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County signs $57,000 contract for new election-tracking website
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
A website that would provide live, election night updates specific to Putnam County could be a reality by the November municipal election. At the request of the Putnam County Clerk’s Office, the Putnam County Commissioners on Monday signed a contract with An Island LLC, which administers Elections Live, a startup website whose goal is to provide up-to-the-minute totals on election night, as well as archiving past election results...
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Megan Inman selected to Greencastle School Board
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
The Greencastle School Board is again a five-member panel. Just ahead of an April 7 deadline, Megan Inman was sworn in Thursday morning as one of two City of Greencastle representatives on the board. Following a round of interviews Wednesday evening, Inman’s fellow board members chose her to fill out the remaining three-plus years of a term begun by Russell Harvey last July...
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DAZE WORK: You can’t get there from here
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Mayor Bill Dory warned us. INDOT warned us. But it wasn’t until experiencing it firsthand that we realized the U.S. 231 project is going to try our patience. And of all people, I should know better, having written about a dozen stories about the two-year road repair project and the requisite street closures and detours riding along with it...
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100-Plus Men of Putnam County gearing up for 2023
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
The first meeting of 2023 for the 100-Plus Men of Putnam County will be held the evening of Wednesday, April 12, at the Inn at DePauw. Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m., and the business meeting will start at 6:15. Over the first seven years, this organization has presented more than $380,000 in funds to 23 different Putnam County non-profit organizations, as well as building a community endowment at the Putnam County Community Foundation...
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Park house demolition bids tabled
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Five bids for tearing down the old park house at the Bloomington Street entrance to Robe-Ann Park generated more confusion than consensus among Park Board members Wednesday night. After receiving bids ranging from $14,780 to $54,342, Park Board members said they weren’t sure the contractors were bidding apples to apples and decided to table the issue until Park Director Greg Ruark can obtain better information from those interested in razing the house at 405 Bloomington St...
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Carter, Risk farms honored with Hoosier Homestead Awards
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
INDIANAPOLIS — Area legislators are recognizing the latest recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Represented by State Sen. John Crane (R-Avon) and State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle), the Carter and Risk farms in Putnam County received Sesquicentennial Awards...
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Eels keep rolling, hand Clovers first loss in tight contest
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/23)
CLOVERDALE – It was a great night for baseball at Cloverdale High School Thursday evening. The visiting Clay City Eels came to town and had fight, scratch and claw to get out of there with a 3-1 victory over the Clovers, scoring two runs in the first and keeping the Clover bats at bay to improve to 4-0 on the season as the loss dropped the Clovers to 2-1. The quality of play was exceptional on both sides of the diamond...
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Tiger Cubs knock back Stars to open baseball season 1-0
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/23)
Treyton Clark and Sam Gooch combined for 13 strikeouts over seven innings and Trevin Long went 3-for-4 at the plate as the Greencastle Tiger Cubs defeated the Western Boone Stars 6-4 in their baseball home opener Thursday night. Clark looked strong to start, fanning two in the first, only allowing a one-out walk. ...
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McCormick’s Creek State Park reopens for limited use
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
SPENCER -- McCormick’s Creek State Park, which was severely damaged by last Friday’s tornado, will reopen to limited use today, April 7. The park’s Canyon Inn will be fully open and will offer an Easter buffet on Sunday, with reservations highly recommended for those who plan to attend...
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Easter egg hunt Saturday at Reelsville VFD
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
REELSVILLE — The Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department will host its seventh-annual Barbara Proctor Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, April 8. The event will be rain or shine and get under way at noon with a hunt for ages 1-3, with those for ages 4-7 and 8-12 at 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively. Participants and parents will register prior to their hunt times...
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Giving Spirit
(Local News ~ 04/06/23)
Continuing a partnership to help those in need, Walmart Distribution awarded a $2,000 community grant to the food pantry at New Life Baptist Church in Greencastle recently...
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