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Meyer to return as GHS football coach
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
Addressing an open football coaching position for the fourth time since 2010, the Greencastle School Board has chosen a familiar face to fill the roll. Mike Meyer, who previously helmed the Tiger Cub football program from 2005 through 2009, will again serve as coach in the 2015 season, following his appointment at Monday's school board meeting. In addition to his time as head coach, Meyer is a 1981 GHS graduate and a member of the faculty since 2005 as an English teacher...
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County Council approves public safety CAGIT
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
After months of discussion, a plan to fund a $960,000 upgrade to the county's 911 dispatch software has come together. On Tuesday, the Putnam County Council approved a County Adjusted Gross Income Tax (CAGIT) for public safety at a rate of .25 percent...
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Clovers win first rematch with Tiger Cubs
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
CLOVERDALE - Greencastle's softball team traveled to Cloverdale Monday for a rematch of the weekend's tournament game. Cloverdale had the home field advantage and took the win 5-3 behind Lauren Meek's pitching late in the game. The Clover versus Tiger Cub baseball game was postponed in the bottom of the seventh due to lightning with Greencastle winning 9-6 and one out...
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Hadley Ann Downing
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Hadley Ann Downing was born on April 24, 2015 in Indianapolis and entered into Heaven on May 17, 2015. She is survived by her parents, Brandon L and Katie A. (Mishler) Downing; her sisters and brother, Lynnlee, Kendall, Laylah and Bentley Downing; her grandparents, John and Lisa Downing, Diana Wall and Ed Mishler; several great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins...
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David Homer Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
David Homer Williams, 72, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. Born March 27, 1943 in Greencastle, he was the son of Homer and Mary Ester (Stanley) Williams. He married Bernnetta (Highsmith) Williams on June 1, 1963, and she survives...
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Two Cloverdale seniors named ISU President's Scholars
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
Graduating Cloverdale High School seniors Hannah Mann and Christopher Moghadam have received Indiana State University's most prestigious scholarship. Mann and Moghadam are among 20 incoming students to be named President's Scholars following a lengthy screening process that attracted applicants from throughout the country...
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Tamera L. Allen
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Tamera L. Allen, 55, Avon, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. She leaves to cherish her beautiful memory to her family, son, David (Carlie) Allen; mother, Audrey E. Pringle; father Donald Allen; nephew Justin Allen and niece Holly Allen. Services will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 at the Crown Hill Funeral Home, Indianapolis, with visitation starting at 3 p.m...
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Larry C. Blocker
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Larry C. Blocker, 59, of Cloverdale, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Greencastle. He was born May 21, 1955 at Shreveport, La., and was the son of the late Connie Cone Blocker and Betty Louise (Roberts) Blocker. He was married to Vickey Jo (Canter) Blocker on Nov. 17, 1973 and she survives...
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Putnam County Scanner 5-19
(Police Logs ~ 05/19/15)
County Jail Nine individuals have been placed into the custody of the Putnam County Jail recently. At 3 p.m. Friday, Jared Lee Hornaday, 25, Fillmore, was arrested for nonsupport of a dependent. At 9 p.m. Friday, Joel P. Ford, 48, Avon, was arrested on a charge of battery with bodily injury...
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Court News for 5-19-2015
(Court News ~ 05/19/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Rhaine M. Cluggish, 21, Greencastle, Level 6 felony battery on a person less than 14 years old Lewis A. Gutierrez, 18, Indianapolis, Level 6 felony possession of cocaine, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, Class C misdemeanor illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage...
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South Putnam dress code to remain 'conservative'
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
After some discussion at the South Putnam Community School Board meeting Monday night, the board voted to exclude a change in the high school's handbook which would no longer require covering leggings. The school board annually approves the handbooks for each school. The changes suggested for the 2015-16 student handbook sparked some discussion...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/19/15)
Realtors event shreds five tons of paper To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that participated in our Community Shred Event on May 9. Despite the threat of rain, individuals and businesses brought roughly five tons of paper to Saturday's event to be shredded...
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SR 75 closing June 8 for bridge work near North Salem
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
NORTH SALEM -- State Road 75 will close on or after Monday, June 8 (revised from June 1 by INDOT) for a bridge replacement project south of North Salem, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. The project will replace the bridge over Ramp Run, located a little more than 2.5 miles south of State Road 236...
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