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Greencastle man charged with five felonies in rape attempt
(Local News ~ 05/28/14)
A 37-year-old Greencastle man is facing more than 130 years in prison following his arrest in an attempted rape and stabbing incident. Keith Allen Shepherd made an initial appearance in Putnam Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon with Judge Matthew Headley entering not-guilty pleas on his behalf to five criminal charges stemming from an alleged Sunday morning attack at the Inn at DePauw...
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Parke REMC program helps with 4th-grade foresters USA Project
(Local News ~ 05/28/14)
Parke County REMC Envirowatts Program recently purchased trees for fourth-grade students through Fourth Grade Foresters USA project for Arbor Day. The project has four major goals: To revitalize observation of Arbor Day in America's schools; to send every fourth-grader home with his or her own tree to care for; to support employments of workers with disabilities (each tree is individually packaged for distribution by workers with disabilities); and finally to bring schools, private individuals, businesses and organizations together to have a direct positive impact on the urban forests of their communities.. ...
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Civic League gears up for another year of ParkFest concerts
(Local News ~ 05/28/14)
The Greencastle Civic League is inviting the community to the opening of ParkFest on June 3 from 6-8:30 p.m. Besides being the kickoff of the 20th season of the community concert series, the night will also include a celebration of the 30th year of the Greencastle Civic League...
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Retiring Zerkel
(Local News ~ 05/28/14)
ROACHDALE -- At 8 a.m. on Friday at North Putnam High School, retiring principal Alan Zerkel remained busy as ever going into his last few weeks as principal. Students trickled into the office asking to speak with him, parents waited patiently for a turn with the man and Zerkel was fielding phone calls in his office all the while...
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GHS softball season ends at sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/28/14)
LIZTON--Night two of sectionals on Tuesday was a good one for spectators. The first game between Tri-West and Indian Creek came down to the last out when a Tri-West player hit a walk off triple to drive in the winning run. Game two between Greencastle (7-15 2-8 WCC) and Danville was not as close, but the Tiger Cubs of Greencastle battled until the end losing, 10-3...
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Clover softball on to sectional semis with 15-3 win over Warriors
(High School Sports ~ 05/28/14)
Cloverdale finished the most decisive win on the Cascade sectional so far, handling the Warriors of Covenant Christian 15-3. The win pushes the season to 17-8 for the Clovers who will be battling Monrovia today. The big win was not enough for the Clovers or their coach who insists that despite the big margin there is even more room for improvement...
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King races to IHSAA state finals
(High School Sports ~ 05/28/14)
Greencastle's Katerina King will be Putnam County's lone representative when the IHSAA Girls' State Finals convenes next Friday at IU's Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex. King finished third in the 100-meter dash, improving her finish from the sectional at Terre Haute North the previous week...
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North Putnam softball season ends at sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/28/14)
A good game came to a close Tuesday as did, the great season of the Cougar softball team. North Putnam loss in the first sectional round against Monrovia 13-1. It was the teams' second game against the Bulldogs in seven days. The game was not as lopsided as the score portrayed...
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