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Edwina Leaton
(Obituary ~ 02/10/15)
Edwina Leaton, age 100, of Coatesville, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at the home of her daughter, Rita Fish. Born Nov. 1, 1914 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Charles W. and Mary M. (Franklin) Hamilton. She attended school in Terre Haute and Van Buren, Clay County...
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Rep. Jim Baird's bill extending Invasive Species Council passes House
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
House Bill (HB) 1501, authored by District 44 State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle), has passed unanimously out of the Indiana House. The bill, which was passed Monday and will now be sent to the Indiana Senate for further consideration and debate, is designed to allow the Invasive Species Council to continue to operate until July 2023...
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King's Singers to open up the Great American Songbook Feb. 20 at DPU
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely ... Following a successful North American "Christmas with The King's Singers" tour in December, culminating in a performance at Washington National Cathedral, the famous Brits return stateside this month to treat audiences to their "Great American Songbook" program...
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Free tax service, free e-file for state and federal taxes
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
AARP tax-aide volunteers have been serving the Putnam/Parke/Owen counties for several years. All volunteers are certified by the IRS. They are ready to provide income tax preparation and to low-income and/or elderly taxpayers. Persons may contact the Putnam County Library at 653-2755 to make an appointment...
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Authors' Talk on book 'On Being a Writer' set Wednesday night at PCPL
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
Charity Singleton Craig and Ann Kroeker will discuss their book, "On Being a Writer," and the process of writing in a Authors' Talk Wednesday, Feb. 11 at the Putnam County Public Library. The free program is set for 6-7:30 p.m. tonight. Their book acts as a personal coach to explore the writing life the reader already has, and the writing life the reader wishes for, working wisely and strategically to close the gap between the two...
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Scanner for 02-11-2015
(Police Logs ~ 02/10/15)
County Jail Three people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 4:05 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Thomas Wayne Evans, 64, Greencastle, was held at the jail for driving while intoxicated as well as probation violation. At 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, Ricky Lee Miller, 61, Beech Grove, was booked in on one count of possession of methamphetamine, sale of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and maintaining a common nuisance...
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Lieber tree removal a success
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
CLOVERDALE -- The sale of firewood from hazardous trees at the Lieber State Recreation Area campground has raised $1,055 to plant new trees, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has announced. More than 100 trees in the campground were damaged by drought and scale in recent years...
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Date with Dad
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
The grand opening of Anthony's Pizzeria included a father-daughter pizza date.
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Danville tops Beech Grove in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/15)
By trent scott For the Banner Graphic Danville utilized a 16-to-3 free throw advantage in the fourth quarter to ease past Beech Grove 69-54 in the opening game of IHSAA Girls' Basketball Class 3A Sectional No. 27 Tuesday night. The Beech Grove Hornets shot out to an 11-3 lead early in the first quarter and held a 15-9 advantage, knocking down all three three-point shots attempted in the period...
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Sam Gould sweeps two titles
(Community Sports ~ 02/10/15)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology junior Sam Gould (Greencastle, Ind./South Putnam High School) won both the one-meter and three-meter championships at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Diving Championships on Friday and Saturday at Illinois Wesleyan University to lead four all-league performances...
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Eagles defeat Sparkplugs in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/15)
It was an exciting evening for South Putnam and its girls' basketball team when they took control of the sectional matchup against Speedway Tuesday and won the game 45-31. A close game early turned into a sizable margin after the Lady Eagles went on run in the third quarter. The win propels South Putnam to the sectional semifinal against its county rival Cloverdale...
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PCPL to end Bookmobile, start delivery
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
In an effort to improve its outreach services, the Putnam County Public Library will be ending its Bookmobile service effective March 1. In doing so, however, the library will launch a delivery service, which will be more personalized for those who cannot make it to the library...
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Cancer patients can get free rides via ACS program
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/10/15)
To the Editor: Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn't be. That's why the American Cancer Society offers a number of services to help people with cancer and their families overcome obstacles in their personal cancer fight so they can focus on getting well...
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The joke's on Williams and Bode
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/10/15)
To the Editor: There was a front-page story in the Banner Graphic on Wednesday, Feb. 4 about a "bogus" story about the Budweiser puppy. In the story Ken Bode, former DePauw Media Center director, sent emails to "family members and a few good friends."...
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Fire Brian Williams? Let's not get carried away
(Column ~ 02/10/15)
I don't watch the evening news. I'm not sure if that discredits me as a journalist or not, but not since leaving my parents' house back in 1999 have I been a regular watcher of the nightly national news. Oh, those dinners with our dining room TV tuned to "World News Tonight." Mom was an excellent cook, but dinner could feel like a sort of prison to my adolescent self, with Peter Jennings (may he rest in peace) as my stoic, monotonous, Canadian warden...
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Flurry of Activity
(Local News ~ 02/10/15)
With visions of Flurries and Turtle Sundaes and unique ice cream flavors dancing in local heads, opening day at Dairy Castle is just around the corner as workmen from Joe Spiker Excavating repair an entry to the parking area of the Greencastle business Tuesday
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Court News for Feb. 11, 2015
(Court News ~ 02/10/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Richard A. Romandine III, 35, Greencastle, Class 6 felony theft Ricky L. Miller, 51, Beech Grove, Class 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...
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