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Putnam native earns Career Award from Rose-Hulman Institute
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
TERRE HAUTE – Putnam County native R. Neil Irwin has received the Career Achievement Award from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s alumni association for his career achievements, along with service to Rose-Hulman and his community. Born and raised in Putnam County, Irwin was graduated from Fillmore High School in 1959...
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Hospital Guild lauded for continuing volunteer efforts
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
April 15-22 is National Volunteer Week. National Volunteer Week began in 1974 as a way to recognize and celebrate the efforts of volunteers. Since then, the original emphasis on celebration has widened and the week has become a nationwide effort to urge people to get out and volunteer in their communities...
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CERT members re-certified for training
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
During a recent training session many members of the Putnam County Community Emergency Response Team were re-certified as severe weather spotters . During the two-hour session members were educated on radar interpretation, thunderstorm basics, storm safety and reporting procedures...
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Ivy Tech hosting College 101 Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
On Thursday April 19, Ivy Tech Greencastle will host an event for high school students and parents called College 101. At the 6-8 p.m. event, students can get information about paying for college, the application process and different programs Ivy Tech offers, including the one-year accelerated degree program ASAP...
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Court News for April 18, 2018
(Court News ~ 04/18/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Cory D. Scobee, 37, Greencastle, Level 6 felony driving as a habitual traffic violator David Aaron Brenton, 35, Indianapolis, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...
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Local property tax statements mailed
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
Putnam County property tax statements have been mailed, Treasurer Kathy Minnick has announced. Property owners throughout the county should be on the lookout for the pink envelopes containing the 2017 payable 2018 statements. The spring installment is due Thursday, May 10 and the fall installment is due Tuesday, Nov. 13...
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Robert Allen Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/18/18)
Robert Allen Jones, 54, of Roachdale, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in Greencastle. He was born on June 6, 1963 to Robert D and Jane (Hutchison) Jones in Clinton. Robert graduated from North Putnam High School. Upon graduation he drove a semi truck for many years...
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Downtown beautification, cemetery flowers get City Council boost
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
Stellar things keep happening in downtown Greencastle. The latest development is the hiring of a part-time downtown beautification employee within the Department of Public Works. The City Council took action at its April meeting to turn a fulltime position in the Department of Public Works into two part-time positions, citing the flexibility of having a person do maintenance and clean-up in the downtown...
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Putnam County Jail to take on Vigo County inmates
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
A partnership with the Vigo County Jail could soon help make improvements to the Putnam County Jail. The Putnam County Council approved this week a Putnam County Sheriff's Department proposal to house female inmates from the Vigo County Jail. Money the sheriff's department brings in from housing the inmates will go into an account to fund needed improvements at the jail...
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Josh Allen Long
(Obituary ~ 04/18/18)
Josh Allen Long, 38, of Roachdale, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018 in Lafayette. He was born on July 5, 1979 to Steven Long and Brenda (Cook) Sams in Danville, Ind. On Oct. 21, 2000 he married the love of his life, Jamie (Goodman) Long. She survives...
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Juanita Virginia Meek
(Obituary ~ 04/18/18)
Juanita Virginia Meek, 87, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 18, 2018. She was born March 26, 1931 to the late Merle and Nina (Greene) Johnson. Juanita married Claude Edmund Meek on Aug. 20, 1961, and he preceded her in death Oct. 5, 2016...
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Another day, another incident and another protest on DePauw campus
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
For the second consecutive day Wednesday, student protest stopped a scheduled event on the DePauw University campus. This time it was a press conference at Watson Forum in the Center for Contemporary Media at which DPU President Mark McCoy and Vice President Alan Hill were attempting to provide information concerning the Tuesday night protest during the Jenna Fischer Ubben Lecture at Kresge Auditorium and its aftermath...
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Groundbreaking conjures up thoughts of warm summer nights
(Local News ~ 04/18/18)
Despite donning winter coats, enduring 20-degree windchills and dodging snow flurries for the occasion, Greencastle park enthusiasts' smiles foretold thoughts of warm summer nights and music in the park to come as ground was broken on the new bandshell at Robe-Ann Park Monday evening...
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