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Petitioner withdraws Ivy Trace BZA request
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
There will be no need for a special meeting of the Greencastle Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday, Aug.14. The petitioner, Bloomington-based Indiana Center for Recovery, has withdrawn its petition seeking a special exemption for a detox center. Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory told the Banner Graphic that City Hall had received a letter from the petitioner Monday morning, asking that the BZA petition be withdrawn at this time...
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Mary Elizabeth Norton
(Obituary ~ 08/13/18)
Mary Elizabeth (Lunny) Norton died peacefully at her residence at Brookdale Senior Living in Ithaca, N.Y., on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, one month before her 105th birthday. She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Sept. 14, 1913, to two Irish immigrants, Richard Lunny and Jennie Stephenson, who met and married there...
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New DNR hunting guide available online and in print
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
A new guide to hunting and trapping in Indiana is available now, online, at hunting.IN.gov. The printed version of the 48-page Indiana Hunting and Trapping Guide will be available free of charge at the Natural Resources Building at the Indiana State Fair, and at various retailers that sell hunting licenses and equipment, and at many DNR properties...
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U.S. 231 repairs and resurfacing to begin Friday
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
SPENCER — Indiana Department of Transportation’s repair and resurfacing project along of U.S. 231 in Owen County between Spencer and State Road 67 East is scheduled to begin Friday, Aug. 17 when contracted crews begin making pavement repairs. Asphalt resurfacing operations are tentatively slated to start the following Monday, Aug. 20...
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Purdue’s annual land rent survey valuable tool
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
Throughout the year, many individuals ask what the “going rate” is for farmland rental prices. That is a difficult question to answer. The rate fluctuates and is highly dependent on the individual farm ground being discussed. That is why when asked, Purdue Extension provides a range of values based on the annual Purdue Farmland Value Survey and stresses the importance of not simply utilizing the values given. ...
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Putnam Scanner for August 14, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 08/13/18)
County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 12:12 a.m. John Edward Sanders, 67, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and driving with a BAC of .08 or more...
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Court News for August 14, 2018
(Court News ~ 08/13/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Cory E. Smith, 33, Fillmore, Level 6 felony theft, Class A misdemeanor theft Brian C. Faletic, 40, Cloverdale, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...
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Women Walk Putnam County stepping up for fifth season
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
The American Heart Association reports that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. Reports show heart disease causes one in three deaths each year. While some individuals are more at risk for heart disease than others, it is also known that incorporating healthy lifestyle changes can positively affect the longevity of one’s life. Research proves adapting exercise and healthy eating into our lifestyle helps in preventing heart disease...
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Tzouanakis third-graders create pollinator garden
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
Third-grade students from Tzouanakis Intermediate School were recently awarded a grant through the Putnam County Youth Foundation for $500. Retired Greencastle teacher John Garner, along with The Castle Program, introduced many pollinator garden ideas to the students...
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Dr. Callahan joins hospital pain management team
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
Putnam County Hospital has announced the addition of Dr. Daniel Callahan to its pain management team. Dr. Callahan began seeing patients at the beginning of August at PCH. Dr. Callahan is fellowship-trained in pain management and board-certified in pain management and neurology...
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Kindermusik at DePauw Marks 25th Anniversary
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
A modest crowd of toddlers and parents came in from the Farmers Market Saturday afternoon and played some instruments inside Music on the Square, as the “Kindermusik at DePauw” program celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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Gobin Summer Festival concludes with Phang, Salman and Edberg
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
The 2018 season ot the Greencastle Summer Music Festival concludes Wednesday, Aug. 15 in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church with a concert of music by Schumann and Brahms, performed by DePauw School of Music faculty May Phang (piano), Randy Salman (clarinet) and Eric Edberg (cello)...
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Fields, Hammer, Lemon featured in Aug. 20 Community Conversation
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
The seventh Community Conversation program, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 20 at Greencastle City Hall, will feature Greencastle City Council members Steve Fields, Mark Hammer and Gary Lemon. The free program is open to all and is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m...
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Beastly Breakfast
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
Characters from the Putnam County Playhouse version of the musical “Beauty and the Beast” visit with some of an estimated 50 breakfast diners at Almost Home Saturday morning.
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VBL seeks major upgrades to water, wastewater systems
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
VAN BIBBER LAKE — With the assistance of state grants and the sponsorship of the Putnam County commissioners, serious utility updates could be on the horizon in the Van Bibber Lake Conservancy District. Kristy Jerrell of Jerrell Consulting approached the commissioners during their recent meeting regarding a planning grant for the Clinton Township community...
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Burnin’ Down the House
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
Guitar virtuoso Sandy Williams (left) puts down some hot licks as Average House Band lead singer and guitarist Danny Martin joins in Saturday night during the longtime Greencastle band’s reunion concert at the Inn at DePauw
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Roachdale Elementary recognized with counseling distinction
(Local News ~ 08/13/18)
ROACHDALE -- The Indiana Department of Education recently announced that 70 schools in the state had been nationally recognized for counseling services they provide to their students. Roachdale Elementary was the only school in Putnam County to be recognized by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), receiving the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation...
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