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GYF having Saturday event
(Community Sports ~ 07/13/18)
Greencastle Youth Football, in a fundraising effort to help with equipment costs, is hosting a 4-Mile Run and 2-Mile Walk on Saturday at the DePauw Nature Park. Race begins at 9 a.m. with onsite registration opening at 8 a.m. Online registration is also available at www.runsignup.com...
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Tiger Cubs set football auction
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/18)
Greencastle’s football program will have a dinner and silent auction on Aug. 11 at the Moose Lodge in Greencastle (212 W. Franklin St.). Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., with the Gray Auction running through 8 a.m. and the Purple Auction ending at 8:30 p.m...
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BENNETT'S MINUTES: Catching up on some random odds and ends
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/18)
A few tidbits from here and there as the fall sports season rapidly approaches: • Crawfordsville football unrest — Greencastle opens its football season on August 17 with a home game against Crawfordsville, a program which has lacked recent success and has gone through some turmoil this summer...
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2018 Fair Queen Contestants
(Local News ~ 07/13/18)
Ten young ladies stand ready to accept the Putnam County Fair Queen crown from 2017 winner Hannah Cunningham. The queen contest is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 14 at the Fairgrounds Community Building.Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5 or free for kids six years old and younger...
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Second Saturday hosting summer fun this weekend
(Local News ~ 07/13/18)
Grab the whole family and come on out Saturday evening for the Second Saturday Block Party. Big Bounce Fun House, Greencastle Presbyterian Church, Black Lumber and Journey Greencastle will be on hand for an evening of free, family-friendly games and entertainment...
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Daniel Lee TeGrotenhuis
(Obituary ~ 07/13/18)
Daniel TeGrotenhuis of Greencastle went to his eternal home with Jesus on July 11, 2018. Dan was born in Orange City, Iowa, and is the son of Eugene and Leola (VanWyk) TeGrotenhuis. He graduated from Maurice-Orange City High School, Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, and Indiana State University. Dan lived his life by intentionally investing in the lives of others and by being a servant leader...
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Alice Plemons
(Obituary ~ 07/13/18)
Alice (Vanhook) Plemons, 83 of Greencastle, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at Putnam County Hospital. She was born on Jan. 1, 1935 in Waveland to the late Howard and Frances (Branson) Vanhook. She was previously married to Gene Woods, George Chism and most recently William Plemons...
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Mary Cox
(Obituary ~ 07/13/18)
Mary Alice Cox, 95 of Danville, passed away July 12, 2018. Born July 6, 1923 in Clinton Falls, she was the daughter of Charles and Verna Claire (Lewis) Miller. She married Leland Wesley Cox on May 12, 1943 in Danville and he preceded her in death in 1979...
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Rosa Julia Rivera
(Obituary ~ 07/13/18)
Rosa Julia Rivera of Greencastle passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Feb. 16, 1922. Mrs. Rivera was a registered nurse until her retirement in 1992. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as a nurse, and was stationed in Osaka, Japan, Fort Sam Houston and the Presidio...
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Make Light Work
(Local News ~ 07/13/18)
Making some visible progress on the long-awaited stoplight at State Road 240 and Percy Julian Drive/Zinc Mill Road, a worker from the Hoosier Co., Indianapolis, sets a pole on the northeast corner Friday morning. By day’s end, cables had been installed, though the lights are not yet in place. Work began on converting the intersection from a wide and confusing four-way stop to a signal-controlled intersection earlier this summer. However, the project had been dormant for several weeks prior to Friday...
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Indianapolis production ‘Silent Sky’ features two Greencastle actors
(Local News ~ 07/13/18)
In “Silent Sky,” a play being staged in Indianapolis by Summit Performance, two of the five cast members -- Adam Tran and Gigi Jennewein Fenlon -- are from Greencastle. “It’s getting lots of attention,” Jennewein Fenlon told the Banner Graphic. “I am happy to be working in it, but thrilled for local boy Adam Tran. He’s really taking off in the theater around the Midwest.”...
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Putnam Scanner for July 14, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 07/13/18)
County Jail Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 5:02 p.m. Keegan Che Bingman, 18, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 12:17 p.m. Rodney Dean Jacobs Jr., 40, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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Roachdale streets give smooth ride
(Local News ~ 07/13/18)
ROACHDALE — When the Roachdale Town Council approved Grady Brothers back in March to repave a number of city streets, they were confident in the Indianapolis contractor’s work. With the repaving work coming to an end, city officials are happy with the work ... maybe too happy...
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Court News for July 14, 2018
(Court News ~ 07/13/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Jeffrey Godby, 34, Putnamville Correctional Facility, Level 3 felony aggravated battery Linda Leary, 76, Greenfield, two counts of Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Level 6 felony dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance...
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Sims-Roe Engagement
(Engagement ~ 07/13/18)
Claire M. Sims and Kevin W. Roe will be united in marriage at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 28 at Bethel Baptist Church in Fillmore. Parents of the couple are Carmen Sims of Coatesville, Michael Sims of Terre Haute and Belyla and Kevin Roe of Greencastle...
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SPCSC awarded Lilly counseling grant
(Local News ~ 07/13/18)
At their monthly meeting Wednesday evening, South Putnam school officials were pleased to hear that the school corporation would be getting some major funding to help its students. South Putnam Community Schools was recently awarded a $112,000 counseling grant through the Lilly Endowment, currently the only school corporation in the county to do so...
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The VW Brigade rides again in 2018 4-H Fair Parade
(Local News ~ 07/13/18)
A tradition since 2001, the Volkswagen Brigade will putter along once again in this year’s 4-H Fair Parade on July 20. Lee Creed and Dick Funk, who owns D&K Beetles on Jacob Street, are the group’s primary point men. Both are hoping for a much-needed breakthrough, as both heat and inclement weather have affected the Brigade’s numbers in the most recent fair parades...
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