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Not-guilty plea, $50,000 bond in attempted murder case
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
Accused of stabbing his estranged wife multiple times in a Feb. 23 incident, a Greencastle man was calm and composed as he made his initial appearance in Putnam Circuit Court Tuesday morning. Appearing via video before Judge Matt Headley, 41-year-old Glenn D. Sanders Jr. learned that he faces up to 56 years in prison for a pair of felonies...
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Ag Day 2017
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
Surrounded by Ag Day Committee members Heather Poynter, Jenna Nees and Patty and Steve Cash, Putnam County Commissioners Rick Woodall, David Berry and Don Walton recognize Saturday, March 11 as Ag Day in Putnam County...
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Jerry Rex Sluder
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Mr. Jerry Rex Sluder, 78, Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Feb.27, 2017 at 9:30 p.m. at The Waters nursing home. He was born Feb. 2, 1939 the son of Claude and Pauline (Wilkes) Sluder, and was a 1959 graduate of Jasonville High School. Jerry retired from Public Service in Plainfield, now Duke Energy...
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Maxine R. Haskett
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Maxine R. Haskett, 95, Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Indianapolis. Maxine was born Oct. 1, 1921 in Terre Haute to Bert E. and Grace Roberts. She was a 1939 graduate of Greencastle High School and went to work immediately for General Telephone Company, where she would remain for more than 30 years prior to her retirement...
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Thelma L. Cain
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Thelma L. Cain, 96, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, 2017 in the Countryside Meadows Nursing Facility in Avon. Born Sept. 16, 1920 in Logan County, Ky., she was the daughter of James Albert Belcher and Dovie (Scarbrough) Belcher. She married Jessie R. Cain and he preceded her in death...
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Rita Louise Phillips
(Obituary ~ 02/28/17)
Rita Louise Phillips, 78, Greencastle, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 at her home with family at her side. She was born in Greencastle on April 29, 1938 to the late Claude and Bonnie (Paris) Johnson. Rita graduated from Greencastle High School and loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed singing, playing cards, shuffle board and bingo...
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American Legion riders group joins Cloverdale post
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale American Legion recently completed its Legionnaire family with the addition of an American Legion riders group. The Legion was presented with the charter and the “Riders Response” on Saturday, Jan. 21. The “Riders Response” reads, “We, your American Legion Riders, ride for God and country, the American Legion family and allied veterans everywhere. Protect those that protect us, amen.”...
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Putnam Scanner 3-1-17
(Police Logs ~ 02/28/17)
Seven people were recently booked into the Putnam County Jail. Friday • At 11:56 a.m., Brian Anthony Bartley, 37, of Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a court order. • At 1:47 p.m., Samuel Matthew Cole, 44, of Cloverdale, was booked into the jail on a local criminal warrant...
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Court News 3-1-17
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Dereck Allen Burchett, 38, Greencastle, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Austin G. Morton, 21, Chicago, Class B misdemeanor harassment...
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Master Gardener butterfly program set for March 7
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
The Putnam County Master Gardeners Association invites interested persons to hear Dolly Foster, landscape horticulturist and certified arborist, present the program “Butterfly Gardening” on Tuesday, March 7. The program will be held in room 251 of DePauw University’s Julian Math and Science Center, located at the southwest corner of Hanna and Indiana streets. Refreshments and visiting are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. with the program slated 7-8 p.m...
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GCSC board accepts more than $100K in grants, donations
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
Recent grants from Lilly Endowment Inc. and the Indiana Department of Education (DOE) pushed incoming benefaction totals to more than $100,000 Monday during the Greencastle school board’s latest public session. Seeing four donations in total, each contribution was discussed and approved Monday with Superintendent Jeff Hubble explaining that goals for the $109,417 have already been set...
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PCPL now receiving bids for parking lot project
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
The Putnam County Library is currently receiving bids for its parking lot project. The library board is set to approve one during its regular meeting on March 22 at 6 p.m. in the Kiwanis Room. During its regular meeting last week, the board approved asking permission from the Putnam County Council to use library improvement and repair funds (LIRF) for the parking lot project, currently estimated at about $70,000 to $150,000, during the council’s next regular meeting on March 21...
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo to perform Sunday at DePauw
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
On Sunday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m., the internationally beloved singing sensation Ladysmith Black Mambazo will fill DePauw University’s Kresge Auditorium with a glorious, spirit-lifting celebration of sound when it brings its joyous music to the Green Center stage — spreading its message of peace, love and harmony, along with a promise to carry forward founder Joseph Shabalala’s dream to “keep South Africa alive in people’s hearts” for years to come...
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A Charged Block
(Local News ~ 02/28/17)
Prepared for the heavy lifting that comes with a deep tournament run, the Cloverdale cheer block proudly wears its construction gear to the opening round of boys’ basketball sectional Tuesday at South Putnam. The Clover basketball team didn’t lay many bricks on the night, however, cruising past Southmont by a score of 100-62...
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