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Sharon Joan Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/23/17)
Sharon Joan Jones, 80, of Fillmore, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born Aug. 10, 1936 in Greencastle, the daughter of Joe Dawson and Gladys Eileen (Wells) Dunivan and was a 1954 graduate of Stilesville High School. Sharon was a homemaker and a member of the Fillmore Christian Church. She loved to paint, play the organ and sing, and most of all she loved children and being with her family...
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Juanita Newby
(Obituary ~ 03/23/17)
Juanita Newby, 86, of Cloverdale, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Mill Pond Health Campus. She was born on Nov. 28, 1930 to the late Kenneth and Georgia Harris, in Crab Orchard, Ky. On June 23, 1950 she married James "Jim" Newby, and he survives...
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90-year child-molesting sentence for Nussbaum
(Local News ~ 03/23/17)
Calling the actions of a 65-year-old child-molesting defendant "nothing short of reprehensible," Putnam Circuit Court Judge Matt Headley Thursday sentenced the Greencastle man to 90 years in prison for acts committed on three young girls. Michael M. ...
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Morris Leon Taylor
(Obituary ~ 03/23/17)
Morris Leon Taylor, 82, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Born March 15, 1935 in Somerset, Ky., he was the son of Lester C. and D. Marie (Simpson) Taylor. Morris served 26 years in the Army, Army Guard and Air National Guard, retiring in 1994...
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Putnam Scanner 3-24-17
(Police Logs ~ 03/23/17)
Fourteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 6:44 p.m. Michael Vanevery, 36, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 4:38 p.m. Logan Lee Wetzel, 24, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a Marion County warrant...
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Deer Creek Cemetery grave decorations notice
(Local News ~ 03/23/17)
The Deer Creek Cemetery Board of Trustees requests that all decorations of any kind that will interfere with the mowing crew be removed by March 31, 2017. Only new flowers in urns on gravestone bases, attached to the stones, or on a shepherd’s hook will be permitted...
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Court News 3-24-17
(Court News ~ 03/23/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Curtis G. Thompson, 54, Indianapolis, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license Diana R. Zamora, 32, Indianapolis, Class C misdemeanor driving without ever receiving a license...
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Draft for Cloverdale downtown revitalization presented
(Local News ~ 03/23/17)
CLOVERDALE -- Adrienne Schmetzer and Katie Clark for R & B Architects and StructurePoint, respectively, delivered a presentation on the current downtown revitalization plans during the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular March meeting. Clark first addressed safety and accessibility issues. ...
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Cloverdale board to go paperless
(Local News ~ 03/23/17)
CLOVERDALE -- As the Cloverdale School Board seeks to go paperless, Five-Star Technology Director Steve Ricketts presented some ideas and suggestions for the board’s consideration at the board’s March meeting. He suggested two programs, BoardDocs and BlueSky. The first, costing $3,000 per year for the LT version and $9,000 for the Pro, is well-equipped with many features. The second, costing only $588 per year, has fewer features but is easier to use...
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Defendant January mum as cordial courtroom prevails
(Local News ~ 03/23/17)
Armed with a new attorney and apparently a new attitude, a 26-year-old Greencastle man made his initial appearance in court Wednesday following a brief attempt at the same last week. Wesley January, whose courtroom visits have provided some misadventures over the past couple of years, is facing charges of dealing in marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and probation violation after his March 14 arrest at a South College Avenue residence...
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North Putnam board ends search for athletic director
(Local News ~ 03/23/17)
BAINBRIDGE -- Roger H. Busch, a 1992 graduate of North Putnam High School and 1996 graduate of nearby Wabash College, was formally announced Thursday as the new athletic director for the North Putnam Community School Corporation. Busch was officially approved via 6-0 vote Thursday during the specially-called public session, effectively ending a two-month search to replace former athletic director Tim Garver...
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Highway set to purchase $1.3 million in equipment
(Local News ~ 03/23/17)
Having reported the need for several new pieces of equipment in February, the Putnam County Highway Department is set to move forward with the purchase of seven new pieces of large equipment. At a total cost of $1,348,594, the county will net four new tandem dump trucks with plows, a new distributor truck chassis and tank, a chip spreader and a dirt loader...
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County athletes preparing for indoor track state finals
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/17)
Several Putnam County athletes have qualified for the Hoosier State Relays indoor track meet, which will be Saturday at Indiana University’s Gladstein Fieldhouse. The competitors are divided into large school and small school divisions, with athletes from Greencastle, South Putnam and Cloverdale competing in the small school event...
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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Nick Young, North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/17)
Nick Young is a senior swimmer at North Putnam. Banner Graphic: How long have you been swimming? Nick Young: “I started swimming in sixth grade, then I didn’t swim in seventh grade so I could try something else. I tried wrestling, and I didn’t like it, so I went back to swimming after that and I have really enjoyed it.”...
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Cloverdale’s Moore chosen as Junior All-Star
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/17)
Cloverdale’s Jalen Moore was among 18 players selected for the IndyStar 2017 Indiana boys Junior All-Stars. The Junior All-Stars will play two exhibition games against the Indiana All-Stars in June, with one game on June 6 at New Albany and the other on June 8 at Plainfield...
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Tucker honored by Hall induction
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/17)
INDIANAPOLIS – Al Tucker became Putnam County’s newest member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday night, being inducted as part of the 12-member Class of 2017. Tucker’s induction came four years after his son, Chad, was enshrined into the Hall of Fame...
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