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Putnam Scanner for March 24, 2008
(Police Logs ~ 03/24/08)
Putnam County Jail Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. Greencastle Fire Dept. The Greencastle Fire Department responded to three recent runs. On Saturday: On Sunday: Clarification Kim Williams of Cloverdale says she is not the Kimberly Williams, 44, Indianapolis, who was booked into the Putnam County Jail on Wednesday...
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Gertrude K. Mann
(Obituary ~ 03/24/08)
Gertrude K. Mann, 92, Greencastle, formerly of Cloverdale, died Sunday at Asbury Towers, Greencastle. Born in Lumberton, Miss., she was the daughter of John Wesley and Margaret Jane (Brock) Burge. She married Fred H. Amacker on May 2, 1940 and he preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 1945. She then married Leonard V. Mann in October of 1947, and he preceded her in death on June 25, 1999...
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Sandy Kay Cummings
(Obituary ~ 03/24/08)
Sandy Kay (Riley) Cummings, 46, Fortville, former of Cloverdale, died Thursday at her residence. Born in Dyersburg, Tenn., she was the daughter of James H. Riley and Dorothy (Snow) Riley Allee. A 1979 graduate of Cloverdale High School, she was a lead shipping clerk at Pratt, Mt. Comfort, Ind...
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North Putnam students learn to shop ... and share
(Local News ~ 03/24/08)
Resource students from North Putnam Middle School (NPMS) not only learned how to shop for groceries but also give to the community. The students, under the guidance of teacher Pat Schrieber, shopped for food and paper goods by actual experience. Based on their level of capability, students looked at menus, made shopping lists and headed for the grocery store. They found the items on their lists and loaded them into carts...
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'Save a Life Tour' teaches students alcohol awareness
(Local News ~ 03/24/08)
Local students are invited to attend the Save a Life Tour at Indiana University, 900 E. 7th Street, Bloomington on Wednesday, March 26 from 1-6 p.m. The tour is a high impact national campaign promoting alcohol awareness and demonstrating the debilitating results alcohol has on the motor and nerve centers of the human body...
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An inside look at Altra Ethanol's new plant
(Local News ~ 03/24/08)
The Cloverdale Altra Ethanol Plant is set to open in April, but what exactly is their operation? Ethanol is being used as a fuel alternative to gasoline. People would recognize ethanol from grain-based alcohol such as everclear. The difference between ethanol as fuel, and as a drink is the pureness of the mixture. An additive called denaturant is also added to fuel-based ethanol as federal law constitutes to keep people from drinking it...
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City, county officers raid apartment but find little
(Local News ~ 03/24/08)
City and county law enforcement officers raided a downtown area residence Saturday evening but didn't find what they were looking for. Greencastle Police Chief Tom Sutherlin told the BannerGraphic Sunday that officers from the Emergency Response Team and deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Department served a warrant at around 9 p.m. Saturday at an apartment building near downtown Greencastle...
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New owners ... same goals
(Business ~ 03/24/08)
Some people make New Year's resolutions. South Putnam High School graduates Ben and Amanda Laney resolved to continue serving Putnam County residents with their pharmaceutical needs. Ben and Amanda bought Cloverdale Drugs on Jan. 1 of this year from previous owners Jack and Karen Newsom...
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DPU swimmers finish 11th at NCAA finals
(College Sports ~ 03/24/08)
OXFORD, Ohio -- Following another record-setting day, DePauw men's swimming wrapped up an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships. DePauw's 400-yard freestyle relay of John Cook, Josh Baugh, Steve Klabak and Rob Alexander finished the meet with a fifth-place showing in a school-record time of 3:02.41 which was good for all-America honors. The relay established the record in the prelims in 3:03.44...
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Blair is BannerGraphic Player of the Year
(High School Sports ~ 03/24/08)
CLOVERDALE -- In an era of basketball where it seems the individual trumps the team concept, it's refreshing to see a player who leads his team in most major statistical categories, yet remains humble about each of his accomplishments. That fact, coupled with his superb play throughout the season, is why Cloverdale's Craig Blair has been named 2007-08 BannerGraphic Player of the Year...
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David McKamey
(Obituary ~ 03/24/08)
David Bradley Elmore McKamey, 37, died Feb. 25, 2008 at the Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was a former resident of Cloverdale. Born in Greencastle, he was the son of David and Pamela Sue (Haltom) Elmore. He was later adopted by Ronald McKamey...
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