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Fred L. Harris
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Fred L. Harris, of New Ross, passed away at home Sunday morning. He was 81. Arrangements are pending at Burkhart Funeral Home, Crawfordsville.
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Judi Skinner
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Judi (Sheets) Skinner, 77, of Fillmore, passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2016. Arrangements are pending with Jones Family Mortuary, Mooresville.
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James M. ‘Big Jim’ Rogers
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
James M. “Big Jim” Rogers, 55, of Brazil, passed away at Union Hospital in Terre Haute on Jan. 7, 2017 following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 1, 1961, in Marion County, the son of Gerald “Pop” and Frances “Jody” Joanne (Deck) Rogers. Big Jim graduated from Cloverdale High School. ...
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Marjorie 'Marge' Lou Perry,
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Marjorie "Marge" Lou Perry, 85, of Waveland, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 7, 2017 at Saint Elizabeth East in Lafayette, Ind. She was born March 13, 1931 at Morton in Putnam County to the late Roy and Martha (Maddox) Detro. On March 20, 1949 in Russellville, she married James H. Perry. Jim passed away Nov. 15, 2010...
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Durbin L. Yeager
(Obituary ~ 01/08/17)
Durbin L. Yeager entered the Gates of Heaven surrounded by his family, very peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. He was born to Royce and Margaret (Masten) Yeager March 2, 1938 in Putnam County. He is survived by his wife, Willa Dean (Parker) Yeager of 58 years. He was the father of Christopher F. Yeager (deceased) and Alan M. Yeager (Abby) and grandsons Logan C. and Adam D. Yeager...
- Hard Work to Play (Local News ~ 01/08/17)
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4-H online enrollment window open through Jan. 15
(Column ~ 01/08/17)
Indiana online 4-H enrollment has been open in Putnam County since Oct. 1 and remains open through Jan. 15. A premier source of enjoyable, educational programs, 4-H can help youth reach their full potential. Enrollment is easier than ever with the 4-H Online system, https://in.4honline.com as one may also use a hand held or tablet device. ...
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Free CPR class available Saturday at DePauw
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
“Do you have 40 minutes to learn a life-saving skill?” asks William C. Dillon, president and founder of the Start the Heart Foundation. The Start the Heart Foundation, which regularly teaches free, hands-only CPR to members of the Louisville, Ky. community, will be coming to DePauw University alongside six DPU students who are instructors for the foundation...
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Winnie the Pooh birthday event set Jan. 17 at PCPL
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
The Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department will be celebrating Winnie the Pooh’s Birthday with a free event from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Putnam County Public Library. Winnie the Pooh Day will feature storytelling about Pooh and his friends, teddy bears picnic, a game of Poohsticks, and since it’s a birthday party, cake and ice cream will be served...
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2016 Citizen of Year nominee deadline nears
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
The Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce is asking Putnam County citizens to nominate someone they believe has gone above and beyond for the community for its annual Citizen of the Year Award. Nominations are due by Jan. 15. The 2016 winner will succeed former two-term Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray who won the 2015 Citizen of the Year honor...
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First Christian Church use as events center granted approval from BZA
(Local News ~ 01/08/17)
A church that has helped serve the ecumenical needs of the Greencastle community for 125 years may help fill other local needs for many more following action of the Greencastle Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). Brian Ramirez of Coatesville was unanimously granted a special exception use variance to employ the church building at 110 S. Indiana St. as an assembly or banquet hall in the Central Business District...
- Mill Pond staff helps Smiths enjoy wedding they never had (Local News ~ 01/08/17)
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Athletic Edgewood team rolls past South Putnam, 77-37
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/17)
ELLETTSVILLE — The South Putnam Eagles visited Edgewood on a really cold night Saturday. Cooper Bybee and his Mustang teammates heated up the gymnasium with some hot shooting en route to a 77-37 victory. “They are a really good team. They are athletic, they can shoot and get to the rim,” South Putnam head coach Greg Dean said as his team fell to 3-7 on the season...
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Cougars ride hot start to coach’s 100th victory
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/17)
ROACHDALE — North Putnam’s boys’ basketball team was back at home Saturday night after almost three weeks on the road. The Cougars, coming off a three-game losing streak, hosted the Falcons of North Vermillion on a night that Cougar head coach Collin McCartt could get his 100th win of his coaching career and were looking for a big win...
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Clovers start quickly, shoot incredibly in easy win
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/17)
NEW CASTLE — Sometimes teams have trouble adjusting to different shooting environments as they play in gymnasiums not on their regular schedules. As the Cloverdale Clovers took the court on Saturday against Franklin County (Ky.) in the 2017 Indiana-Kentucky Challenge Cup, they had no such difficulties on their way to an impressive 88-64 win...
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Tiger Cubs join win column in big way
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/17)
Not having scored more than 56 points in any of seven previous games this season, Greencastle unleashed an offensive explosion on Saturday night and picked up its first win of the year — an 84-51 trouncing of visiting Rockville. The Tiger Cubs didn’t take long to establish themselves, as junior scoring leader Colin York scored five points in the first 43 seconds of the game as Greencastle led 26-6 at the first stop — more than half of its average of 45 points per game...
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