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Medical episode causes driver to crash, strike semi on I-70
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Just before 10 a.m. Friday, Indiana State Police responded to a one-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 34-mile marker in western Putnam County, seven miles west of Cloverdale. Preliminary investigation by Indiana State Police at Putnamville revealed a westbound 2013 Chevrolet Impala, driven by 52-year-old Robin Blansett of Farmersburg left the roadway and struck the center median barrier cables...
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Local social media threat handled swiftly
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
A social media threat reportedly made online involving the South Putnam School Corporation was discovered Friday morning and "handled very quickly," Putnam County Sheriff Scott Stockton assured. The Putnam County Sheriff's Department and Indiana State Police worked in concert with school officials to address the matter, a press released issued by the Sheriff's Department stressed...
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Fred J. Girton
(Obituary ~ 12/15/17)
Fred J. Girton, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 at Hendricks Regional Hospital in Danville. Born Feb. 15, 1932 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Eugene and Edith (Rogers) Girton. He was a 1950 graduate of Fillmore High School...
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Lonzie 'L.C.' Clarence Lawhorn Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/15/17)
Lonzie "L.C." Clarence Lawhorn Jr. 73, Bainbridge, passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born on Feb. 8, 1944 in Liberty, Ky., to the late Lonzie and Minnie Bell (Sharp) Lawhorn. On June 4, 1983 he married Barbara Ann (Beaman) Parrish. She survives...
- Hutcheson - 50th Anniversary (Local News ~ 12/15/17)
- Bartholomew-Goodson Wedding (Local News ~ 12/15/17)
- Cromwell - 90th Birthday (Local News ~ 12/15/17)
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Blue Christmas service set Dec. 21 at Gobin Memorial
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
Christmas can be a painful time for some. It may be the first Christmas without a loved family member who has recently died — it may be a time that has always been difficult. The constant refrain on the radio and television, in shopping malls and churches, about the happiness of the season, about getting together with family and friends, reminds many people of what they have lost or have never had...
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RE/MAX Cornerstone sets new Putnam County sales record
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
Locally owned and operated real estate firm, RE/MAX Cornerstone, has set a new yearly sales record for Putnam County, the firm announced recently. RE/MAX Cornerstone’s team of real estate agents has sold nearly $30 million in real estate in 2017 with more than 200 transactions...
- Deck the Park (Local News ~ 12/15/17)
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Area 30 Robotics Club takes third at recent competition
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
announced during the Area 30 Governing Board’s recent regular meeting that the Area 30 Robotics Club had taken third place in the robot hockey portion of its second competition this year. The recent competition was hosted by the Area 30 Career Center, and all participating schools were required to bring canned food items as part of their entry fee. The Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry has consequently received a donation of 240 pounds of canned food...
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100+ Men award $12,800 to Beyond Homeless, Inc.
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
At its final meeting of 2017, the 100 Plus Men Who Care of Putnam County organization awarded $12,800 to Beyond Homeless Inc. of Putnam County, bringing the total awarded to Putnam County charities and nonprofit organizations by the group to more than $148,000...
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DAR honors Gick for preservation accomplishments
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
For his notable efforts in preserving local heritage -- from monuments to neighborhoods to his own home -- Phil Gick has been presented the 2017 DAR Historic Preservation Award while earning a new nickname along the way. Gick received the award from Greencastle’s Washburn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, represented by Jinsie Bingham, who dubbed him “Mr. Putnam County Preservationist” at the outset of the 2017 DAR Good Citizen program at the Putnam County Public Library...
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Jackson Street work on hold until spring
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
The “road closed” signs may have disappeared but that doesn’t mean work is all done on Greencastle’s South Jackson Street project. The project is done for the winter, Mayor Bill Dory told the Greencastle City Council Thursday night, and will resume in the spring once the weather gets better again...
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Putnam Scanner 12-16-17
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
Two recent property-damage accidents on the city’s East Side were investigated by Greencastle City Police officers. • At 4:24 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, a two-vehicle mishap was reported at State Road 240 and 10th Street. Sgt. Ed Wilson reported that Leylan Creed, 50, Brazil, was westbound on State Road 240, driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck owned by Furniture AwareHouse, when a 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck, driven by Franklin Marshall, 50, Indianapolis, reportedly entered the roadway from 10th Street after stopping at the stopsign.. ...
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