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City receives $50,000 grant to help fund new park bandshell
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
A state grant announcement was music to Greencastle Park Director Rod Weinschenk's ears Thursday afternoon. With the disclosure of a $50,000 grant being awarded to the city to help fund a new bandshell in Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park, the project took a giant leap forward Thursday...
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No beaches, no problem: Greencastle youth succeeding in growing sport of outdoor volleyball
(Community Sports ~ 08/03/17)
Indianapolis may seem like an odd spot geographically for beach volleyball to take off in popularity, given its lack of beach front property, but the Hoosier capital is becoming a hotbed for the rapidly-growing sport. Greencastle Middle School seventh-grader Elle Patterson is emerging as a standout in the sport, teaming with Natalie Sexauer of Traders Point Academy near Indianapolis last month to win the Indy Beach Volleyball Association 13-and-under Championships...
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Court News for Aug. 4, 2017
(Court News ~ 08/03/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Anthony W. Burnett, 26, Fillmore, Level 3 felony possession of methamphetamine Staphany LeAnn Dawson, 23, Greencastle, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance...
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Putnam Scanner for Aug. 4, 2017
(Police Logs ~ 08/03/17)
Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 6:48 p.m. Natasha Justine Coons, 27, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for invasion of privacy and possession of paraphernalia. • At 3:35 p.m. Lana Lee Morrell, 47, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a pair of local warrants...
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‘People, Places, Things’ featured at Peeler Art Center
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
The DePauw University Peeler Art Center is showcasing “People, Places, Things: 20th Century Photography” from the DPU Permanent Art Collection through Aug. 6 in the Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery. The invention of the Kodak No. 1 camera in the late 19th century, photography quickly grew in value because of its ability to replicate details...
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Baby Boomers invited to Aug. 9 brunch at Mill Pond
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
Mill Pond Health Campus, a Trilogy senior living community, will be hosting a special brunch for Baby Boomers in honor of Baby Boomer Recognition Day on Wednesday, Aug. 9 from 10-11 a.m. at Mill Pond Health Campus, 1014 Mill Pond Lane, Greencastle...
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Wayne Allen 'Sarge' Buser
(Obituary ~ 08/03/17)
Wayne Allen 'Sarge' Buser went to his heavenly home on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. He was born in Whitesville to Benjamin Allen Buser and Laveta Elizabeth Dickerson on Jan. 6, 1931. Wayne attended Ladoga schools and graduated from Roachdale High School in 1949...
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I-70 Incident
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
The latest in a series of accidents along Interstate 70 in and around Putnam County closed both lanes of the eastbound interstate shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday near the 31-mile marker, 10 miles west of Cloverdale. The eastbound lanes were closed for at least two hours, the Indiana Department of Transportation reported...
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Man found with four ounces of suspected meth
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
A Fillmore man is facing a Level 3 felony charge after an alleged four ounces of methamphetamine was found in his possession on Saturday. Anthony W. Burnett, 26, was arrested by Putnam County sheriff’s deputies following a traffic stop on U.S. 40 in the Reelsville area...
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Mural project dedication a success
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
ROACHDALE -- With more than 200 people attending from all over Putnam County, the RRCA (Roachdale Revitalization Cooperative Alliance), with the help of the Town of Roachdale and the Roachdale Fire Department, celebrated the completion of the Roachdale Mural Project on Monday night...
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City pool to close for season Sunday
(Local News ~ 08/03/17)
With another early start to school this year -- today for some, Monday for others -- and a lifeguard staff heading back to classes in droves, the Greencastle Aquatic Center will close for the season on Sunday. Following one last pool party scheduled to end at 8 p.m. Sunday, the city pool will be buttoned up for the year...
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