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Elizabeth Dean 'Libby' Ash
(Obituary ~ 06/06/17)
Elizabeth Dean "Libby" Ash, 93, Brownsburg, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at IU Health West. Elizabeth was born June 15, 1923 in Putnam County, the daughter of Curtis and Sallie (Priest) Minnick. She was a 1942 graduate of Bainbridge High School. Libby worked for IBM Corp. from the time it opened in Greencastle until it closed in 1986...
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4-H develops life skills through workshops
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
Summer is here and finally it feels like it on the thermometer. The calendar is also showing it is summer as 4-H camp, summer 4-H workshops and trips kick off. In terms of workshops, there are numerous family opportunities for fun learning. There are cake decorating, electricity, fine arts, genealogy, public speaking/demonstration, sewing and wood science workshops scheduled in the upcoming events...
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Cubs’ duo ousted; Neese scores 19 in all-star game
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/17)
KOKOMO — Greencastle’s No. 1 doubles team of senior Lydia Trout and junior Nicole Newgent competed in the Kokomo Regional on Saturday for undefeated duos whose teams were previously eliminated. Trout and Newgent played against senior Maddy Heiney and sophomore Payton Krahm of Homestead, with the Homestead team winning 6-1, 6-0...
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Tiger Cubs look to break state finals drought
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/17)
Greencastle will compete in the Washington Regional boys’ golf tournament on Thursday, looking to qualify for its ninth appearance in the IHSAA state finals. If you can’t remember the last one it’s excusable, since the year was 1941...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Wilson’s feat among best ever
(High School Sports ~ 06/06/17)
BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana High School Athletic Association has had a girls’ state track and field finals for the past 44 years, and Greencastle sophomore Emma Wilson did something on Saturday that hasn’t been done very often before. And, with half of her high school career still left to go, she is in a position to move into even higher ground in the history of Indiana high school girls’ distance running...
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Brother and sister vie for fishing derby honors at Jaycee Park
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
With a dozen young participants fishing alongside their parents at Jaycee Park, the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department conducted its annual Celebrate Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 3. The program is held every year during the first weekend of June to not only promote fishing to children in the community but also to promote Indiana’s Free Fishing Weekend where all who wish to fish can without a fishing license...
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PCPL to host Lego block party June 12
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
This summer’s Build a Better World Summer Reading Program is in full swing at Putnam County Public Library with two upcoming Lego building events for teens and pre-teens. On Monday, June 12 at 3 p.m., the library will host a Lego Block Party. Participants can free build or enjoy timed building challenges. All teens and pre-teens are welcome...
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Court News for June 7, 2017
(Court News ~ 06/06/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. William L. Matthews Jr., 37, Reelsville, Level 5 felony intimidation, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement Diana Dickman, 59, Greencastle, Level 6 felony driving as a habitual traffic violator, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Level 6 felony driving with a BAC of .15 or more, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more...
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Putnam Scanner for June 7, 2017
(Police Logs ~ 06/06/17)
Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 3 p.m. Daniel Dale Frazier, 23, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant. • At 12:14 p.m. Kellie Joe James, 46, Indianapolis, was booked in on a local warrant...
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Pet microchip event set Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
The Humane Society of Putnam County is sponsoring a low-cost microchip clinic for dogs owned by Putnam County residents. The clinic will take place from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, June 10 in the parking lot in front of Rescued Treasures at 1021 Indianapolis Rd. (next to Goodwill)...
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Area 30 board approves two new adult ed classes
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
A pair of new adult education classes commenced this week at Area 30 Career Center, the board of directors learned Tuesday. Executive Director Lora Busch discussed the new classes with the board, which in turn approved hiring instructors for the classes...
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Something to Taco ’Bout
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
With kid-favorite selections the likes of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches and tacos, members of the Haddon family accept free lunch-time meals from Summer Food Service Program Tuesday at Robe-Ann Park. While Emmie and Hunter spar over their favorite snacks, Clay, Bailey and mother Melissa Haddon wait patiently during the second-annual summer program...
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Vote center, ambulance decisions await approval
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
The Monday meeting of the Putnam County Commissioners was most notable perhaps for who wasn’t there and, therefore, what decisions will not be made until the next meeting. Final votes on the approval of vote centers for Putnam County as well as vehicle funding for Operation Life will be back on the commissioners’ agenda for the 9 a.m. meeting on Monday, June 19...
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It’s Curtains
(Local News ~ 06/06/17)
It’s a case of who’s falling for whom as Detective Frank Cioffi (played by Chris Wurster) arrives on the scene to solve the murder of actress Jessica Cranshaw and finds himself enthralled with her understudy, Niki Harris (Caroline Good), in a scene from the Putnam County Playhouse production of “Curtains.” The musical comedy resumes its run on the Hazel Day Longden stage off Round Barn Road in Greencastle at 8 p.m. Wednesday and continues through Saturday, June 10.
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