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Mac Grant
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
Cloverdale Middle School seventh-grade teacher Katie Mosley (center) was recently awarded a $400 MAC grant from McDonald's of Central Indiana. Mosley will be using the money to purchase comic books and craft materials in order to have students create their own comics and display them at school. ...
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Ivy Tech Central Indiana library awarded LSTA grant
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana has received a $9,930 grant to extend and enhance library services for its students. The project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Indiana State Library. Ivy Tech's Central Indiana region serves students in Putnam and eight other counties and has library locations at its Greencastle, downtown Indianapolis and Lawrence campuses...
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Roachdale Elementary Honor Roll
(Other Record ~ 11/27/14)
First Nine Weeks Fourth Grade All A: Callie Knowling, Arrick Kramer, Ethan Lawler and Lucas Murphy. A/B: Noah Claycomb, Tabor Culley, Jade Ensch, Jaycee Farris, Seth Fuhrman, Levi Gill, Jasmine Hunley, Emmy Jeter, Emma Kelly, Jacob Kemerly, Regan Long, Ashley Miller, Brayden Morse, Levi O'Neal, Kaitlyn Overshiner, Truman Sabens, Ashlynn Stacks, Kelsea Storm, Carter Thomas and Shelby Woods...
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Roachdale Citizenship
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
Roachdale Elementary recently announced its citizenship winners for the month of November. Among the winners are Brayden Chew (bottom left), Madilynn Stigall, Bella Simmerman, Camryn Riggle, Brayden Mandeville, Jackie Gaddis, Violet Smith, Callee Riggle, Ashley Miller, Brant Sheldon, Ashlynn Stacks and Abigail Gaddis...
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PCF promotes staff trio to correctional caseworker role
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
PUTNAMVILLE -- The recent promotion of three correctional officers has been announced by Putnamville Correctional Facility Superintendent Stanley Knight. Spring Raines, Bryan Pair and Christopher Kosor have all been promoted to the position of correctional caseworkers, effective Nov. 9...
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Johnson Nichols to provide Affordable Care enrollment assistance
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
Due to newly acquired grant funding, Johnson Nichols Health Clinic will have enrollment specialists called Navigators on site daily to help the local community members with their health insurance needs. As part of the Affordable Care Act, trained enrollment Navigators serve as guides to help people gain access to high quality, affordable health coverage through the health insurance marketplace and Medicaid...
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South Putnam struggles in season opener
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/14)
DANVILLE -- Coach Greg Dean's South Putnam boys' varsity basketball team traveled to Danville to open up its 2014-2015 season in a non-conference game. The Danville Warriors proved a rude host as they won 81-29. The opening quarter was the best of the night for South Putnam. ...
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Greencastle boys' basketball gets off to a great start
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/14)
CRAWFORDSVILLE -- Trips to Crawfordsville have rarely been fruitful for the Greencastle boys' basketball team. Tiger Cub head coach Troy Greenlee's charges had not won on the home of the Athenians since the 2002-03 season but rectified that problem Wednesday night, outscoring the hosts by 11 in the opening quarter and never looking back in a 62-46 opening-night win...
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Adam Gerard, Basketball, Greencastle High School
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/14)
Adam Gerard is a senior at Greencastle High School. His parents are Bryan and Robin Gerard and he has an older brother, A.J. He has played football (1 year), tennis (3 years) and basketball (4 years) for Greencastle. Gerard's favorite school subjects are environmental science, advanced theater and advanced choir...
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Tasty Outreach
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
Thanks to volunteers coordinating the annual community-wide Thanksgiving Outeach Dinner Thursday at Greencastle Christian Church, more than 270 meals were distributed to local residents without family nearby with whom to celebrate or the means to purchase food supplies for a big holiday dinner. ...
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Putnam jobless rate stuck at 55th best for 2nd straight month
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
Status quo. That sums up the local jobless picture, according to the latest statistics. With an unemployment rate a tick lower than Indiana's for October, Putnam County has again posted a jobless figure in the bottom half of state rankings. Indiana's seasonal adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 5.7 percent in October, while the non-seasonally adjusted rate was 5.3 percent...
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PCH efforts to improve quality, patient safety recognized by IHA
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
The Indiana Hospital Association (IHA) has recognized Putnam County Hospital for its work to reduce patient harm by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent over the past three years. The recognition is based on the results of a national campaign known as Partnership for Patients, created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve quality and patient safety at hospitals nationwide...
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Wright to run for Greencastle mayor's post in GOP primary
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
The filing period for the 2015 City of Greencastle primary election is still more than a month away from even beginning. And the election itself is nearly six months into the future. But there is already one declared candidate for mayor of Greencastle...
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Turkey Dressing
(Local News ~ 11/27/14)
Shoppers at the Greencastle Kroger store Thursday were treated to a little levity as they checked out with their last-minute meal purchases on the holiday. Celebrating Thanksgiving Day with a plush turkey for a hat, cashier Lyndsey Goodrich rings up the purchases of eight-year-old Kylee Owens and her mother Tameka Wilcox of Greencastle. The supermarket was open until 4 p.m. Thursday to serve customers in need of late items to complete their holiday meal...
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Lorian, Secrest lead All-County football team
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/14)
When it came time for the coaches to pick the All-Putnam County team, there was never any doubt who would top the list when it came to the offensive side of the game. Holding eight of South Putnam's 10 rushing records and claiming the No. 18 spot in career rushing yards and No. ...
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Fifth-grade Eagles finish as runners-up
(Community Sports ~ 11/27/14)
The South Putnam fifth grade girls basketball team competed in the Indiana Hoops Fall League and finished runner-up in the fifth grade tournament at Perry Meridian High School. The team of Lilly Vittetow, Jayden Vensko, Halee Wood, Savanna Workman, Sabrina Leonard, Audrey Ellet, Sarah Jones, Bayli Clampitt, Celeah Burton and Chloe Pistelli beat North Putnam in the semi-finals and lost the championship game in a thrilling double overtime to Decatur Central. ...
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