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DAZE WORK: Out-thinking the criminal mind more or Les
(Column ~ 10/20/22)
Years ago, Walmart and Sam’s Club strangely started swiping your cash register receipt with a yellow highlighter as you left the building. No way were they matching what you bought with what was on the receipt. It never seemed like they were even counting purchases and checking for the right number...
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GPD gets new captain, GFD getting new pumper
(Local News ~ 10/20/22)
The Greencastle Police Department is getting a new captain, while the Greencastle Fire Department is getting a new engine. Both developments occurred at the October Board of Works meeting Wednesday at City Hall. Sgt. Ed Wilson was elevated to captain following a recommendation by Assistant Chief Chris Jones and the GPD Board of Captains...
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RDC, Council pass wellness center bond resolution
(Local News ~ 10/20/22)
A project some 40 years in the making, a bond resolution to fund the proposed wellness center/community center/YMCA has passed both the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission and City Council. RDC Bond Resolution 2022-3 and City Council Resolution 2022-16 authorize the issuance of bonds by the RDC not to exceed $17.5 million on what is projected as a $28 million project...
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Fillmore council considers fiber optic option
(Local News ~ 10/20/22)
FILLMORE — Being in a rural area, reliable broadband connectivity in Fillmore is sparse. Town leaders are looking at a fiber optic expansion to improve this. Standing in for Clerk-Treasurer Bill Miles, Monica Bray and the Fillmore Town Council heard from Jay Watkins of Endeavor Communications on building out services at a special meeting Monday...
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Menzel, Miller among five county runners taking on Shelbyville Semistate
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/22)
Temperatures may be fluctuating but at Blue River Memorial Park, the heat will be on five Putnam County runners, as well as a strong field, looking to qualify for the IHSAA Cross Country State Finals Saturday morning at the Shelbyville Semistate. Greencastle’s Charlie Menzel and Landon Miller, North Putnam’s Brayden Monnett and Jeremiah Miles and Cloverdale’s Ella Szczerbik will compete against some of the state’s best runners, all looking for a place on the starting line at the Laverne Gibson Championship Cross Country Course next Saturday.. ...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Brighton Boggess, Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/22)
Brighton is a senior at Greencastle and participates in one sport, football. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Brighton Boggess: “They’re very important. Especially football. It’s taught me a lot of discipline. When motivation kicks out, discipline is the first thing that kicks in. That’s what I fall back on when I’m down. It’s also taught me a sense of communication and teamwork.”...
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City invests $480,419 in street improvements
(Local News ~ 10/20/22)
The City of Greencastle will be completing several street improvement projects around the community, it was announced today. The Board of Public Works and Safety awarded a $480,419.60 contract to Milestone Contractors South to complete the work. Weather permitting, work will begin on Oct. 24 with an anticipated completion date of Nov. 11. The schedule may have to be adjusted depending on weather or other conditions, Mayor Bill Dory said. The contract calls for work to be completed by Nov. 30...
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E. Lee Richardson
(Obituary ~ 10/20/22)
E. Lee Richardson, 68, of Mishawaka, passed away, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at IU Health West Hospital, surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born Oct. 13, 1954, in Greencastle to Earl Andrew Richardson and Nancy Richardson Garrett. On Aug. 16, 1997, he married Barbara Ochs...
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Putnam Scanner for Oct. 21, 2022
(Police Logs ~ 10/20/22)
Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 3:39 a.m. Cassandra A. Aynes, 27, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, neglect of a dependent, illegal possession of a syringe, maintaining a common nuisance, dealing in marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia...
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Riding for the Homeless
(Local News ~ 10/20/22)
Having recently completed an all-woman bike ride for the cause, employees of the Greencastle Walmart Supercenter present a donation to Beyond Homeless Inc. Organizer Llona Reynolds (center, in bandana) explained that she applied for a grant through the Walmart Days of Giving...
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Clovedale School Board Candidate Bios
(Local News ~ 10/20/22)
This is the first of three sets of biographies on the candidates for school boards in the Nov. 8 election. While the current issue features candidates for Cloverdale School Board, the candidates for North Putnam and South Putnam will be featured in upcoming issues of the Banner Graphic...
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NaloxBox at Reelsville VFD
(Local News ~ 10/20/22)
Continuing efforts for naloxone, or Narcan, to be available for opioid overdoses, a NaloxBox was recently installed at the Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department. With the new unit are (from left) Reelsville Fire Chief Brian Stearley, Putnam County Recovery Coalition president Sheila Holloway, PCRC member Tina French and Reelsville Fire Lt. David Jones...
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