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DePauw faculty expresses opposition to SB 202
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
During its regularly scheduled monthly meeting, the faculty of DePauw University overwhelming passed a motion expressing camaraderie with their colleagues at public universities across the state in opposition to Indiana SB 202. The motion reads as follows: “In solidarity with our colleagues at public universities across Indiana, DePauw University faculty oppose Senate Bill 202: dangerous legislation that limits academic freedom, undermines tenure and promotion policies, chills campus speech across the political spectrum, and defunds crucial DEI initiatives.”. ...
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Farm Fest Fun
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
Enjoying the annual Mini-Farm Fest as part of the Putnam County Ag Day Breakfast, two-year-old Rowan Keeney, daughter of Jason and Jessica Keeney, Greencastle, is clever enough, b’gosh, to figure to how to use the steering levers of a zero-turn mower on display at the Saturday morning event. Of course, it probably helps that her father is the Greencastle Forest Hill Cemetery superintendent...
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Darrell Jackson looks back on 50 years of firefighting
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
RUSSELLVILLE — Not far behind his fellow Ron Higgins, Darrell Jackson has been a volunteer firefighter in Russellville for five decades now. Born and raised in the area, his father was a volunteer at the Russellville Volunteer Fire Department. He joined up in October 1973, as the age to get voted on then was 21...
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Celebrate ‘The Hidden Sun’ through poetry and music on Wednesday
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
Greencastle is one of four Indiana cities on the path of totality for the April 8 solar eclipse selected for inclusion in a special project lead by Indiana’s first poet laureate, Joyce Brinkman. With support primarily from Indiana Humanities, the four cities — Greencastle, Martinsville, New Harmony and Vincennes — were invited to memorialize the upcoming eclipse in a poetic way unique to their community...
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Loretta Lynn Bruns
(Obituary ~ 03/11/24)
Loretta Lynn Bruns, 69, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024. Born March 15, 1954 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of James Robert and Nellie May (Hill) Jones. She attended Greencastle High School. Loretta was a homemaker and had worked at Walmart Distribution for 15 years. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge and Moose Lodge, Greencastle...
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Rep. Baird hosts briefing on agriculture biotechnology innovation
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Indiana 4th District Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle), chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology, conducted a joint briefing Thursday with Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (OK-03) on the importance of agriculture biotechnology...
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James P. ‘Jim’ Harris Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/11/24)
James P. “Jim” Harris Sr., 84, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024. Born Oct. 9, 1939 in Terre Haute, he was the son of M. Paul and Margaret (Bird) Harris. He was a 1957 graduate of Greencastle High School “Class of 1957” and a graduate of the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan...
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Maridee Ann Dozier
(Obituary ~ 03/11/24)
Maridee Ann Walsh Dozier, 75, of Brazil and formerly from Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, surrounded by her family. She was born on Nov. 28, 1948 in Indianapolis to John Thomas “Jack” and Edna Ruth (Varvel) Walsh and was one of three sisters...
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About scramble animal and quality assurance programs
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
One program that many may not be aware of, is that 4-H’ers who want to experience an animal project in sheep, goat, swine or dairy steer may try out these projects by receiving a scramble (donated) animal for that particular species. This is typically a youth who is in grades 3, 4 or 5 who wants to try the particular species animal project...
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LETTER: Can we please concentrate on paving gravel roads?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/11/24)
To the Editor: I am writing to you in regard to the front-page article, “County Highway to receive nearly $7.5 million in federal funding” published in the Friday, March 8 Banner Graphic newspaper. I am extremely disappointed that the Putnam County Commissioners are choosing to partially reward the Federal Funding transportation money ($2,353,500.00) to fund the curve reduction project on Manhattan Road (a nice black top road, I might add) while there are gravel roads still present in Putnam County that desperately need to be chip and sealed or paved (whichever is more cost effective).. ...
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Eagles to host free St. Patrick’s Day dinner Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
Eagles Lodge 4388 in Greencastle will be having a St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Saturday, March 16. Free and open to the public, the meal will include cabbage, smoked sausage and potatoes from 5-7 p.m. There will also be a baked goods silent auction. The band Black Velvet will play from 8-11:30 p.m...
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Special GSMF flute and piano concert set Thursday
(Local News ~ 03/11/24)
Flutist Meghan Bennett and DePauw School of Music faculty pianist Maria Lyapkova will present a free recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14 in Gobin Church. The Greencastle Summer Music Festival is sponsoring this special springtime event. GSMF programs are funded by individual donations, businesses including the Inn at DePauw and the Doc’s Inn, and an endowment at the Putnam County Foundation...
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