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DePauw hires RHIT's Loyd as new men's basketball coach
(College Sports ~ 04/28/22)
Rusty Loyd, head men's basketball coach at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology since 2014, is DePauw's selection as head men's basketball coach. He replaces Bill Fenlon who is retiring after 30 years at the helm. Loyd becomes just the sixth DePauw head coach in the last 64 years...
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Sheriff’s race highlights busy GOP primary
(Local News ~ 04/28/22)
While a three-way contest for the Republican nomination for Putnam County sheriff headlines Tuesday’s primary election, the Putnam County GOP ballot features several contested races of note. Republican voters county-wide will have the chance to choose their party’s nominee for sheriff, clerk, recorder and surveyor, while GOP voters in Russell, Franklin, Jackson, Floyd and Monroe townships will pick the nominee for Putnam County Council District 1...
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PCPL eliminating late fees for books
(Local News ~ 04/28/22)
The result of what Board President Kayla Flegal said has been an ongoing discussion for some time, the Putnam County Public Library’s board of trustees approved a new policy Wednesday evening in which fees for overdue books, as well as multimedia such as DVDs and video games, will no longer apply...
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Hertenstein awarded $15,000 from Prudential at inaugural Emerging Visionaries Summit
(Local News ~ 04/28/22)
NEWARK, N.J. — Isaac Hertenstein, 16, of Greencastle, was among five young people named grand prize winners by Prudential Financial’s Emerging Visionaries program at a four-day summit held this week at Prudential’s Newark headquarters. The Emerging Visionaries program is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the social entrepreneurship network Ashoka, with advisory support from the Financial Health Network. ...
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LWV candidate questionnaires
(Local News ~ 04/28/22)
The following are candidate responses drawn directly from League of Women Voters questionnaires. The Banner Graphic has edited them only lightly for clarity. Responses are printed only for Putnam County races with two or more candidates in the Tuesday, May 3 primary election...
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North Putnam upends Northview in WIC baseball play; Cloverdale wins pair of tri-meets
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/22)
BRAZIL — In a pitcher’s duel for six innings, North Putnam and Northview toiled away until two runs in the seventh gave the Cougars an impressive 3-1 win over the Knights in WIC baseball play. The visitors scored first in the fourth when Jaylen Windmiller reached base on a dropped third strike. Doug O’Hair pinch ran for Windmiller, stealing second and scoring on a Kovey Jeter single for a 1-0 lead...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Zach Huff, North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/22)
Zach is a senior at North Putnam and participates in three sports, soccer, basketball and baseball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Zach Huff: “Sports are pretty important. I feel like sports have made me want to do my work in school and get through high school. Sports are everything to me. I started when I was six years old and that’s really all I do outside of school.”...
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PEO Chapter I Officers
(Local News ~ 04/28/22)
PEO Chapter I installed a new slate of officers during a recent meeting at the Putnam County Museum. Officers for 2022-23 are (from left) Guard Gwen Morris, Chaplain Kathy Jones, Secretary Lisa Mock, Treasurer Kathryn Dory, Corresponding Secretary Betsy Demmings, Vice President Mary Jane Monnett and President Annette Handy...
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Arts Council to sponsor May 26 bus trip to Haan Art Museum
(Local News ~ 04/28/22)
If Covid left you longing to travel but you’d rather leave the driving to someone else, consider hitting the road with the Greencastle Arts Council on its maiden bus trip to the historic Haan Museum of Indiana Art in Lafayette on May 26. Tickets, including museum admission and roundtrip transportation on a professional, restroom-equipped Turner motor coach, are $40...
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It’s Arbor Day
(Local News ~ 04/28/22)
Greencastle Parks and Recreation partnered with Jamie Herd and Tara Garrett of Putnam County Comprehensive Services, along with PCCS tree planters Casey, Joe, John, Thomas and Tommy, to plant a Bir Oak in Robe-Ann Park Thursday morning...
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Putnam Scanner for April 29, 2022
(Police Logs ~ 04/28/22)
Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 8:03 p.m. Elizabeth A. Hoover, 25, Bainbridge, was housed at the jail for domestic battery. • At 12:24 a.m. Jeffery J. Burkhead, 32, Camby, was booked in for battery resulting in serious bodily injury...
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