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Scanner for July 11
(Police Logs ~ 07/11/14)
County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Emmanuel Dareon Jones, 21, Terre Haute, was charged with a probation violation. At 4:30 p.m., Jeremy Andrew Washington, 21, Greencastle, was arrested for failure to appear...
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Author Tottleben to do book signing Saturday at Eli's
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Cynthia Mercer Tottleben, a 1988 graduate of Greencastle High School, will be doing a book signing at Eli's Books on Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Tottleben released the horror novel "The Eye Unseen" in January and will be in town to sign copies of the book...
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Funding delayed for downtown parking solutions
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
The funding for the city to pave the Moose Lodge parking lot will be delayed another month, the Greencastle City Council learned this week. Mayor Sue Murray told the council that officials from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) had previously informed the city that no hurdles remained to the city paving the lot behind Moose Lodge...
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Rodney Lynn McMahon
(Obituary ~ 07/11/14)
Rodney Lynn McMahon, 54, of Bainbridge, died on Thursday, July 10, 2014. He was born on Nov. 3, 1959 at St Augustine, Fla., to Gary L. and Sonya Martin McMahon. He graduated from North Putnam High School in 1978 and ITT Tech in 1980. He worked as an electronic technician for Horner Electric in Indianapolis...
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Baird to speak to Defenders of Liberty Monday
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Rep. Jim Baird will be the speaker for the July meeting of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty, which is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Putnam County Airport Dixie Chopper Business Center. Baird will give a legislative update. A lifelong resident of and Putnam County, Baird was elected in November 2010 and is currently in his second term representing House District 44...
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Robert 'Bob' Lewellen
(Obituary ~ 07/11/14)
Robert "Bob" Lewellen of Browns Valley passed away Friday morning, July 11, 2014. Services are pending at Machledt & Servies Funeral Home at Waveland.
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Florence V. Sillery
(Obituary ~ 07/11/14)
Florence V. Sillery, 90, of Reelsville, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014. She was born on September 12, 1923 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania to Lee and Edna Morrison Cornelius. Florence graduated from Slippery Rock High School in 1941. After graduation from high school, she was working for Sears, where she met the love of her life, Kenneth LeRoy Sillery, whom she married on June 11, 1947...
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VBS at Putnamville Baptist Church
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Children ages 4-12 are invited to meet the Heroes of the Bible through lessons, crafts and games. Vacation Bible School is set for 7-8 p.m. Wednesday evenings, July 16, 23 and 30 at Putnamville Baptist Church, 1 mile west of U.S. 231 on U.S. 40. For more information call 653-7082...
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Gobin gears up for VBS July 13-17
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Kids will experience the wonders of God at the Gobin UMC Vacation Bible School -- Workshop of Wonders: Imagine and Build with God. The event will run July 13-17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each evening Children will become Visioneers at the Workshop of Wonders as they explore how the ordinary becomes extraordinary with God and experience the love of Jesus...
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Who's News for Saturday, July 12
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Franklin College has announced its dean's list for the spring 2014 semester. Students named to the dean's list have achieved academic distinction by earning a 3.5 grade point average or above. The following local students have been named to the list:...
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Mark Jedele honored as Woodrow Wilson Fellow
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
A Greencastle native is among those recently admitted to a program designed to bring new skills and leadership to some of Indiana's highest-need schools--and to make the state's best schools more internationally competitive. Mark Jedele, a 2007 Greencastle High School graduate, has been selected as a 2014 Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow...
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Brown-Salsman Wedding
(Wedding ~ 07/11/14)
Timothy Joseph Brown (1981 graduate of Brownsburg High School) and Tracy Dean Salsman (1983 graduate of South Putnam High) were united in marriage June 26, 2014 around 4 p.m. at the Martin County Court in Shoals, with Martin Circuit Court Judge Lynne E. Ellis officiating...
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Putnam County reminds parents to make water safety a priority
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
As Hoosiers gear up for trips to the pool, beach, rivers and lakes, the Putnam County office of the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) remind parents and guardians to make water safety a priority this summer. Families are encouraged to make sure that both adults and children have the knowledge, skills and equipment they need to be safe in and around water...
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PCPL to host belly dance class
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
On Tuesday, July 15, the Putnam County Public Library will be hosting a belly dance sampler with Mary Kertzman from 5-7 p.m. This free program will introduce participants to the some of the basic moves of belly dance. One will learn isolations of hips, shoulders and torso, as well as learn some simple footwork and dance steps...
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Low vision meeting set for Tuesday
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
There will be a "Living with Low Vision" meeting on July 15 from 10-11 a.m. at the Lifeuilder Community Center, located at 701 E. Washington St., Greencastle. Bring a friend to this get acquainted session. For more information, contact Von Braden of the WILL Center's Low Vision Program at 655-4739 or Vbraden@thewillcenter.org or visit www.thewillcenter.org...
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Swim team membership up
(High School Sports ~ 07/11/14)
The Putnam County Swim Team, completing its first year as a USA Swimming certified swim club, has many reasons to celebrate. Eighty-three swimmers registered and swam in the summer season, increasing significantly from the 43 registered in the inaugural 2013 fall season. Of these 83 swimmers, 20 will compete at championship meets throughout central Indiana (Senior State, Age Group State, and Divisional)...
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Alec Davis wins at junior tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/11/14)
WEST LAFAYETTE -- The final round of the Mid-American Junior Golf Tour's Championship at Purdue ended with another beautiful day for golf and four deserving champions. In the Boys Division, Alec Davis (2014) of Greencastle, shot a three-day total of 221. ...
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Tommy Fernitz to represent USA basketball in Rio, Brazil
(College Sports ~ 07/11/14)
Tommy Fernitz (Sr., Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) has been invited to join the USA D-3 Men's Basketball Team as it travels to Brazil as part of a 10-day tour. In all, 10 NCAA Division III student-athletes will represent the United States on the trip which starts in Orlando, Fla., on July 21...
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Malcolm Romine named Sagamore of the Wabash
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
More than 90 people gathered at the Putnam County Museum to celebrate Donor Appreciation Day (DAD) with food, music and fellowship as Putnam native Malcolm Romine was designated Sagamore of the Wabash. The Sagamore of the Wabash is the highest distinction awarded by the Governor of Indiana and celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to life in the state. State Rep. James Baird made...
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Nick Moore first recipient of the Burkett Endowment scholarship
(Local News ~ 07/11/14)
Lucile E. Burkett of Greencastle has made a $50,000 gift to DePauw University in honor of her late husband, Howard B. Burkett, professor emeritus of chemistry at DePauw and 1938 graduate of the university. The gift will creates a permanent endowment which will provide support for chemistry and biochemistry students at DePauw...
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Cloverdale native, Top Gun racing team compete locally
(Community Sports ~ 07/11/14)
The Midwest Cross Country Racing series is making a stop in Greencastle. On July 19 and 20 MWXC will be hosting the Big Four Landing and a Cloverdale racer who has been on a bit of winning streak is looking to continue winning through the final rounds of races...
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Scanner for 7-12
(Police Logs ~ 07/11/14)
Sheriff's Dept. At 11:03 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, Calita J. Cundiff, 80, Greencastle, was slowed in traffic on U.S. 231 near Primrose Lane due to a previous unrelated accident when Lowell E. McCammack, 77, Bainbridge hit her 2004 Chevrolet Classic from behind...
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Mike Rokicki Memorial Castle 5K Walk/Run Classic Results
(Community Sports ~ 07/11/14)
5K RUN EVENT Men's 19 & Under 1. Brant Mangrum Greencastle 20:29 2. Ian Frank Greencastle 20:44 3. Abe Anglin Roachdale 21:29 4. Trenton Campbell Greencastle 26:39 5. Evan Harris Greencastle 26:48 6. Jack Riggle Greencastle 26:59 7. Bentley Downing Greencastle 27:48...
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