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No new candidate filings as Feb. 3 deadline looms
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
With the deadline to file as a candidate in the 2023 Greencastle municipal primary election looming a week from today, no new candidates had filed their intentions as of Thursday afternoon. Inactivity has prevailed for a week now as incumbent Darrel Thomas and independent Derek Jorgensen were the last candidates to file last week, both seeking at-large seats on the seven-member City Council...
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Winter Fun
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Concentrating hard on the task at hand, young Ryan Dean, son of Greg and Autumn Dean of Greencastle, builds a frosty friend in front of their North Side home Wednesday afternoon...
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Putnam County small businesses invited to attend free workshop Monday
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
The West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center (WCISBDC), in partnership with West Central 2025 and the Small Business Administration, is hosting a workshop in Greencastle on Jan. 30 for all small businesses within Putnam County. The WCISBDC will be sharing the various no-cost services and resources the agency offers to developing and established small businesses. All Putnam County businesses are encouraged to attend to learn more...
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Roy O. West Library to reopen next week at DePauw
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
The culmination of an 18-month renovation and expansion, DePauw University will celebrate the reopening of Roy O. West Library on Monday, Jan. 30 and the week to follow. The university undertook the extensive renovation and upgrade of the 67-year-old structure prior to the start of the 2021-22 academic year in the name of “creating a 21st-century learning environment that fosters intellectual engagement and academic community at DePauw. ...
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Braves use 28-0 second half start to rush past Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 01/26/23)
Most high school basketball teams want to prepare for the state tournament by playing a quality opponent. South Putnam’s girls’ team did that in a big way as they hosted Western Indiana Conference champion and Class 3A No. 4 Indian Creek on Thursday night, a game in which the Braves showed why they are ranked so highly in a 60-24 victory over the Eagles...
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Tiger Cubs cruise into postseason; Brewer sets single-season scoring mark
(High School Sports ~ 01/26/23)
Closing the 2022-23 girls’ basketball regular season against South Vermillion, Greencastle was looking for two things to happen Thursday night. The first was when Gloria Brewer set the school’s all-time single season scoring record and to get through the night with no injuries ahead of sectional play, both being accomplished in a 63-12 win...
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PCCF’s Stone named to Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
Sarah Stone, communications director for the Putnam County Community Foundation, has been selected as a member of the 2023 class of the Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute. Launched by Indiana Philanthropy Alliance in 2021, the Mutz Institute provides a leadership training experience to skill-up professionals serving in board and executive roles at foundations, corporations and social impact organizations across Indiana...
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Heavily-armed, meth-dealing white supremacist sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
INDIANAPOLIS -- A 40-year-old Indianapolis man, arrested on an outstanding Putnam County warrant in 2020, has been sentenced to 235 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking...
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Court News for Jan. 27, 2023
(Court News ~ 01/26/23)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Amanda S. Cummins, 41, Bluffton, Level 5 felony conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance with an inmate, Level 6 felony possession of a controlled substance Amanda C. Kauffman, 29, Indianapolis, Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, Level 6 felony auto theft, Class C misdemeanor reckless driving...
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Putnam Scanner for Jan. 27, 2023
(Police Logs ~ 01/26/23)
Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 2:12 a.m. Michael J. VanVactor, 40, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated, driving with an ACE of .08 or more and possession of marijuana...
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PCHPCA again offering lunch-and-learn sessions
(Local News ~ 01/26/23)
The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association has announced that free advance care planning lunch-and-learns will be held again in 2023. The sessions will still take place on the second Wednesday of each month from noon-1 p.m. via Zoom. This is the second year the PCHPCA has offered these opportunities to the community. Executive Director Elaine Peck noted that attendance last year was small, which created the opportunity for personalized learning and discussion...
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