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Tri-West wins Greencastle Regional
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/16)
The Tri-West basketball team took took double-digit wins Saturday to take the regional championship at Greencastle High School. The Bruins beat Northview 71-60 in the first game at GHS. Tri-Brebeuf Jesuit won the second game against Park Tudor 66-56. The Braves however lost to Tri-West 64-50...
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Bonnie E. Shea
(Obituary ~ 03/13/16)
Bonnie E. Shea, 97 of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Born Nov. 13, 1918 in Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of Orville and Nancy (McCloud) Elliott. Bonnie was a graduate of Bainbridge High School. Bonnie had worked as a housekeeper for the DePauw University president for several years...
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Eva L. Foutz
(Obituary ~ 03/13/16)
Eva L. Foutz, 88, of Anderson, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Edgewater Woods Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born on Aug. 17, 1927 in Hymera, Ind., to the late Daniel and Lettie Mahan. She graduated from Hymera High School where she met her late husband, John Foutz, and was married for 67 years...
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DPU lacrosse team wins three straight
(College Sports ~ 03/13/16)
GRAND RAPIDS , Mich. - DePauw scored the game's first 10 goals and never trailed on the way to a 20-7 win over Calvin at Grand Rapids Christian High School. The Tigers improved to 3-1 with their third straight win, while the Knights dropped to 2-2 with the loss...
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Prof. Cullison in D.C. to address humanities group
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Andrew M. Cullison, director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw and 2001 graduate of the university, will spend Monday in Washington, D.C., to present at the 2016 National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting and will also take part in Tuesday's Humanities Advocacy Day...
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Latest strays at animal shelter
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Here are the latest stray animals currently held at the Putnam County Animal Care and Control Shelter, 4700 E. State Road 240. -- Cat: Young, male, black and white domestic short hair, found in Bainbridge. -- Cat: Adult, female, gray and white, domestic short hair, found in Cloverdale...
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Round Barn Daycare to offer drop-in service
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Parents and guardians in this community know the importance of finding a reliable and safe option for your child or children. Thankfully, many of us know who we can turn to for such support -- everything from reliable grandparents to helpful neighbors as well as quality child-care ministries and centers...
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Candida Moss to deliver Mendenhall Lecture Wednesday evening at Gobin
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Candida R. Moss, whose first book was the winner of the 2011 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise and who served as an academic consultant to the television series "The Bible," is coming to DePauw University. She will present the spring Mendenhall Lecture on Wednesday, March 16 in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. Her speech is titled "Heavenly Bodies: Disability, Infertility and Bodily Values in Early Christianity."...
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Nibbling Nubian
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
A two-week-old nubian who "likes to nibble on everything" tickles the neck of little Chloe Maesch, six-year-old daughter of Rachel Spudes, Brazil, as the kid and goat play Saturday during the Mini-Farm Fest portion of local Ag Day festivities. Seconds later the little goat was nibbling at the youngster's hair as they frolicked on the floor of the Community Building at the Putnam County Fairgrounds...
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McMillin returning to DPU for concert, talk
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Chicago-based singer-songwriter David McMillin, a 2006 DePauw University graduate, will return to Greencastle for a Performing Arts Series concert on Wednesday, March 16. The event, which is free an open to the public, begin at 7 p.m. at The Inn at DePauw...
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DPU Faculty Select Series presents pianist Weinstein
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Artists frequently treat with thinly veiled condescension the innocent request to name their favorite composers and the pieces they hold dearest. In designing the program for his solo Faculty Select Series recital on Tuesday, March 15, DePauw faculty pianist Tony Weinstein shunned this unseemly attitude and simply picked his favorite pieces by his favorite composers...
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DPU faculty to perform music by Beethoven and Frank
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
The DePauw University School of Music's Faculty Select Series continues Monday night (March 14) in Thompson Recital Hall with a performance by the DePauw Chamber Players, featuring music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Gabriella Lena Frank. Music professors pianist May Phang, violinist Tarn Travers, and cellist Eric Edberg will open the 7:30 p.m. ...
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Euchre at Elks Lodge
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
The Greencastle Elk Lodge at 202 S. Indiana St. will host a euchre night on March 19 at 1 p.m. Entry is $5 per person. Bring a friend!
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Bottle caps to be collected
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Throughout the remainder of the 2016 school year, residents of Bainbridge can bring plastic bottle caps to multiple locations around the town in efforts to support an elementary school recycling program. Caps collected will be taken to a recycling center in Evansville where they will be made into a durable, weather-proof bench for Bainbridge Elementary School...
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Help Beyond Homeless raise funds Wednesday
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Supporters of Beyond Homeless Inc. are urged to visit Myers' Market on Wednesday, March 16 for some great food and a great cause. Myers' Market continues to support BHI by donating 10 percent of it daily profits during special-event days. By stopping at Myers' Market at 302 E. Washington St., Greencastle, on Wednesday, March 16 to buy lunch, dinner or even groceries for the week, Myers will donate 10 percent on of its profits to the local homeless shelter...
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Charlie's to host Tuesday fundraiser for Putnam County CERT
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Charlie's Beefcake Burgers will be hosting a fundraiser for Putnam County Emergency Response Team (CERT ) on Tuesday, March 15 from 5-8 p.m. CERT will receive 10 percent of the sales and the money will go to help equip a disaster response trailer. The team is looking to purchase chainsaws, generator and lights and various hand tools...
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Food and beverage frustration at Town Council
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
CLOVERDALE -- Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway expressed her frustration about calls town hall has been receiving during the March Cloverdale Town Council meeting. Cloverdale residents have been asking why the food and beverage tax hasn't been used to take $5 off their utility bills. Clerk-Treasurer Galloway explained at the meeting that state law mandates the proceeds from the tax can only be used for specific purposes...
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HPS annual meeting set for Thursday
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
The Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, March 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Museum. The event is free and open to the public. The featured speaker will be Professor Harry Brown, DePauw University English Department chairman. His presentation will focus on "Indiana Territory and Indian Nations."...
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Frys, Scamahorn receive Ag Day awards
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
A third-generation Roachdale farm family and a longtime Greencastle veterinarian were honored Saturday morning with the annual Hall of Fame awards during the Putnam County Ag Day Breakfast at the Community Building.. Phil and Janice Fry, who farm 300 acres of row crops and manage a 50-cow Shorthorn cattle herd, were named the 2016 Farm Family of the Year, while Dr. ...
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Dixie Kid
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Ready to mow just like one of the big guys, Ethan Cash, 3-1/2-year-old son of Neal Cash of Greencastle, seems to know what he's doing as he grabs onto the steering levers of the zero-turn-radius Dixie Chopper XCaliber model at a visit to the Mini-Farm Fest during Ag Day activities Saturday at the Putnam County Fairgrounds...
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County to replace five more bridges this summer
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
Having announced four summer bridge jobs in January, the Putnam County Highway Department has added five more to the slate for 2016. Highway Supervisor Mike Ricketts announced the plans to the Putnam County Commissioners at their recent meeting, saying that highway workers, not outside contractors, will do most of the work...
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'Friends of the Park' willing, urged to return to Bainbridge
(Local News ~ 03/13/16)
BAINBRIDGE -- A group of Putnam County citizens who thrive during covered-bridge season is asking to come back and again be involved with the fall festivities at Bainbridge. And, thanks to unanimous approval by the town's council -- they're now officially invited...
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Era 'Grace' Poynter
(Obituary ~ 03/13/16)
Era "Grace" Poynter, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Born April 17, 1927 in Wayne County, Ky., the daughter of John and Lula (McCutcheon) Burton. Grace was a homemaker and a member of the Clinton Falls Community Church. She was a wonderful Christian mother and grandmother; she will be missed by all. "Her children rise up and call her blessed" Prov 31:28...
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