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TJ Smith sentencing set for Dec. 4
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
TERRE HAUTE -- Former Putnam County sheriff's Deputy Terry "T.J." Smith will learn his fate in United States District Court on Thursday, Dec. 4. That's when Smith, convicted in September on two counts of violating the civil rights of two people under arrest, will be back before Judge William T. Lawrence for a 1:30 p.m. sentencing hearing...
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All county schools receive favorable DOE accountability grades
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
The Indiana Department of Education released its annual accountability grades for all schools in the state on Wednesday, with all Putnam County schools receiving favorable grades for 2013-14. The grades were approved by vote of the State Board of Education during its Wednesday meeting. Approval was delayed a month, having originally been slated for October...
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Josephine Viola Ridgway
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
Josephine Viola Ridgway, 84, of Greencastle, passed away at her residence Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. She was born June 19, 1930 in Indianapolis. She was the daughter of the late William C. and Mary V. (Lambert) Bowman. She married Louis Ridgway Jr. on June 27, 1948 and he survives...
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South Putnam FFA is keeping busy
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
The South Putnam FFA chapter recently had busy week including a grain bin safety demonstration, leadership development and soils judging success. On Friday, Sept. 26 the chapter hosted Co-Alliance and its Grain Bin Safety Simulator. Students were able to experience what happens inside a grain bin while the auger is running. ...
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Fillmore Elementary School Honor Roll
(Other Record ~ 11/06/14)
First Nine Weeks Grade 2 All A: Connor Arnold, Craig Bills, Lydia Burkart, Noah Couch, Ariel Dooley and Faith Wiggins. A/B: Dominic Cannon, Clyde Gates, Nathan Hayes, Josiah Kortz, Grant Long and Avery Stone. Grade 3 All A: Sydnee Boswell, Peyton Freeman and Jaicee Jackson...
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Cloverdale Middle School Honor Roll
(Other Record ~ 11/06/14)
First Nine Weeks Grade 5: All A: Audrie Kay Fulkerson, David Brady Koosman, Joshua Michael Laing, Nathaniel Brian Nees and Evan Gene Scott. A/B: Isabella Olivia Branneman, Savannah Kay Denise Brooks, Destiney Elizabeth Cox, Tanner Wade Day, Anthony Xavier Evans, Kendall Lynn Faletic, Gage Bernard Fortner, Kaitlyn Leigha Freund, Madison Alexandra Helton, Marissa Ann Marie Hineman, Rylee Eileen Johnson, Nathan Michael Ladd, Dakota Ray Ledbetter, Isaac Matthew Malonado, Arik Orion Massey, Ethan Keith Mosier, William Robert Neace, Isaiah Randal Ramsay, Devon Michael Ream, Cora Jean Rutenberg, Hallie Nikol Spurrier, Joseph Hagon Spurrier, Tori Denae Stanfield, Chloe Gale Watkins, Marcus Elijah Wheeler, Abbi Elizabeth Yartz and Lauren Elizabeth Zimmerman.. ...
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K-9 Chewy makes a Red Ribbon Week visit
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
CLOVERDALE -- Seeing an opportunity to help out their community during the school's annual Red Ribbon Week events, fourth graders at Cloverdale Elementary School recently chose to collect donations for the Cloverdale Police Department's K-9 unit, Chewy...
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Rokita to visit Greencastle Friday
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
Congressman Todd Rokita will be in Greencastle on Friday evening. The Republican congressman will visit constituents at 5 p.m. at Almost Home Restaurant, 17 W. Franklin St. Rokita wants to talk to Hoosiers and hear their thoughts on election issues as well as sharing his thoughts for the future in the 114th Congress...
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Stephanie White to speak to Kiwanis Club Nov. 13
(Community Sports ~ 11/06/14)
New Indiana Fever basketball coach Stephanie White will speak to the Greencastle Kiwanis Club on Thursday, Nov. 13. Guests of the club who have been invited to the occasion at the Inn at DePauw include girls' high school teams from Greencastle, South Putnam, Cloverdale and North Putnam plus the DePauw women's team, Division III NCAA champions in 2007 and 2013...
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Offender art raises money for prison Greyhound program
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Nineteen hand-drawn pieces of art work donated by Putnamville Correctional Facility offenders to the Pet Sitters International Charity Auction will benefit the Prison Greyhound Program. Pet Sitters International is an educational organization for professional pet sitters which enabled the Greyhound program to benefit from their success...
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DePauw football team to host season's final home game
(College Sports ~ 11/06/14)
DePauw returns to Nick Mourouzis Field at Blackstock Stadium for the final home game of the 2014 season when it hosts Hiram College in a North Coast Athletic Conference contest. The Tigers are 6-2 overall and 5-2 in the NCAC after last Saturday's 42-13 win at Wooster. The Terriers are 4-4 overall and 3-4 in the conference following last week's 41-10 home loss to Wabash...
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Putnam County FOP seeking donations for Santa Drop program
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
The Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police is once again gearing up to help the children in the county have a Merry Christmas. For the past 18 years the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 92 has delivered toys to children who would not have a Christmas otherwise in Putnam County through the FOP Santa Drop program. ...
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Defenders of Liberty to mark fifth year Monday with Schneider appearance
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
On the second Monday of November 2009, a group of about 90 concerned citizens gathered in the dining room of Autumn Glen for the first meeting of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty. The local Tea Party group was formed to educate the public on important issues concerning the present and future of the U.S. Word about the initial meeting was spread by flyers circulated around Greencastle and personal invitations...
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North Putnam staging 'Butler Did It, Again!' this Friday, Saturday
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
The North Putnam High School Thespian Troupe will present "The Butler Did It, Again!" for the NPHS fall play this weekend, Nov. 7-8. The play will be performed in the high school auditorium, starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door at $5 for all ages...
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All county schools receive favorable DOE accountability grades
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
The Indiana Department of Education released its annual accountability grades for all schools in the state on Wednesday, with all Putnam County schools receiving favorable grades for 2013-14. The grades were approved by vote of the State Board of Education during its Wednesday meeting. Approval was delayed a month, having originally been slated for October...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Katelyn Lady, Basketball South Putnam High School
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/14)
Katelyn Lady was born on Jan. 6, 1997. She lives with her mom and stepdad, Jennifer and Pat Girton. She has two little brothers, Levi and Tyson. Lady plays guard on the girls' basketball team as well as third-base and outfield on the Eagle softball team. She is a member of FCA, Spanish Club and PIE Coalition...
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2014 North Putnam Girls' Basketball Preview
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/14)
ROACHDALE--A new head coach, a new assistant coach and an enthusiastic group of players are what lie in store for North Putnam girls' basketball. After a rough 4-15 year Jim Spencer was hired to become the new head coach of the girls' team and when the girls got wind of that, their demeanor went sky high...
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2014 South Putnam Girls' Basketball Preview
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/14)
The only staple at South Putnam when it comes to girls' basketball has been the players who have played for the Eagle team over the last four years. First-year coach Tim Garver wants to build that chemistry into a winning season and a winning culture at South Putnam...
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2014 Cloverdale Girls' Basketball Preview
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/14)
CLOVERDALE -- A 3-5 start last season for Cloverdale's girls' basketball team fizzled out by the end of the year after the Clovers closed the season 2-10 and were knocked out of the IHSAA tournament in heartbreaking fashion by South Putnam. "It didn't finish the way we wanted to finish it," Clover coach Langdon admitted. ...
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Elexis unlocks heart for Locks of Love donation
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
A perky, precocious eight-year-old, Elexis Weintraut seems smart, quick witted and perhaps a little prone to the dramatic. She'll smile and tell you her name is most certainly E-lexis with an E, not A-lexis with an A. Or she might correct her mother mid-sentence about certain facts in the story. Or brazenly converse with a gaggle of adults gathered to enjoy her latest adventure...
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2014 Greencastle Girls' Basketball Preview
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/14)
This season the Lady Tiger Cubs will be hoping to continue the success of last season despite losing two of their top players, Alex Basile and Melody White, last season. The GHS girls' basketball team came out as the victors in the Putnam County tournament before losing to Danville in the sectional semifinals...
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