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Smith reports on South Putnam project progress
(Local News ~ 12/16/23)
Speaking at the school board’s regular meeting, Supt. Corey Smith reported on progress made with South Putnam’s anticipated improvement project. Smith first said that $12.7 million in bonds for the project were successfully sold on Monday, Dec. 4. He noted the “good news” being market rates dropping at the time of the sale, as well as having an interest rate of nearly 3.6 percent...
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Cloverdale council updated on water projects
(Local News ~ 12/16/23)
CLOVERDALE — With construction work now in process on Beagle Club Road, leaders in Cloverdale are still looking up to road and water improvements. Town Manager Jason Hartman first related to the Cloverdale Town Council on Tuesday that a 10-inch water main from U.S. 231 to the town’s water tower was recently installed. This is despite a potential leak to be fixed after a pressure test failed...
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Downtown lighting project gets RDC financial support
(Local News ~ 12/16/23)
A project designed to light up and power up downtown Greencastle has won the support of the city’s Redevelopment Commission (RDC). The $734,300 project for lighting improvements and an electrical upgrade will be funded by a $200,000 Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) grant and a $534,300 local match from the RDC...
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New zoning laws to provide flexibility for development
(Local News ~ 12/16/23)
Though often held up as a tool to “preserve the rural character” of the community, the old Putnam County Zoning Ordinance has often had the opposite of its intended effect. For example, with the idea of not having farming ground taken over by rows of houses, the county long employed minimum lot sizes of five acres in the Agricultural 1 district and three acres in the Agriculutural 2 district...
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Cougars give Braves a brief scare
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/23)
BAINBRIDGE – The host North Putnam Lady Cougars startled the Class 3A No. 4 Indian Creek Braves to start the game on Saturday night. The Western Indiana Conference matchup started with the Cougars taking a surprising lead, but the uber-talented Braves score 53 points in the second half to take an 84-46 victory over the Cougars...
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Cold shooting hampers North Putnam in Indian Creek loss
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/23)
BAINBRIDGE – A poor shooting night for North Putnam, combined with the variety of Indian Creek players that put both offensive and defensive pressure on a team, doomed the Cougars to a 61-43 loss to the Braves at North Putnam on Saturday night. The Braves used an early run to get a double-digit lead and then used a late run in the third and fourth quarter to take down the Cougars in a Western Indiana Conference boys’ basketball game. ...
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