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DPU men beat Coast Guard
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/15)
TAMPA -- The DePauw men's basketball team opened the Tampa Bay Shootout with an 82-71 win over the Coast Guard Academy on Tuesday. Luke Lattner led all scorers with 25 points, and John Starkey posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Tigers, who posted their second consecutive win and improve to 4-5 on the year...
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CHS plays in Bulldog tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/15)
MONROVIA -- The Cloverdale girls' basketball team earned its fifth win of the season during the Monrovia Christmas Tournament Monday when the Clovers knocked off Bethesda Christian 68-47. CHS fell in the second game to Monrovia 61-45 later in the day...
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Purdue Club invite public to women's basketball game
(Community Sports ~ 12/29/15)
The Purdue Club of Putnam County invites the public to attend the Purdue women's basketball game against the Indiana University women on Sunday, Jan. 10 at West Lafayette. The 2 p.m. game will be followed by supper at Bruno's Pizza. Both the Purdue and IU women's teams are very competitive this year making this a great game to attend...
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CHS falls to Linton-Stockton
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/15)
By Mason Asher For the Banner Graphic TERRE HAUTE -- The Cloverdale Clovers participated in a win or go home game in the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic against the Linton-Stockton Miners. The Clovers were defeated by the Miners, 67-51. "They have a great program," Cloverdale head coach Patrick Rady said. "We want to have the kind of program Linton has. That is our goal and that is where we want to be."...
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Successful Endeavor
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
Endeavor Communications recently presented a check to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society, represented by Lauren Nikides (right). Presenting the check are Endeavor representatives (from left) Amber Burgeson, Jacob O'Rourke, Jodie Latham and Liz Cheatham. ...
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25/7 Consulting purchases Greencastle area clients from Power on Hosting
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
The local website design and hosting company, 25/7 Consulting has clients both within the city and surrounding area. It boasts a wide selection of services from website development, hosting, domain name management and consulting services focused around businesses needs. 25/7 is also the only local Google for Work Partner...
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Court News for 12-30-15
(Court News ~ 12/29/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases George Seketa, 18, Dover, Ohio, two counts of Level 5 felony vicarious sexual gratification and Level 6 felony sexual misconduct with a minor David S. Branigan, 43, Greencastle, Class D felony identity deception and two counts of Class D felony fraud...
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Putnam Scanner for 12-30-15
(Police Logs ~ 12/29/15)
County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 10:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, Stephen Jarod Bridges, 33, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for three counts of theft. At 11 a.m. Robert Joe Delano, 31, Terre Haute, was arrested for driving with a suspended license...
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Trees of Christmas past can be recycled
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
The West Central Solid Waste District would like to encourage Putnam, Parke and Montgomery county residents to recycle their real Christmas trees for free from Dec. 26 to Jan. 30. Your old tree can find new purpose as a fish and wildlife habitat, erosion control or mulch for flower beds and other trees. Just don't wrap your tree in plastic...
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Sheriff's Department to fill two positions
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
With two open merit deputy positions in the department, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department recently began the process of hiring its two newest officers. On Dec. 19, the candidates took part in the initial testing phases of the selection process, which occurred in two parts...
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Swearing-in ceremony set for 11 a.m. Friday
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
The City of Greencastle will swear in its 45th chief executive and its largest-ever City Council in a public ceremony Friday, Jan. 1 at City Hall. The 11 a.m. ceremony will see William A. (Bill) Dory Jr., 56, sworn in as Greencastle mayor, succeeding two-term Mayor Sue Murray as the city's chief executive...
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Good news all around at Greencastle water plant
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
Honestly, it isn't often that good news comes out of the Greencastle Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. The sessions are usually marked by topics like funding large utility concerns, requests to write off sewage charges for major water-leak customers or the unpopular possibility of utility rate increases...
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DPU earns win in Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament
(College Sports ~ 12/29/15)
A strong second half defensively for the DePauw women's basketball team ended a stalemate and earned the Lady Tigers a decisive victory against Heidelberg 66-51 in the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Classic. Amy E. Hasbrook, a 2000 graduate of DePauw, was killed Feb. 2002 in an early morning fire at the northside Indianapolis home of her parents...
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No paper to be published Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
Due to the New Year's holiday, there will be no Friday or Saturday editions of the Banner Graphic. To make up for their absence, the paper be published on Thursday, Dec. 30. After Thursday, the next edition will be on Monday, Jan. 4. The staff of the Banner Graphic would like to thank the people of Putnam County for their readership. Have a safe and happy New Year...
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PCF donates Christmas bikes to Cloverdale FFA toy drive
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
PUTNAMVILLE -- The Shifting Gears Program of Putnamville Correctional Facility recently donated 50 children's bicycles to the Clovers, Cops and Christmas effort spearheaded by the Cloverdale High School FFA and the Cloverdale Police Department. The FFA teamed with local police departments to serve approximately 1,500 needy people with a toy drive, Christmas dinner and visit from Santa...
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Bright future ahead for Cloverdale youth
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
CLOVERDALE -- Dedicated to a study performed by the University of Kansas, instructors at Cloverdale Elementary School have set their sites on the future readiness of children preparing to enter kindergarten. Two new programs, called Future Clovers and K-Readiness Preschool, will soon be offered not only to students, but to parents of those very children in an effort to spread awareness that it is indeed "never too early" to begin one's education...
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Clover Communications provides new opportunities for middle school students
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
CLOVERDALE -- When Dawn Tucker took over as principal of Cloverdale Middle School in the fall 2014, she was confident she was taking over a good school. "I feel like I walked into a good situation here," Tucker said. However, she had certain goals for the school, such as bringing back academic teams and improving enrichment opportunities inside and outside the classroom...
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Washington band trip a notable reward for Cloverdale group
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
CLOVERDALE -- The word is out about the Cloverdale High School Marching Band. From Indianapolis to Martinsville to Cincinnati, the band has been entertaining spectators with its high-energy performances. And now they've even taken note of the band's efforts in Washington, D.C., where the Clovers have been invited to march in the National Independence Day Parade next July 4...
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Music students band together to excel at Cloverdale
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
CLOVERDALE -- So how important has the music program become for Cloverdale Community Schools? Let Kess Raisor, who plays the trumpet in the band and performs with the winter guard as well, put it all in perspective. "I probably would have been home-schooled if not for the band program," the Cloverdale senior admitted...
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Cloverdale principals feel right at home where they grew up
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
CLOVERDALE -- Talk to teenagers from dot-on-the-map, rural communities about their future plans and a common theme emerges: They're ready to get out. See the world. Move to a place with more people, more action, more culture, more ... anything. So how is it that the Cloverdale Community School Corporation managed to hold onto three of its own and make them administrators?...
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Alleged hazing at football camp at DePauw yields juvenile arrests
(Local News ~ 12/29/15)
MUNCIE -- An alleged hazing incident at a football camp at DePauw University last summer has resulted in three former Delta High School students facing criminal charges in Delaware County. The juveniles, who were expelled from school after the allegations were raised last summer, are accused of abusing fellow students at a football camp conducted at DePauw last June. Indiana State Police conducted the subsequent investigation...
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