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Ivy Tech Greencastle hosting Nursing Open House Monday
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Ivy Tech Community College Greencastle will host a Nursing Open House on Monday, April 16. The event will run from 5-7 p.m. at the college’s campus at 915 S. Zinc Mill Rd. Anyone interested Ivy Tech’s nursing program in Greencastle is welcome to attend. Ivy Tech Community College Nursing Dean Angie Koller and Nursing program faculty will be present to answer any questions and offer tours of campus nursing facilities...
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Delta Theta Tau to host spring Soup and Salad Luncheon
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Theta Chapter, Delta Theta Tau Sorority, will host its spring Soup and Salad Luncheon, Concert and Fashion Show on Saturday, April 21 at the Greencastle Moose Lodge, 212 W. Franklin St. Tickets are $15 per person and are available at Eitel’s Florist, Myers’ Market, Completely Nuts & Candy, Creative Touch beauty salon, and from any Delt member. A limited number of tickets are available and tickets must be purchased in advance...
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Alash ensemble to present concert of Tuvan throat singing
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Alash, an ensemble known as masters of Tuvan throat singing, will perform as part of DePauw University’s Performing Arts Series on Sunday, April 22. The 7 p.m. performance will take place at Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana St. in Greencastle, and is free and open to the public...
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Putnam Scanner for April 13, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 04/13/18)
County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 2:02 p.m. Donald Leroy Dixie, 37, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for parole violation. • At 11:15 a.m. Trisha Ann Woods, 28, Spencer, was booked in for unlawful possession of a syringe and possession of paraphernalia...
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Court News for April 13, 2018
(Court News ~ 04/13/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Margaret Fox, 20, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, Class C misdemeanor illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage Ethan Hartman, 19, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement...
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Park-sponsored art exhibit moved to Peeler Center Saturday afternoon
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Due to anticipated bad weather on Saturday, the location has been changed for an art exhibit, sponsored by the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department. “Manifestations of Energy,” an art exhibit originally slated for 1-5 p.m. Saturday at Mary Rogers Field Park next to City Hall, has been moved to the lobby of the DePauw University Peeler Art Center, corner of Hanna and South Jackson streets...
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Water line flushing at Roachdale set April 24-25
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
ROACHDALE -- The Town of Roachdale has announced it will be flushing water lines on April 24 and 25 as part of routine maintenance.
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Fiber event weaves thousands of guests into Greencastle this weekend
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
For the 26th year, the Fiber Event returns to Greencastle this weekend, drawing an annual crowd of 3,000 fiber aficionados to the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Free, and open to the public, the event runs Friday, April 13 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, April 14 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m...
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I-70 traffic stop results in fraudulent credit card arrests
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Stopping an eastbound car for speeding and erratic passing on Interstate 70 in western Putnam County Wednesday afternoon, Indiana State Police arrested two men on charges related to possession of fraudulent credit cards. At approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday, a State Police trooper from the Putnamville Post stopped a 2018 Nissan Maxima eastbound near the 35-mile marker of I-70...
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Hiking trip turns into college home for Gellman
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/18)
When Greencastle’s Ben Gellman went on a hiking trip to Colorado a few years ago, little did he realize that he would not only enjoy the state’s beautiful scenery but would also take the first step toward establishing a home for college. Gellman, a GHS standout in both cross country and track and field, signed this week to run for Colorado College — a Division III school in Colorado Springs...
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Moore, York earn AP high honorable mention all-state honors; South's Stein also honored
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/18)
Seniors Jalen Moore of Cloverdale and Colin York of Greencastle were honored on Wednesday by the Associated Press on its all-state basketball team. Moore and York were both given high honorable mention. South Putnam's Lillie Stein was given honorable mention on the girls' all-state team...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Tiger Cubs pick up tennis victory
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/18)
Greencastle hosted and defeated Rockville 4-1 on Wednesday in girls’ high school tennis action. The Cubs got singles wins from Gretchen Weliever, Corinne Buchanan and Hannah Miller, as well as a doubles win from the team of Faith Hartman-Katlyn Dibble...
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Commission honors groups, individuals for sustainability efforts, practices
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
The Greencastle Commission on Sustainability honored two local groups and two individuals Thursday night in a ceremony at City Hall prior to the April Greencastle City Council meeting. The Commission on Sustainability singled out The Castle and the Greencastle Department of Public Works, as well as longtime local resident Bill Marley and DePauw University student Mary Satterthwaite for their efforts to make Greencastle and Putnam County a more environmentally friendly community...
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James Ovie Franklin
(Obituary ~ 04/13/18)
James Ovie Franklin, age 63, of Bainbridge, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. He was born on Sept. 19, 1954 in Indianapolis to Carlos and Lavena Franklin. James worked for many years for K and K Fence Company, as well as for General Cable. He married Marsha Mannis on Sept. 26, 1987 in Indianapolis, and together they enjoyed 30 years of marriage...
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Putnam Scanner for April 14, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 04/13/18)
County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 12:03 p.m. Michael Augustus Anderson, 24, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on a Jay County warrant. • At 9:49 a.m. Christopher Lee Michael Young, 19, Terre Haute, was taken into custody on a Vigo County warrant...
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Court News for April 14, 2018
(Court News ~ 04/13/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jason L. Jones, 38, Greencastle, Level 6 felony auto theft Trisha A. Wood, 28, Spencer, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe Larry G. Farley Sr., 47, Poland, Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident...
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Friends of Forest Hill to hold inaugural 5K Fun Run/Walk
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
The Friends of Forest Hill Cemetery have announced their inaugural 5K Fun Run and Walk. It will take place at Forest Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 28. This will be a non-competitive, family-friendly event. The run will start at 8 a.m., with registration beginning at 7. The memorial service will begin at 10...
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Healthcare Decisions Day is Monday
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Residents are invited to join the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association as it celebrates National Healthcare Decisions Day. Monday, April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). Nathan Kottkamp, founder and chairman of National Healthcare Decisions Day, saw the need for creating a day to discuss healthcare decisions after serving on several hospital ethics committees and being repeatedly confronted with distressful end of life situations. ...
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Dinty Moore at DePauw April 18 before returning next spring
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Dinty W. Moore, an American essayist and writer of both fiction and non-fiction books and winner of the 2008 Grub Street National Book Prize for Non-Fiction, is coming to DePauw University next Wednesday, April 18, as a guest of the James and Marilou Kelly Writers Series...
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Book discussion, signing with author Chris White April 19 at PCPL
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Putnam County Public Library will welcome author Chris White to the library on Thursday, April 19 at 7 p.m. to discuss her highly acclaimed novel, “The Life List of Adrian Mandrick,“ which hs been listed among “The Most Anticipated Fiction Books of 2018” by the Chicago Review of Books...
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SPRING PREVIEW: Bennett leads veteran Tiger Cub golf team
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/18)
Led by Marian University signee Jake Bennett, the team’s only senior, Greencastle’s boys’ golf team is hopeful for an outstanding year. The Tiger Cubs have already won the Northview Invitational this year as they begin their sectional title defense...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Eagles battle tough Edgewood squad to 9-3 decision
(High School Sports ~ 04/13/18)
ELLETTSVILLE — South Putnam’s softball team traveled to No. 17-ranked Edgewood on Thursday evening and fell 9-3 to the undefeated Mustangs. Edgewood scored three runs in the first, one in the second and two in the third to take control early. The Eagles scored all of their runs in the final two innings, getting one in the sixth and two more in the seventh...
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May 8 primary will be first with vote centers in Putnam County
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
With early voting already under way around the state, voters are reminded that the Tuesday, May 8 primary will be the first in Putnam County without designated polling places for each precinct. At the recommendation of Putnam County Clerk Heather Gilbert and the election board, the Putnam County Commissioners made the choice last year to move to vote centers and away from polling places for all 31 precincts...
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Authorities investigate ‘reprehensible’ message posted on bathroom wall
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
DePauw University and Greencastle authorities are investigating a racial slur written on the bathroom wall in a university-owned building earlier this week. Written in black sharpie on a bathroom wall at the Inn at DePauw, 2 W. Seminary St., the hateful, racially-charged message was ostensibly signed by someone purportedly representing the KKK...
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‘Office’ actress Fischer to sign copies of book after Tuesday lecture
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Actress Jenna Fischer will sign 100 copies of her book, “The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide,” following Tuesday’s Ubben Lecture at DePauw University. At 6 p.m. Tuesday at a table in the Great Hall of the Green Center for the Performing Arts, copies of the book will be available for sale. The first 100 persons to buy a book or present a copy that they already own will be given a ticket to access the book signing event later in the evening...
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Jay Fogle seeking return to Putnam County Council
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
Joseph “Jay” Fogle II is a Republican candidate for the 3rd District seat on the Putnam County Council. A Putnam County native, he has lived north of Greencastle with his wife Tina and their two children, Caitlin and Samuel, since 2002. Prior to that he graduated from Greencastle High School and then served a 20-year career in the United States Air Force...
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Council grants abatement, training funds to Chiyoda
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
A tax abatement request by Chiyoda USA proved anything but routine when the Greencastle City Council considered the measure during lengthy discussion in two stages Thursday night at City Hall. "This is not our usual tax abatement," Council President Adam Cohen said right off the top of the public hearing portion of the meeting...
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No debate but Baird, Fidler share views at forum
(Local News ~ 04/13/18)
All decked out in his best suit, seated at a table alone, responding to a series of questions ... it was more of job interview than a debate when District 44 Republican candidate Beau Baird appeared Tuesday night at the Greencastle League of Women Voters Candidates Forum...
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Winslow excited to continue career with Grizzlies
(College Sports ~ 04/13/18)
Cade Winslow had one of the best football seasons in the state for Greencastle last fall, leading the Tiger Cubs to the sectional championship and earning first-team all-state honors on every list that exists. Winslow, also named to participate in the prestigious North-South Indiana All-Star game in July, signed last week to play collegiately for Franklin College...
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