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Student arrested for threats against North Putnam High School
(Local News ~ 03/15/18)
BAINBRIDGE -- A North Putnam High School student was taken into police custody Wednesday afternoon after allegedly making threats of violence against the school. At around 1:30 p.m., a note was discovered on the wall of a boys' bathroom, making a threat of a shooting on Friday, authorities said...
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They're Up
(Local News ~ 03/15/18)
New four-way stopsigns have been installed at two Greencastle intersections following final action of the Greencastle City Council last week. The signs at Franklin and Vine streets were installed Wednesday afternoon, while Thursday afternoon Greencastle Department of Public Works employees install the signs at Indiana and Walnut streets. ...
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Roachdale awards road bid to Grady Brothers
(Local News ~ 03/15/18)
ROACHDALE -- The Roachdale Town Council awarded the bid for its Road Improvement Project to Grady Brothers, of Indianapolis, at $493,698.32. The bid package listed a completion date of Aug. 21. Work is estimated to begin in April or May. The project will be funded by the Community Crossings Grant, which the town received from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in the amount of $496,710 in October...
- Celtic Pride (Local News ~ 03/15/18)
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Snyder leads DePauw Jazz Ensemble in concert Sunday
(Local News ~ 03/15/18)
The DePauw Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Snyder, will present an eclectic span of big band music from a 1918 hit tune to a 1998 Grammy Award-winner in its first concert of the spring season on Sunday, March 18. Along the way will be some Count Basie as well as some salsa jazz that should make everyone want to hit the dance floor. Catch the group's performance at 3 p.m. in the Green Center's Kresge Auditorium...
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Emerson Grace Miller
(Obituary ~ 03/15/18)
Emerson Grace Miller, infant daughter of Austin and Megan (Criss) Miller, became an angel in heaven on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Emerson was loved by her parents; grandparents, Tony and Rebecca "Becky" Criss, Steve Miller and Sheila and Paul Rising; great-grandparents, Lester "Dale" Miller, Wendell and Vera Jean Clark and Rosemarie Criss; uncle Nathan Criss; and aunt Mallory (Joe) Lenihan...
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Mayor shares State of City in Community Conversation
(Local News ~ 03/15/18)
With topics such as the proposed community center, school safety, water quality and the future of Greencastle raised, Mayor Bill Dory shared a Community Conversation with 20 local residents Tuesday night at City Hall. Dory used the opportunity to deliver a 2018 State of the City address to begin the evening, playing on the “it takes a village” logic to call Greencastle a “village that pulls together to meet the needs of our fellow citizens” and a community “that capitalizes on opportunities.”...
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Putnam Scanner for March 16, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 03/15/18)
County Jail Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 2:05 p.m. James Edwards Nichols Sr., 66, Lawrence, was housed at the jail on a local warrant. • At 1:34 p.m. Brian Craig Melton, 35, Plainfield, was booked in on a local warrant...
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Camp Read-a-Lot program March 20
(Local News ~ 03/15/18)
The Greencastle High School National Honor Society is sponsoring a reading event for children on Tuesday, March 20 at GHS. Parents with children in kindergarten through fifth grade who enjoy reading are invited to come join the annual Camp-Read-a-Lot at GHS from 6:30-8 p.m...
- On to Semistate (Local News ~ 03/15/18)
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Tiger Sharks raise more than $1K for Relay for Life; other events planned
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/18)
Greencastle High School’s swimming teams had their annual “Laps for Life” fundraiser on January 13. Twenty-five swimmers participated, each swimming 100 laps and soliciting donations for the American Cancer Society. The team presented a check for $1,030 to the American Cancer Society at its recent winter sports banquet...
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Meyer to join FSC Hall of Fame
(College Sports ~ 03/15/18)
Florida Southern College Athletics will place five new inductees into the FSC Athletics Hall of Fame during its annual Hall of Fame Banquet on March 22. This year’s class includes three former Moccasin student-athletes, a former head coach, and one honorary inductee...
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Tiger standout gets big honor
(College Sports ~ 03/15/18)
DePauw junior guard Maya Howard of St. Louis has been voted to the D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region First Team by a panel of sports information directors. The 2017-18 North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year led the Tigers with 15.2 points, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game. She also shot 38.8 percent from beyond the 3-point arc and 85.5 percent from the free throw line...
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Opening run sets Clover seventh-graders on course for seventh-grade title
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/18)
The Cloverdale Clover seventh-grade girls’ basketball team got off to a good a start and then held off the North Putnam Cougars to win the Putnam County tournament at North Putnam on Thursday night. The Clovers used an 8-0 run to start the game and pounded the boards all night en route to a 29-15 victory...
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Cougar eighth-graders use stifling defense to top GMS
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/18)
The North Putnam Cougar eighth-grade girls basketball team stifled the Greencastle Tiger Cub offense as they took the Putnam County Championship game by a score of 29-12. The Cougars forced 37 Cub turnovers and overcame a poor shooting night to win the title...
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