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Christopher Quine Wright
(Obituary ~ 12/01/15)
Christopher Quine "Kit" Wright, 79, a retired Connecticut banker who recently moved to Indiana to be near family, died on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 at his home in Greencastle. In July, he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Born in Akron, Ohio, on May 17, 1936, Kit attended the Fessenden School before heading to Milton Academy, where he met and fell in love with Nancy Greenleaf DuBois, two years his junior. ...
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Cloverdale Township Board to meet Thursday
(Local News ~ 12/01/15)
Cloverdale Township Trustee Dale Monnett and the Township Advisory Board will meet on Thursday. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. at 52 N. Main St., Cloverdale. The trustee and board will discuss general business during this public meeting.
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HSPC spay/neuter program has served more than 300 animals since May
(Local News ~ 12/01/15)
The Humane Society of Putnam County launched a community spay/neuter assistance program in May 2015. The program allows for county residents to obtain one voucher per family, per calendar year to have two animals spayed or neutered, at no cost to them...
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Larry Lee Keyt
(Obituary ~ 12/01/15)
Larry Lee Keyt, 73, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away at 12:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at Cloverleaf Healthcare in Knightsville. He was born on December 30, 1941 in Clinton, to the late Charles and surviving Betty (Lancaster) Keyt. Larry graduated from Van Buren High School and then joined the United States Army. On Sept. 27, 1969 he married T. Kay Gatlin. They were married for 41 years before Kay passed away...
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VFW Post 1550 to commemorate Pearl Harbor anniversary
(Local News ~ 12/01/15)
Greencastle VFW Post 1550 will observe the anniversary of the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor and the United States' entry into World War II with a dinner and service. At 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, all VFW Post 1550 members and and auxiliary members and a guest are invited to the event...
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Donna Lou Frye
(Obituary ~ 12/01/15)
Donna Lou Frye, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. She was born on Oct. 2, 1930 in Zionsville to Kay Maurice Williams and Louise B. Robertson Williams. Donna was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She had served as a leader of the 4-H Jefferson Bells club for 10 years, was a member of the Jefferson Township Home Ec Club, past president of the Homemakers Club; and had served as superintendent of Harris Hall at the Putnam County Fairgrounds...
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Citizens irked as Walmart removes Giving Tree
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/01/15)
To the Editor: I am writing this as a concerned citizen of Putnam County. For as long as I can remember, the Greencastle Walmart has been a place that has supported local initiatives to help those in need within our community. For some reason, this seems to have recently changed...
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The ISTEP system failed, not our schools
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/01/15)
Citizens of Putnam County: After an interminable sixth-month delay since our students completed their tests, the Indiana Department of Education has finally released last spring's ISTEP+ testing results. Since all schools in Indiana are currently struggling to make sense of their scores, the four Putnam County superintendents want to send the following message to our stakeholders: The academic achievement and learning growth of our students will NOT be accurately reflected in these recently-released scores. ...
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Bridgeton to host 'Country Christmas'
(Local News ~ 12/01/15)
BRIDGETON -- The Parke County town of Bridgeton will begin hosting the second weekend of its annual Country Christmas celebration this Friday. Shops will be open from 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday, followed by times of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Plenty of vendors, some of which made appearances at this year's Covered Bridge Festival, will be joining new vendors for a weekend packed full of Christmas fun...
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We Four Kings
(Local News ~ 12/01/15)
South Putnam will celebrate winter homecoming on Friday, Dec. 4 with the crowning of the 2015 homecoming king between the two games of the girl-boy varsity doubleheader against South Vermillion. The king candidates include (from left) Dylan Drawbaugh, Will Cruse, Zach Rayce and Trevor Long. The Eagle girls will tip off with the Wildcats at 6 p.m., with the boys' game to follow the ceremony...
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Putnam Scanner 12-02-15
(Police Logs ~ 12/01/15)
County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, Benjamin Earl Cash, 27, Greencastle, was arrested on a warrant. At 10:55 p.m. on Thursday, Wesley Hoover, 42, no city listed, was lodged at the jail on a traffic warrant...
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