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Heavin, Newby resign from South Putnam School Board
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
After surprise moves following its regular meeting Wednesday evening, both Anthony Heavin and Craig Newby have resigned from the South Putnam School Board. Heavin told the board that his resignation was to be effective following the conclusion of the meeting...
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Community delivers to Marvin’s employees in time of need
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
Members of the Greencastle and DePauw communities have come out in support of a Greencastle woman and her daughter following a recent house fire. A GoFundMe page was set up earlier this week for Albertina and Estell Brown after a recent fire significantly damaged their Greencastle home...
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City awards $1.3 million Community Crossings project to Feutz
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
Feutz Construction Co. -- the Paris, Ill., firm that completed the most recent Indianapolis Road upgrade and the Perry Julian Drive reconstruction project -- has been selected for the City of Greencastle’s Community Crossings work. In a special meeting Wednesday, the Board of Works picked Feutz, the lowest complete bidder on the project at $1,344,123 for its base bid and $25,085 for the alternate additional sidewalk work along 10th Street...
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Remodel could cut energy costs in EMS office by 70 percent
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
Already going through an extensive overhaul to correct mold problems, the Putnam County EMS headquarters is about to get a lot more energy efficient. The $194,000 renovation of the EMS office — the northern part of the building on Bloomington Street — is being funded by CARES Act money the county received last year in response to the coronavirus pandemic...
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Healthcare Decisions Day
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
Recognizing the importance of the need to plan ahead for health care decisions related to end-of-life care, Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory (seated, center) signs a proclamation recognizing Friday, April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day in Putnam County...
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Greencastle woman arrested for OMVI with kids in her car
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
ROCKVILLE -- A 29-year-old Putnam County woman is facing child neglect and endangerment charges after being arrested in Parke County for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with young children in the car. According to the Parke County Sheriff’s Department, Kaitlyn Vesey of Greencastle was pulled over Tuesday just outside of Bellmore...
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Public schools need your support
(Column ~ 04/15/21)
There is a bit of an unexpected tussle going on right now in the statehouse. You see, the Republican supermajority did not expect to have any problem pulling more money away from public education and giving it to private education entities. It turns out that people are pushing back, and the more they learn about the on-going scheme to give public money to private schools, the less they like it...
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OCRA water utility grant public hearing set Monday, April 19
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
The City of Greencastle will conduct a required public hearing on its OCRA grant proposal to finance various water system improvements on Monday, April 19. The public hearing is a required part of the OCRA application process. The hearing is not required to take place during a City Council meeting...
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Course duplicates a concern for Area 30
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
Adding new courses to diversify career and technical education (CTE) pathways has been done with the intent to give students as many options as possible. However, this has brought with it a concern that some of these courses might be duplicated between the Area 30 Career Center and its sending schools in Putnam County and Eminence High School...
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EDGE 21 receives more support from United Way
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
The EDGE 21 program was recently selected by the United Way of Putnam County to receive a portion of their COVID-19 relief funding. The check, totaling $12,700 is to be used for the purchasing of technology resources to expand EDGE 21’s reach into the local schools through virtual meeting access, along with providing members of the EDGE 21 volunteer team with the necessary tools to carry out their mentor and administrative roles...
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Court News for April 16, 2021
(Court News ~ 04/15/21)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Brandi L. Clodfelter, 40, Clayton, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe Jeremiah W. Bills, 42, Fillmore, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction, Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of a property-damage crash, Class B misdemeanor harassment by means of a telephone call...
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Equipment discussed by Cloverdale council
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
CLOVERDALE — Leaders in Cloverdale are looking to keep tabs on the town’s different pieces of equipment and other vehicles. Part of the finagling is determining what is useful. Town Manager Jason Hartman brought repair estimates for a damaged backhoe and skid steer loader to the Cloverdale Town Council Tuesday evening...
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Putnam Scanner for April 16, 2021
(Police Logs ~ 04/15/21)
Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 4:38 a.m. Ronald W. Marshall, 53, Chicago, was housed at the jail on a warrant. • At 4:32 a.m. Cody A. Duncan, 34, Danville, was booked in on a warrant. • At 3:54 a.m. Jarrod J. Reiber, 23 Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail on a warrant...
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Cougars drop slugfest with Sullivan; Greencastle golfers continue winning ways
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/21)
BAINBRIDGE – A see-saw WIC baseball game got away from North Putnam in the final two innings as Sullivan won a 17-14 slugfest Wednesday night. The Golden Arrows got four runs in the top of the first but still trailed as the Cougars hit back for five runs in the bottom half of the inning...
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DAZE WORK: Time to relearn rules of the road? Right on!
(Local News ~ 04/15/21)
Blame it on being cooped up during the pandemic. Blame it on after-effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. Blame it on the bossa nova. Whatever. However you look at it, it appears we all need a good driving lesson. And don’t even get me started on local scorn for the use of turn signals...
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