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Police: Putnam schools not among those receiving threats (free content)
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
None of Putnam County’s four school corporations are among the approximately 40 dealing with bomb threats on Friday. Chief Deputy Tom Sutherlin of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office made that confirmation Friday morning. “There were no credible threats sent to any of the Putnam County Schools that we are aware of,” Sutherlin said...
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DAZE WORK: Sorry, wrong number ...
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
Ever vigilant about my cellphone, I just don’t give out my number willy-nilly. I never answer numbers I don’t recognize. And I certainly don’t bite on click bait. Then the other day I was reading a story on Twitter, and when I got to the end there were all these other stories to click on to keep reading. One caught my eye with the headline “People on Social Security in Indiana can get $300 a month for groceries,” click here...
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Updates for SP schools won’t affect tax bills
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
With anticipation of what has been called a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity for South Putnam Schools, local taxpayers should not expect increases on their bills. That point was driven in support of extensive improvements and renovations at hearings held at the South Putnam School Board’s regular meeting Wednesday evening. Presentations on the project’s aim and financials were given by Supt. Corey Smith and Matt Schumaker of Stifel Financial Corp...
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Tax bills mailed out to property owners
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
If they haven’t already done so, Putnam County property owners should see their property tax statements very soon. Putnam County Treasurer Kathy Minnick recently announced to all Putnam County property owners that as of April 13, the 2022 payable 2023 tax statements have been mailed. She has indicated the statements will not be mailed in the pink envelopes again this year due to a product shortage...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Corie Stancombe, North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/23)
Corie is a senior at North Putnam and participates in three sports, cross country, wrestling and track ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Corie Stancombe: “They’re very important to me. They’ve always been a big part of my life and I’ve learned a lot through them, like how to be a leader and when things get hard, you have to push through them.”...
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Addiction panel set April 19 at PCPL
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
The Putnam County Recovery Coalition will host a panel on drug addiction Wednesday, April 19 at 6 p.m. at the Putnam County Public Library. The panel will speak on how drug addiction affects families as a whole. It will include mothers Lori Mitchell and Tara Remsburg and fathers David Jones and Chad Remsburg, with Kristi Mervar and Taren Proctor discussing addiction from the perspective of siblings and children...
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Nunley speaks to enrollment at Area 30
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
With about 280 having definitely enrolled for the 2023-24 school year, the student count at Area 30 Career Center should be healthy moving forward. Speaking to this with Area 30’s interlocal board of directors at its regular meeting Tuesday morning, Executive Director Chad Nunley reported that each sending school was “pretty well on track” with their numbers...
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Family Support Services named Propel finalist
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
When seven Central Indiana nonprofits vie for more than $100,000 in investment later this month, Family Support Services of West Central Indiana will be in the running. The Greencastle-based nonprofit was one of the finalists announced Thursday for the United Way of Central Indiana’s second-annual Propel initiative...
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DePauw Theater presents Chekhov’s 'The Seagull'
(Local News ~ 04/14/23)
The DePauw University Theater Department will bring the work of turn-of-the-20th-century Russian playwright Anton Chekhov to present-day Indiana with a performance of “The Seagull.” Translated by Tom Stoppard, “The Segull” is a play exploring the dynamic and dramatic lives of writers and actresses. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on April 20-22 and at 3 p.m. April 23 in Moore Theater in the Green Center for Performing Arts...
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Patricia F. Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/14/23)
Patricia F. Jones, 76, Coatesville, passed away on Jan. 3, 2023, due to health issues. She was born April 29, 1946, to Alonzo Kendall and Mary Elizabeth Nichols. She worked in Plainfield at the correctional facility and retired from there. In her younger years, Pat was a barber in Cloverdale as well...
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