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‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ onstage at GHS this week
(Local News ~ 04/02/24)
The Greencastle High School Drama Department will present Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” this Thursday through Saturday at Parker Auditorium. From effervescent beginnings of “The Importance of Being Earnest” in Algernon Moncrieff’s London flat to the play’s hilarious denouement in the drawing room of Jack Worthing’s country manor in Hertfordshire, this comic masterpiece keeps audiences breathlessly anticipating a fresh twist of plot moment to moment...
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Heavy rains swell local creeks, close roads
(Local News ~ 04/02/24)
Heavy rains swelled local creeks Tuesday into Wednesday, causing a number of local road closures in Putnam County. According to the WeatherSTEM station located at Greencastle Middle School, the city had received 2.3 inches in the previous 24 hours as of noon on Tuesday. However, at least one local weather watcher north of the city reported measurements in excess of three inches Tuesday morning...
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Gubernatorial candidates outline goals at Lincoln Day Dinner
(Local News ~ 04/02/24)
With recent polls indicating for some that it is to be decided by undecided voters, Indiana’s Republican gubernatorial race is shaping up. While Sen. Mike Braun may see a sizable margin over Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch as first and second, those undecided voters are moving. Republicans generally see the state as being on the right track...
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Nolan Hackleman named Putnam County Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/24)
With most of its roster returning from the 2022-23 season, there was plenty of anticipation of what North Putnam would do in the 2023-24 boys’ basketball campaign. It turned into a nearly identical campaign as the previous year with the Cougars finishing with a 16-10 record, a trip to the sectional final and its fourth-straight Putnam County Classic title...
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4-2-24 POSTPONEMENTS
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/24)
Due to continued rain and severe weather in the forecast, the following events have been postponed Tuesday, April 2: Baseball North Putnam v North Montgomery Softball North Putnam v Covenant Christian Boys' Golf South Putnam v Crawfordsville In additional, the South Putnam boys' golf match at Cascade Wednesday, April 3 has also been postponed...
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DePauw Professor David Alvarez receives Fulbright Award
(Local News ~ 04/02/24)
David Alvarez, associate professor of English and director of the DePauw University Global Studies program, has been named a Fulbright Scholar award recipient for the 2024-25 academic year. He will spend the year at Ghent University in Belgium, teaching seminars on his primary fields of study, 18th century literature and religious tolerance...
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Putnam Scanner for April 2, 2024
(Police Logs ~ 04/02/24)
Twelve people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 5:35 p.m. Stacey L. Northington, 34, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on three local warrants. Saturday • At 11:56 p.m. Mark A. Rissler, 36, Brazil, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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