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South Putnam handles Greencastle again to advance in NP softball sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/21)
BAINBRIDGE — Just four days after meeting in the final Putnam County softball game of the regular season, Greencastle and South Putnam tangled again Monday night in the opening game of IHSAA Softball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 at North Putnam. Unlike last week, the Eagles did not let the Tiger Cubs get started off on the right foot, piling up runs quickly in the first four innings for a 12-0 win in five innings...
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South Putnam honors 2011 softball state champions
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/21)
It took a fictional character to put into words what pretty much everyone discovers if they live long enough. I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them. Truer words have rarely been spoken by a fictional character than Andy Bernard of “The Office,” played by Ed Helms...
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Truck destroyed in fire on Plessinger Hill
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
Nobody was injured following a vehicle fire that occurred on Plessinger Hill on U.S. 231 south of Greencastle Tuesday afternoon. At about 2 p.m., the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a fully involved truck with a trailer near JTN Services...
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Clovers take lumps against Knights
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/21)
CLOVERDALE — Northview jumped out to an early lead and then cruised in a 21-3, five-inning victory over the Cloverdale Clovers on Monday night in Western Indiana Conference baseball action. The Knights scored in four of the five innings got a 7-RBI, two home run game from Gavin Morris to put up an impressive number of runs. A pair of freshmen, Caden Schrader and Nathan McEwen, combined to limit the Clovers to just two hits and three runs in the five innings...
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Evan Steffy ready to take bite out of academics, pool at DePauw
(High School Sports ~ 05/25/21)
Evan Steffy’s impressive displays for South Putnam’ swim team were only bettered by his results in the classroom and the community, as the Lily Scholarship the Eagle senior received could attest to. The allure of the pool was a strong one, however, and the choice of college that synchronized athletics and academics most for Steffy was right next to the starting blocks after signing on to the DePauw men’s swimming and diving program for the 2021-22 school year...
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DePauw wins Decatur, Ill. softball regional
(College Sports ~ 05/25/21)
DECATUR, ILL. - Top-ranked DePauw topped Mount St. Joseph, 9-2, in the NCAA Division III Regional championship game to avenge a 9-1 defeat earlier in the day and advance to the Division III Championship for the fifth time in program history. The Tigers open NCAA Championship play in Salem, Va., on Thursday, May 27, with a 38-3 record. The Lions finished the season at 32-10...
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Judy Joanne Fitzsimmons
(Obituary ~ 05/25/21)
Judy Joanne Fitzsimmons of Greencastle, Indiana, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 20, 2021. She was a lifelong resident of the area, having been born in Clay County on April 18, 1945. Before her health deteriorated, Judy loved the outdoors; gardening, mushroom hunting, fishing, walking in the woods, and long drives in the country. Though not widely known, she was a passionate writer and poet, having won awards for some of her works...
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Bainbridge Elementary teachers propose co-teaching class
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
ROACHDALE — Recognizing that some elementary students struggle to develop relationships with their peers and excel academically, two Bainbridge Elementary teachers want to help them get the attention they need. Second-grade teachers Jeanine Peterson and Jessica Tarr came before the North Putnam School Board Thursday evening to pitch an idea for a class which they would co-teach...
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Extrication training part of local firefighters’ ongoing education
(Local News ~ 05/25/21)
Captain Kyle App has been with the Greencastle Fire Department for nearly the past two decades. Even with having all of this experience, though, learning how to be a more effective first responder never stops. This was certainly the case last Saturday and Sunday as App was one of several firefighters from GFD and other local fire departments who got some hands-on experience to complete a Vehicle Rescue Operations (VRO) course...
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