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William 'Will' P. Greene
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
William "Will" P. Greene, 79, Cloverdale, passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 at IU Health Morgan County. He was born on Jan. 15, 1934 in Bell County, Ky. and was the son of the late Lewis G. Greene Sr. and Rhoda Cathrine (Gibbons) Greene. He was married to Anna R. (Cox) Greene on Feb. 26, 1956 and she survives...
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Elma Louise Donley
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Elma Louise Donley, 80, of Greencastle, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 at her residence. She was born Dec. 22, 1933 in Ellington, Mo., the daughter of Clarence Emmel and Itha Ethel Kitchell Emmel. She married Bobbie Lee Donley on Dec. 24, 1950 in St. Louis. He passed away on March 13, 1989. Elma married George Myers on Thanksgiving 1991, he passed away in September 2005...
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Naomi Jane Elliott
(Obituary ~ 12/29/13)
Naomi Jane Elliott, 85, of Avon, died peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 at Indianapolis Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 27, 1928 in New Albany to the late Frank and Vada Jane Baker. Her family moved to Bainbridge in her youth, where she graduated from high school in 1946. She was a proud cheerleader for the Bainbridge Pointers and represented her school and state in numerous baton twirling contests...
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Area small farm clinic planned for Jan. 9
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Area Purdue Extension agriculture educators will offer an evening program for small farmers on Thursday, Jan. 9. The program will take place from 6-8 pm at Ivy Tech in the Center for Workforce Development, located on 1700 E. Industrial Drive in Terre Haute...
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Coins and Collectibles
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Offering a wide variety of collectible foreign coins and paper money, Greencastle Coins and Collectibles, located at 502 S. Bloomington St., will open its doors today. Owner Todd Detro, a Greencastle native, obtains his stock of collectibles by attending more than 25 trade shows a year. ...
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Trooper's death ruled natural causes
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
TERRE HAUTE -- A veteran state trooper found unresponsive in his bathroom Friday died of natural causes, the Vigo County Coroner has announced. The autopsy on Indiana State Police Cpl. Michael J. Capicik was completed Saturday at Terre Haute Regional Hospital...
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Brazil man escapes injury in tree stand fall
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
A Brazil man narrowly avoided a 25-foot fall from a tree stand in Morgan County on Saturday. Ray Winnett, 59, was coming down out of his tree stand after hunting on private property near Greencastle Road in northern Morgan County. As he worked his way down the tree, the upper portion of his climber tree stand slipped, causing him to fall backwards...
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Cancer Society Relay for Life planning Jan. 15 kickoff event
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
On Jan. 15 from 6-7 p.m., the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Putnam County/ DePauw University will officially get under way as event volunteers and participants gather at Area 30 Career Center, 1 N. Calbert Way, Greencastle, for a kickoff rally to launch fundraising efforts for the year...
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PCH Cancer Center reports on 2013 outreach program
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
One of the goals of the Putnam County Cancer Center is to be sure its program meets the needs of the community with early detection screening and prevention of cancers. In 2013, the PCH Outreach Program has provided several presentations and services specifically geared toward residents of Putnam County and some of the cancers that affect them...
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PCF shares compost, recycling techniques with Kentucky DOC
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
PUTNAMVILLLE -- Representatives from the Kentucky Department of Correction (DOC) toured compost and recycling operations at the Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) in hopes of emulating similar practices in their agency. Internal Affairs Capt. Eric Sizemore from Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, Ky., Laura Wesley, a probation/parole officer from Louisville, Zach Schadler, information and technology analyst from Frankfort, Ky., and Tammy Lou Wright, internal policy analyst with victim services in Frankfort, Ky., recently visited the facility to gather information and photos of the Putnamville compost and recycling process.. ...
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Lugar Symposium
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Former Sen. Richard G. Lugar welcomes students from Putnam County to the recent 2013 Lugar Symposium at the University of Indianapolis. Representing Putnam County (clockwise from bottom left) are Taylor Secrest, Elijah Brattain and Tanner Dean, all of Greencastle High School, and Johnathon Goode and Jenna Olsen of North Putnam High School...
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Chamber Citizen of Year nominations deadline approaching next week
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Deadline is fast approaching to nominate that special someone who has made a difference in the local community as the 2013 Putnam County Citizen of the Year. Anyone wishing to make a nomination for Citizen of the Year is encouraged to do so by the end of the business day on Monday, Jan. 6...
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Clovers disappointed after wrestling invite
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Cloverdale High school wrestling team made the long trek to Ben Davis High School to compete in the Ben Davis Giant 16 on Saturday. The Clovers ended the day in 12th place. The Clovers best finisher was junior Max Secrest, who placed third in the 160-pound weight class. In the semifinal Secrest fell to South Putnam's Joe Waters...
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Williams, Waters win; SP grapplers have strong showing in Ben Davis Giant 16
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The South Putnam wrestling team traveled to Ben Davis High School to participate in the Ben Davis Giant 16 wrestling invitational on Saturday morning, the Eagles finished fourth out of 17 teams including two weight class champions. Seniors Joe Waters (160) and Jacob Williams (220) were champions in their classes and the Eagles had several others place...
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No. 1 DePauw women win after break, beat Alma 70-40
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/13)
Despite a long break, the No. 1 Tigers won in the first round during the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament Sunday. The DePauw women's basketball team beat Alma College 70-40. "We had a longer break than normal," DePauw head coach Kris Huffman said. "The game went well considering that, but we're going to work to get some of that rust off."...
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Legal offices highlight 2014 county elections
(Local News ~ 12/29/13)
Coming off of a year in which no Putnam County voters were asked to darken the doors of their precinct polling places, county politics will be back at the center of civic discussion in 2014. A dozen county government offices will be up for grabs in the 2014 election, with three legal positions -- superior court judge, prosecutor and sheriff -- likely to take center stage...
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