pa., on Feb. 28, 1943. He was preceded in death by his parents, Esther Witzig Gossard and Amzi Garrison Gossard; and his best friend Derby...
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