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County to seek increased Community Crossings funding
(Local News ~ 01/19/24)
A recipient of Community Crossings grant funding every year since its inception, the Putnam County Highway Department will seek increased funding in 2024. Traditionally capped at $1 million from the Indiana Department of Transportation for road improvements each year, the Community Crossings grant has been increased to a $1.5 million maximum this year...
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Court News for Jan. 19, 2024
(Court News ~ 01/19/24)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Johnathan G. Hyde Jr., 21, Franklin, Level 6 felony strangulation, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury, Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy, Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief...
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What is the safest and most powerful form of medicine?
(Local News ~ 01/19/24)
“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” – Ann Wigmore This quote opened my eyes to a fresh way of looking at my food choices. It’s either one or the other. What’s in your refrigerator? Your pantry? Your grocery shopping cart? Our choices determine whether our bodies are being nourished to promote good health or slowly poisoned...
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No family to turn to? Who can you trust?
(Local News ~ 01/19/24)
Thinking of getting a will, trust, or complete estate plan? If so, one of the first things your attorney will ask for is the names of people you trust to carry out your wishes. If you have loving family members that fit the bill, you’re blessed. But if you don’t, where do you turn?...
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Year of wonders
(Local News ~ 01/19/24)
In the fall of last year I read “The Year of Wonders” by Geraldine Brooks for our book club at Putnam County Public Library. It is a breathtaking book about a small village in England during the plague of the 1600s. I dreaded reading it due to the subject matter, but was drawn to the characters’ resilience during an agonizing year...
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Putnam Scanner for Jan. 19, 2024
(Police Logs ~ 01/19/24)
Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 9:23 a.m. Alice M. Payne, 59, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for possession of a narcotic drug, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a synthetic drug or lookalike substance, possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction and maintaining a common nuisance...
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