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Andi Schardt appointed Fillmore clerk-treasurer
(Local News ~ 12/02/22)
FILLMORE — Someone who may be familiar to the Greencastle community will now be looking over Fillmore’s finances. Part of action that took about a quarter of an hour, Andi Schardt was appointed the town’s new clerk-treasurer at the Fillmore Town Council’s regular meeting Thursday evening...
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GCSC to outsource food service after Carrico’s retirement
(Local News ~ 12/02/22)
With the impending retirement of food service director Debbie Carrico in February, Greencastle Community Schools plans a change to how cafeterias are managed in its five buildings. On Monday, Supt. Jeff Gibboney requested approval from the Greencastle School Board to advertise a request for proposals from food service companies to manage food service moving forward...
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West Vigo uses 22-0 start to rout Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/22)
WEST TERRE HAUTE – The Greencastle boys’ basketball team had no idea what hit them to start a Western Indiana Conference basketball game in the “Green Dome” at West Vigo. The Vikings reeled off 22-straight points to open the game and stun the young Tiger Cubs as they would cruise to a 62-45 victory...
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Tiger Cubs get over slow start to down Vikings
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/22)
WEST TERRE HAUTE – The Greencastle girls’ basketball team started a Western Indiana Conference road weekend at West Vigo Friday night and was able to defeat the Vikings 51-38. The Tiger Cubs may not get style points for the win, but a WIC victory keeps them undefeated in conference play with a showdown coming Saturday night at Indian Creek...
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Cougars outdo Eagles in second half
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/22)
BAINBRIDGE – Despite being 7-2 to start the 2022-23 girls’ basketball season, North Putnam was missing a definitive win, having won four of its seven games by four points or less. Friday provided the Cougars a chance to make a statement against a South Putnam and while the Eagles had better starts to the first two quarters, they couldn’t make the lead stick as the hosts knocked down six threes in the second half to hammer home a 54-44 win...
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North Putnam edges past South Putnam to reclaim Bucket
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/22)
North Putnam got a late three from Brayden Monnett to reclaim the Putnam County Bucket with a 45-43 win over South Putnam. In a first half carried by the defenses, the Cougars (2-0, 1-0 WIC) lead 7-4 after the opening period and 17-15 at halftime. Production picked up in the second half with the teams trading the lead off several times in the final quarter before Monnett's three in the final minute...
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Madilyn Wilson winner of PCH anti-vaping poster contest
(Local News ~ 12/02/22)
Tzouanakis Intermediate School student Madilyn Wilson was announced as the winner of Putnam County Hospital’s recent anti-vaping poster contest. The contest was run across all the elementary schools in the county. Submissions were featured on social media platforms where followers could vote on their favorite poster...
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Putnam Scanner for Dec. 2, 2022
(Police Logs ~ 12/02/22)
Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 5:35 a.m. Serena M. Cheesman, 36, Pimento, Ind., was booked in for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. • At 4:28 a.m. Melissa E. Spivey, 46, Beech Grove, was lodged at the jail for resisting law enforcement, criminal recklessness and reckless driving...
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Jim Baird disappointed as FMCSA denies farmers’ petition
(Local News ~ 12/02/22)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Indiana 4th District Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) released a statement Thursday after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) denied agriculture groups’ petition for exemption...
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Court News for Dec. 2, 2022
(Court News ~ 12/02/22)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Melanie A. Stout, 36, Marshall, Ill., Level 4 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia James Bartlett, 50, Greencastle, Level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury, Level 6 felony battery against a public safety official, Level 6 felony theft, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement...
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Jean Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/02/22)
Jean M. (Padgett) Johnson, 88, of Reelsville, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. She was born May 31, 1934 in Indianapolis to her parents, Cecil E. and Viola Christine (Ruckriegel) Padgett. She married the late Paul S. Johnson on June 25, 1955. She was a resident of Indianapolis for most of her life and a recent resident of Reelsville since 2016...
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