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Heavy rain but little storm damage for Putnam
(Local News ~ 07/14/16)
Putnam County may have dodged a bullet Wednesday night but it couldn't dodge the raindrops. During an evening storm that produced rolling thunder, severe lightning and even some minor hail, there was little apparent damage from the storm, local officials have reported...
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Top 100 a great learning experience for county hoopsters
(High School Sports ~ 07/14/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Three Putnam County boys' basketball standouts participated in the Indiana Basketball Coaches' Association Top 100 Underclass Workout on Wednesday at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Allen Plunkett of South Putnam is just a sophomore, but was one of the state's leading freshman scorers last year at 15.6 points per game and has already made a name for himself in basketball circles...
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Hamilton: The case for limited government
(Column ~ 07/14/16)
Our political leaders must pragmatically make the sometimes uneasy co-existence of the market and government work. We have to wring duplication out of the bureaucracy and rigorously pursue efficient, effective, and accountable government. It has been 35 years since Ronald Reagan's first inaugural speech as president -- the one in which he said, "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."...
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Be careful out there, friends
(Editorial ~ 07/14/16)
If you've taken a look at the Putnam Scanner recently, you'll notice it's been big. We mean really big. What's going on, you ask? It's hard to say. The weather's been hot, so people have been agitated and getting in trouble. But the curious thing has been the increase in the number of accidents, without a lot of major inclement weather to blame...
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Our next vice president may well be chip off the old block
(Column ~ 07/14/16)
Oh my gosh, as Yogi Berra supposedly once so aptly quipped, it's deja vu all over again. Really. I mean, Pokemon (for some reason known only to the card-carrying Pikachu) is popular again. Evan Bayh is back running for office. And the next vice president of the United States could be a Hoosier...
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Michael Leonard Murphy
(Obituary ~ 07/14/16)
Michael Leonard Murphy, 77, of Roachdale, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Mill Pond Health Campus, Greencastle. Michael was born Sept. 1, 1938 to Leonard James Murphy and Clara Irene (Brunton) Murphy in Kentland. On Feb. 16, 1974 he married Dorsie Ruth (Oliver) Murphy in Crawfordsville. She survives...
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Body of Indy man recovered from lake at Lieber SRA
(Local News ~ 07/14/16)
CLOVERDALE -- Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the apparent drowning of a 20-year-old Indianapolis man. Rosendo Colon-Claudio was pronounced dead Wednesday after he was swimming and did not resurface at Cataract Lake inside Lieber State Recreation Area...
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Athletic facility changes hit a snag
(Local News ~ 07/14/16)
CLOVERDALE -- Although work has begun on resurfacing the Cloverdale Schools track, Project Manager Dan Sulkoske announced that operations have hit a snag -- or two or three -- during the school board meeting on Monday. "(Tennis Technology wasn't) even 20 percent into it and they contacted me," Sulkoske said. "There were more cracks, other than what we knew about, on the track."...
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Property cleanup issues continue
(Local News ~ 07/14/16)
ROACHDALE -- Spring cleaning has come and gone. That's the consensus in Roachdale, anyway, as several properties continue to defy cleanup requests from the town. With three owners missing their respective July 11 deadlines, Roachdale Town Council President Zach Bowers and Town Attorney David Peebles explained at Tuesday's public meeting what exactly may come next...
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Putnam County Scanner for 7-15-16
(Police Logs ~ 07/14/16)
Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday At 11:26 p.m. David Michael Baker, 26, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail on a warrant for driving with a suspended license. At 3:14 p.m. Austin Zachary Holder, 20, Bainbridge, was arrested on a local warrant...
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Antique Tractor and Machinery Assn. seeking tractors for Putnam parade, fair
(Local News ~ 07/14/16)
The Putnam County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association is seeking tractors and machinery 40 years old or more that are in operating condition and would like to be exhibited at the Putnam County Fair. The group would also like to have several tractors follow its float display during the Fair Parade...
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Utility regulators approve Duke plan to upgrade statewide energy grid
(Local News ~ 07/14/16)
PLAINFIELD -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission recently approved Duke Energy's settlement with some of Indiana's key consumer groups on the company's plan to build a smarter energy infrastructure that delivers power to more than 800,000 Hoosier homes, businesses and industries...
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Inventing Fun
(Local News ~ 07/14/16)
Children of all ages are attending Camp Invention this week at Deer Meadow Primary School.
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