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Washington St. collision injures one woman
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
A mid-morning traffic accident Friday sent a Cloverdale woman to the hospital and briefly diverted traffic at one of Greencastle's busiest intersections. At 10:18 a.m., Greencastle Police were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at the Y-intersection where Washington and Wood streets and Indianapolis Road converge...
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Anna Faye Wagle
(Obituary ~ 01/02/15)
Anna Faye Wagle, 72, of San Pierre, formerly of Westville, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. She was born Sept. 24, 1942 in Roachdale, to Harvey Lee and Anna Louise (Snowden) Rood and graduated from Bainbridge High School. Anna had been a longtime employee of Westville Correctional Facility, beginning in housekeeping and moving through the mail room to the copy center, where she retired with 29 years of service...
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Carl E. Setty
(Obituary ~ 01/02/15)
Carl E. Setty, 73, of Cloverdale, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at Hendricks Regional Health. Carl was born Dec. 19, 1941, the son of the late Richard and Jane (Frazer) Setty. He graduated from Hymera High School in 1960. Carl was a retired iron worker with Iron Worker Local 22. Following retirement he worked as a realtor and eventually owned his own floral shop in Cloverdale...
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Ruth Louise Lester
(Obituary ~ 01/02/15)
Ruth Louise Lester, 85, Greencastle, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. Ruth was born on July 31, 1929, in Myerstown, Pa., to Garland and Esther (Groh) Lester. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ann Lester and Hilda (William) Jeffries of Louisville...
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Barbara Jean Robinson
(Obituary ~ 01/02/15)
Barbara Jean Robinson, 82, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday night, Jan. 1, 2015 at the Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. Born Feb. 10, 1932 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Augustus George Kelley and Zora (Spears) Kelley. She married Edward Robinson, and he preceded her in death...
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December ends as one of least snowiest of all time
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
With the least snowiest December in more than 70 years, 2014 went out like a lamb after last year's endless winter created one of the year's biggest stories. Less than an inch of snow --- 0.1 to be exact -- was recorded in central Indiana during the month just ended, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported in closing the books on 2014...
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DePauw Chamber Symphony to present pre-tour concert on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
Prior to departing on a 10-day European tour of Germany and Austria, the DePauw University Chamber Symphony will present a pre-tour concert in Greencastle with faculty soloist Nicole Brockmann. The performance, conducted by Orcenith Smith, will be given at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6 in the Green Center's Kresge Auditorium...
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Hospital recognizes staff for distinguished years of service
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
An anniversary luncheon for Putnam County Hospital staff members took place on Thursday, Dec. 18 in the PCH classrooms. This event is held annually to recognize those staff members celebrating milestone anniversaries. The Putnam County Hospital Dietary Department catered the event as Dennis Weatherford, Putnam County Hospital CEO, and David Bray, Putnam County Hospital Board of Trustees president, presented each staff member with a pin recognizing their years of service...
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Food Pantry Funds
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
IAC Greencastle and UAW Local 2382 representatives make a recent $3,000 donation to the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry. Jason Waller (third from left), UAW Local 2382 president, presents the check to Judy Miller, executive director of the Food Pantry, along with Joel Hauck (right of Miller), IAC Greencastle plant manager. Surrounding them are Food Pantry volunteers...
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Community Support
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
Showing the restaurant's support for a community organization, Charlie's manager Mark Benassi (left) presents a check to the women of the St. Paul's Catholic Church Ladies Guild. Recently, Charlie's donated a portion of its proceeds from an entire day to the Ladies Guild. The money will assist with the various scholarships and other programs the ladies support. Accepting the check are (from left) Pat Zeronik, Kathy Kirkpatrick, Regina King, Suzanne Tzouanakis, Rose Ann Sanders and Nancy Rude...
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DePauw music groups perform at White House
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
From Greencastle to the White House proved an intriguing and invigorating experience recently for members of four DePauw University School of Music ensembles. "The experience was surreal, and it hit me at random times that I was walking on the same floors that Abraham Lincoln walked on," freshman Jackson V. Bailey, who performed as a member of the DePauw Chamber Singers at the White House on Dec. 20, said...
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2015 Relay for Life Kickoff event to take place Jan. 14
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
Relay for Life of Putnam County-DePauw is taking its event back outdoors this year as construction is now complete on Blackstock Stadium at DePauw University. Planning for the event is well under way and those interested in participating in this year's event are invited to attend its annual kick-off celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 6-7 p.m. at the Area 30 Career Center...
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Online readers touched by tragedy in 2014
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
The unexpected loss of a rural Greencastle teenager and the subsequent outpouring of grief and support garnered more than 20,000 pageviews in 2014, making it the most read story of the year at bannergraphic.com. The story "Teen dies in tractor accident," dated June 23, detailed the unexpected loss of 17-year-old Riley Sutherlin, who was set to complete his ninth year of 4-H and begin his senior year at Greencastle High School later in 2014...
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Tigers best Gators at home, move to 10-1 record
(College Sports ~ 01/02/15)
The DePauw University women's basketball team moved to 10-1 Friday when it beat conference rival Allegheny 98-63. It was strong play throughout as the Gators were simply outmatched by the team play and shot making that the Tigers displayed. "Allegheny is a really good team," DePauw coach Kris Huffman said. "I thought we had a great team effort both defensively and on the glass. I thought our offense got better in the second half. That's where we share the ball really well."...
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Tiger Cub boys lose tight one at home
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/15)
The Greencastle boys' basketball team started the 2015 portion of its season with a highly anticipated home match-up with Class 3A No. 18 Danville Friday night. Having taken the Tiger Cubs' spot in the rankings over the holidays, the Warriors continued to take from the hosts by escaping with a 57-56 win...
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No DUI arrests made on NYE
(Local News ~ 01/02/15)
Putnam County residents celebrated New Year's Eve safely as the local law enforcement personnel reported no arrests were made for driving under the influence. According to Putnam County Sheriff Scott Stockton the Putnam County Jail was noticeably empty when he arrived for his first official day on Thursday, something he attributes to Operation Safe Ride, which was coordinated for the first time this year by Moore's Bar, Felling and Felling Law Office and A Cab...
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