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Cline, Fanning win South Putnam School Board bids
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
Two incumbents, one of them a longtime member, will be succeeded on the South Putnam School Board come January. Challenger Lee Cline overcame incumbent Wesley Hacker for the board’s seat representing Jefferson Township in Tuesday’s elections, while Wade Fanning won his bid over Gregg Hinchman for Warren Township...
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Russ Evans loses Greencastle Township seat
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
Russ Evans knew the demographics were against him as a Democrat in a sea of Republican candidates. And the numbers didn’t lie either as Evans looked over the final tally at the Putnam County Courthouse Tuesday night. “There!” he said, pointing to the last page of the printout, which showed 3,827 straight-party Republican ballots being cast to just 763 straight Democrat votes, “that’s what I was worried about. Straight tickets just killed us.”...
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Whitaker, Haltom take Cloverdale School Board seats
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
While a longtime educator will keep her seat on the Cloverdale School Board after Tuesday’s elections, a newcomer will succeed another when it convenes next January. Vivian Whitaker defeated challenger Aragon Gould for the board’s four Cloverdale Township seats with 939 votes to Gould’s 600. Meanwhile, Emily Haltom accrued 905 total votes over Carol Anne Pennington’s 586 for the Taylor Township seat...
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Brick Chapel UMC celebrates 150 years of historic building
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
BRICK CHAPEL — It was no ordinary Sunday at Brick Chapel United Methodist Church this past weekend as the congregation celebrated 150 years in its current building. To mark the event, Putnam County Historian Larry Tippin was on hand to give some history of the congregation and the unincorporated Monroe Township community to which it lends its name...
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Area 30 board approves master contract, staff pay raises
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
Holding a session for less than 10 minutes, Area 30 Career Center’s interlocal board of trustees approved a master contract and pay raises Tuesday. The contract is an annual one made between the board and the Area 30 Certified Employee Organization. No details about it were referenced during the meeting, other than it was unchanged since a meeting held on Oct. 31...
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North Putnam School Board approves non-certified employee pay increases
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
ROACHDALE — After tabling the matter at its regular October meeting, the North Putnam School Board approved pay increases for non-certified employees Monday evening. Holding a special session that took about 10 minutes, Heather Lawson motioned to set a five-percent increase for non-certified staff and bus drivers, as well as a 10-percent raise for three positions in North Putnam’s central office. The latter handle payroll, purchases and accounts payable...
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Helen L. Creviston
(Obituary ~ 11/09/22)
Helen L. Creviston, 93, of Bainbridge, passed away on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. She was born Dec. 11, 1928, to the late George McClellan and Mable Marie (Mason) Richmann. Helen was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Restoration Branch and a member of the Town and Country Home Economics Club and the FAH Club. She was a talented painter, crafter and needle worker...
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Senate Republicans announce leadership team for 123rd General Assembly
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate Majority Caucus met Wednesday in Indianapolis to elect its leadership team for the 123rd General Assembly. Caucus members voted to re-elect District 37 State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) as their choice for Senate President Pro Tempore. In accordance with Senate rules, the Democrat caucus will also weigh in on Bray’s selection during the legislature’s official Organization Day on Nov. 22...
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PCH offices host drive-trough flu clinics
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
Putnam County Hospital hosted the final drive-through flu shot clinic at the four primary care offices during the last week of October. More than 340 flu vaccines were given during these drive-through clinics. Family Medicine of Greencastle, Putnam Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, North Putnam Family Healthcare and Family Medicine of Cloverdale all participated for the 2022 clinics...
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IHS honorees include Cloverdale man
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has announced its individuals and organizations whose efforts have enriched the lives of others by conveying awareness and appreciation of Indiana’s history on local, regional and statewide levels...
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Putnam Scanner for Nov. 10, 2022
(Police Logs ~ 11/09/22)
Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 11:12 a.m. Kevin W. Fouts, 43, Marshall, Ill., was housed at the jail for domestic battery. Monday • At 2:26 p.m. Raymond D. Gray, 30, Poland, was lodged at the jail on warrants for failure to appear, domestic battery, burglary, theft and possession of methamphetamine...
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Veterans Affairs offers health care benefits for seriously ill
(Local News ~ 11/09/22)
On Nov. 11, the nation marks Veterans Day and thanks them for their service. The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association takes this opportunity to share some of the resources the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides to seriously ill veterans...
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