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Most agree booster support vital
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/16)
Football is an expensive sport to administrate, due to its great amount of needed equipment, and you don't have to be a coach or athletic director to realize that obvious fact. Schools and their athletic departments provide each program as much assistance, financial and otherwise, as possible. Sometimes, though, there are things that are needed or desired for which the money isn't there...
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Dr. Kirsch purchases Wainman's dental practice
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
When disaster struck in May 2013, it would have been easy for Dr. Perry Wainman to walk away from his Greencastle dental practice. After all, the fire that damaged much of a block of East Washington Street gutted the inside of Wainman's building. Already past the age when many retire, Wainman could have taken the insurance money and walked away after more than 40 years...
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Crashers back for Aug. 27: 7th annual music fest set
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
When Gail Smith went before the City Council to request permission to close streets for her seventh annual Greencastle Music Fest, Councilman Dave Murray had one question. "Are the Louisville Crashers coming back?" the councilman asked Smith. She assured him The Crashers -- acknowledged as one of the most energetic party bands around -- would headline the Aug. 27 Music Fest for the second straight year...
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U.S. prosecutors again appeal Smith sentence
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
The long legal saga of a former Putnam County sheriff's deputy and Greencastle city councilman isn't quite at an end. On Friday U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler filed a second appeal to the 14-month sentence given to T.J. Smith, 39, Greencastle, by U.S. District Judge William Lawrence...
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Dan Whaley
(Obituary ~ 08/14/16)
Dan Whaley, 57, passed away Sunday, July 10 at his home in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Dan was born April 18, 1959 in Valparaso to Nick and Electa Whaley. The family moved to Greencastle in 1969. Dan graduated Greencastle High School as a Tiger Cub in 1977...
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John M. Ash
(Obituary ~ 08/14/16)
John M. Ash, age 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Born March 16, 1931 in Greencastle, he was the son of Roy and Helen (Klebusch) Ash. A 1949 graduate of Greencastle High School, John was a United States Army veteran, having served with the 42nd Engineers...
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Etta Pearl Hinote
(Obituary ~ 08/14/16)
Etta Pearl Hinote, age 104, of Reelsville, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Born July 16, 1912 in Putnamville, she was the daughter of Harley and Emma (Estep) Head. She was a 1930 graduate of Greencastle High School. Etta was a cashier at Lanzone's Stop and Shop Grocery in Greencastle for 27 years, retiring in 1979...
- Spirit of '76 (Local News ~ 08/14/16)
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Season's final festival concert set Wednesday at Gobin UMC
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
The Greencastle Summer Music Festival closes the book Wednesday, Aug. 16 on its 12th season of "bringing the community with friends making music for friends) with a concert featuring the genre-combining music of DePauw University alum Joel Karabo Elliott, an American musician who has lived for several years in South Africa...
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Putnam County Fair Board solicits nominations for 14 director positions
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
Residents wanting to get involved with the Putnam County Fair Board will have the chance in the coming days. Nominations are sought for director positions two-year terms in Cloverdale, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Marion and Warren townships. Additionally, eight one-year at-large director positions are up for election...
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Purdue University's Farmland Value Survey update available
(Column ~ 08/14/16)
For all of those interested, the most highly requested resource from Purdue University has been updated. That resources is the Purdue University Farmland Value Survey data. To no surprise, land values decreased across Indiana. Declines were calculated to range from 8.2% to 8.7%. Declines of this magnitude have not been seen since the mid-80s...
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Latest stray report from local animal shelter
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
Here are the latest stray animals currently held at the Putnam County Animal Care and Control Shelter, 4700 E. State Road 240, Greencastle. -- Dog: Adult, male, black-and-white hound mix, found on CR 100 South, near Greencastle. -- Dog: Young, male, chocolate, terrier mix, found on Fairview Drive...
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Ingram, Huntington crowned Mr. and Ms. Unstoppable 2016
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
Putnam County Comprehensive Service staged its second annual Mr. and Ms. Unstoppable Pageant Aug. 6 in Thompson Recital Hall at DePauw University with eight women and three men vying for the titles of Mr. and Ms. Unstoppable. Contestants from last year chose the name of the pageant because, "We want everyone to believe that nothing but themselves can stop them achieving their goals and dreams. ...
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International artistry inspires 2016-17 Green Center season
(Local News ~ 08/14/16)
The opening concert at DePauw University's Green Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Aug. 26 by Ukrainian-born faculty pianist Tony Weinstein and his sister, mezzo soprano Yana Weinstein, will introduce a colorful thematic thread of music without borders that will weave throughout the 2016-17 season...
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