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Joseph Earl Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/28/15)
Joseph Earl Smith, 60, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Joe was born on March 11, 1955 in Indianapolis to Jimmy Lee Smith and Frankie E. Adams Smith. He was a 1973 graduate of South Putnam High School and attended Indiana State University...
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Harold Thomas Hood
(Obituary ~ 07/28/15)
Harold Thomas (Tom) Hood, 76, of Terre Haute, formerly of Brazil and Greencastle, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 27, 2015. He was born Nov. 25, 1938 to the late Fred Orval Hood and Cynthia Pell Girton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Gerald Scott Hood, Kenneth Hood and Donald Hood; his sisters, Mildred Hertz and Norma Faye; and a grandson, Levi Hood...
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Mavis Imogene McHargue
(Obituary ~ 07/28/15)
Mavis Imogene McHargue, 91, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015. She was born on March 16, 1924 in Rockville to Charles Hermer and Alta Phillips Hermer. Mavis married Lester O. McHargue on Dec. 18, 1943, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 26, 1996...
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Bonus Bucks for SNAP customers at Farmers' Market
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
During August, Friends of the Greencastle Farmers' Market will offer residents receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) a free, $1 token (Bonus Bucks) for every $2 worth of SNAP tokens purchased at the market with a Hoosier Works card. For each August market day, SNAP customers can receive up to $5 in free Bonus Bucks tokens, for as long as program funds last. The free Bonus Bucks tokens can be used at the market to buy fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables...
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Passersby help limit damage in tractor, field fire
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
A local farmer lost a tractor and a small section of hay to fire Tuesday afternoon, but the damage could have been much worse if not for some quick action and timely assistance. Around 12:30 p.m. Malcolm Burk was raking hay in a field on the southeast corner of U.S. 231 and County Road 200 North when the tractor he was driving caught fire...
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Community mourns loss of storied DPU professor Clint Gass
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
Clinton Burke Gass, professor emeritus of mathematics at DePauw University, where he taught for more than three decades, died Monday night (July 27) in Logan, Utah. He was 95 years old. Born Jan. 9, 1920 on a farm near Lake Wilson, Minn., as a youngster Clint Gass was honored by the Boy Scouts for saving a life in 1932. He received his A.B., magna cum laude, from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1941, then earned the M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1943 and 1954, respectively...
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School board plans for the year ahead
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
What happens when you get all the teachers, board members and a superintendent together? A lot, actually! The Greencastle Community School Corporation held its final session before the beginning of the school year Monday at Greencastle Middle School...
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Putnam Scanner for 7-29-15
(Police Logs ~ 07/28/15)
County Jail Several people have been taken into the custody of the Putnam County Jail recently. At 9:10 p.m. Friday, Samantha Nicole Hanners, 24, Greencastle, was arrested for domestic battery. At 1:50 a.m. Saturday, Jackson Wayne Reynolds, 21, Bedford, was charged with driving while intoxicated...
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Court News for 7-29-15
(Police Logs ~ 07/28/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Robert Howard, 55, Cloverdale, Level 6 felony driving as a habitual traffic violator, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...
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Local attorney to host info session on corn lawsuit
(Local News ~ 07/28/15)
A local attorney is hosting an informational meeting July 31 to answer questions about how a lawsuit against Syngenta could affect local farmers. The 8:30 a.m. meeting will be hosted at the Putnam Inn on North Jackson Street in Greencastle. Attorney Mike Goss has agreed to share important news with anyone who grew corn, or had corn grown on their land, in the past two years...
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