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Eldena McCarson
(Obituary ~ 07/20/17)
Eldena McCarson, 99, of Greencastle, entered into her heavenly home on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Hickory Creek at Sunset. She was born March 22, 1918 to William and Nora (Miller) Alspaugh in Greencastle. On March 22, 1939, she married the one love of her life, Arnold McCarson, who preceded her in death in 1954...
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Shirley Evelyn Carney
(Obituary ~ 07/20/17)
Shirley Evelyn (Basham) Carney, 92, of Louisville, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Greencastle. Shirley was a retired cosmetologist and a member of Jeffersontown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris B. Carney Jr.; her sister, Irene Nalley; and sons, Bob and Jim Carney...
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'Laughingstock' auditions set Monday, Tuesday
(Local News ~ 07/20/17)
Director Andrew Ranck will host two nights of auditions for "Laughingstock," the final production of the 2017 Putnam County Playhouse season. Auditions will be held Sunday, July 23 at 3 p.m. and Monday, July 24 at 7 p.m. in the Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road in Greencastle...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Softball realignment kind to Cubs
(High School Sports ~ 07/20/17)
Greencastle High School’s baseball and softball programs are both in rebuilding modes, but improved performances last season have them both headed in the right direction. Under first-year head coach Ben Wells, the Tiger Cubs posted a 6-16 record on the baseball diamond but played many close games and improved throughout the season...
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Putnam Scanner for July 21, 2017
(Police Logs ~ 07/20/17)
Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 3:12 p.m. Jessica Ashlee Keck, 34, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail on a local warrant. • At 12:25 a.m. Demion Leonard Wallace, 47, Carmel, was booked in for driving while intoxicated...
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Candidate Shipley addresses local Democrats at Elks Lodge
(Local News ~ 07/20/17)
During a July 11 gathering the Greencastle Elks Lodge, Sherry Shipley -- one of at least four announced 2018 Democrat candidates for the Indiana District 4 congressional seat -- spoke on a variety of topics during an informal meeting. Shipley, who was born and raised in Cass County, is the “proud product of a public school” and received a PhD from Indiana State University in industrial technology management. ...
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Distinctive new blue truck arrives for accident-free ‘Stoney’
(Local News ~ 07/20/17)
It was like Christmas in July for Greencastle Walmart Transportation driver Jim Stone on Thursday. The second local driver to ever log three million accident-free miles in driving for the nation’s biggest retailer, Stone was feted last January with a wintertime barbecue featuring T-bones and congratulatory cake...
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City Council passes measure restricting heavy truck traffic
(Local News ~ 07/20/17)
A new city ordinance, adopted at the July City Council meeting, is aimed at halting a keep-on-trucking presence by heavy trucks within residential areas. Ordinance 2017-5, unanimously adopted on second reading by the City Council, repeals a section of city code that had offered a list of streets where heavy truck traffic was not allowed but in doing so, listed only eight city streets...
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