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Putnam 4-H’ers succeed at State Fair
(Local News ~ 08/14/23)
While the opportunity to learn while doing in 4-H project work is of foremost importance, the recognition of achievement through exhibition is certainly an added bonus to being in the 4-H program. The Indiana State Fair (ISF) and the Purdue Extension state staff has listed unofficial results for most static projects. ...
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Council receives update on Greencastle-DePauw collaboration
(Local News ~ 08/14/23)
With a goal of developing a plan to address infrastructure needs within the city of Greencastle related to housing, recreation, education and aesthetics, DePauw University and the city are utilizing a $250,000 planning grant awarded from the Lilly Endowment College and Community Collaboration Initiative...
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NSSB celebrates 100 years serving local communities
(Local News ~ 08/14/23)
NORTH SALEM — It may not have appeared that way at the time, but 1923 was not the best year to be founding a bank. Though the 1920s may have been roaring away at the time, the Great Depression was just a few years away. Nationwide, that meant about 9,000 failed banks, taking with them $7 billion in depositors’ assets, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration...
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Greencastle sidewalk replacement project gets under way
(Local News ~ 08/14/23)
The City of Greencastle announced Monday that Owl Creek Construction will begin work on the city’s annual sidewalk replacement project beginning the week of Aug. 14. Each year, the city makes repairs to damaged sidewalks and ADA ramps around the community...
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County cross country teams open up season at SP Puckett Invitational, Valley Kickoff Classic
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/23)
South Putnam started the 2023 cross country season with a top-five finish in the boys’ race as hosts of the Kieth Puckett Invitational Saturday morning. The Eagles finished fifth overall with Edgewood winning both the boys’ and girls’ high school races. Greencastle and Cloverdale had incomplete teams on both sides of the event, as did the South Putnam girls...
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VOLLEYBALL PREVIEWS: Greencastle looks to fend off North Putnam, South Putnam, Cloverdale as county champs while all look to take sectional title at Southmont
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/23)
An 0-7 start didn’t clue anyone in on what the Tiger Cubs would go on to accomplish in the 2022 season. Greencastle wouldn’t quite manage a winning season but a Putnam County Volleyball Tournament title and an appearance in the Greencastle Sectional final would make the previous campaign well worth it in the eyes of those wearing purple...
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South Putnam leaders narrowing down project priorities
(Local News ~ 08/14/23)
Leadership at South Putnam Schools are gearing up for a multi-million-dollar endeavor aimed at a variety of needs. Which of them are tenable now is the concern. With Andy Miller of the Fanning Howey architecture firm iterating that they are only considerations at this point in time, the South Putnam School Board presented those various needs at its recent regular meeting...
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I-70 road rage incident leads to gunfire, arrest
(Local News ~ 08/14/23)
BRAZIL -- A 52-year-old Missouri man was arrested on four felony charges Monday following a road rage incident occurring along Interstate 70 in Clay and Vigo counties. At approximately noon, troopers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post responded to an emergency 911 call near the 24-mile marker westbound on I-70 in Clay County, reporting road rage that led to gunfire. ...
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Donald R. Bassett
(Obituary ~ 08/14/23)
Donald R. Bassett, age 81, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. He was born in Greencastle on Feb. 20, 1942, to the late Albert and Eva Merel Butler. He married Waneta A. (Bright) Bassett on July 21, 1967, and she survives. He served his country in the United States Army and was a member of the American Legion Hurst-Collins Post of Cloverdale...
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Janet Carole O’Hair
(Obituary ~ 08/14/23)
Janet Carole O’Hair, 82, of Greencastle, passed away on Aug. 12, 2023, at Hickory Creek at Sunset. She was born in Greencastle on April 9, 1941. Janet had a fulfilling life surrounded by her family and friends. She worked at Hickory Creek at Sunset for 24 years, retiring in 2008...
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Shirley Anne O’Hair Cherry
(Obituary ~ 08/14/23)
Shirley Anne O’Hair Cherry, age 85, of Indianapolis and formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Shirley was born in Greencastle, the daughter of the late Durbin and Margret (Kelly) O’Hair. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church in Beech Grove. Shirley was an nurse practitioner and worked at St. Francis Hospital for 45 years...
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