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September is National Voter Registration Month
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson reminds eligible voters that September is National Voter Registration Month. Hoosiers who need to register can do so at www.Indianavoters.com or on a smart phone using the Indiana Voters app. "With only nine weeks to go until the general election on Nov. ...
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Russellville to celebrate 36th annual Roundup Sept. 8-9
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
RUSSELLVILLE -- Featuring music, food and old-time fun, the 36th annual Russellers' Roundup celebration is scheduled this coming weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9. All events will be at the Russellville Community Center with breakfast served both mornings from 8-10:30 a.m. featuring homemade cinnamon rolls, sausage gravy and biscuits and omelets...
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Female visitor arrested at PCF for trafficking with inmate
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
PUTNAMVILLE -- A 54-year-old female visitor has been arrested on three felony charges for allegedly attempting to traffic with an offender at the Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF), prison officials reported Tuesday. The Putnamville Correctional Facility's Office of Investigations and Intelligence (OII) obtained intelligence that indicated visitor Pamela Kay Spears of Indianapolis would attempt to traffic with inmate James Bayles during a visit with an offender on Aug. 28...
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Dorothy Mae Brattain
(Obituary ~ 09/04/18)
Dorothy Mae Brattain, 99, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. She was born March 7, 1919 in Parke County, the daughter of Scott and Nellie Maude (Staggs) Harney. Dorothy retired from the Angwell Curtain Factory, Greencastle, and had previously worked as a folder at the Simplicity Pattern Co., Terre Haute...
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Mildred Jean 'Chicky' Stevens
(Obituary ~ 09/04/18)
Mildred Jean "Chicky" Moore Stevens, 73, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. She was born Feb. 28, 1945 in Greencastle, the daughter of Fred and Mildred (Gorham) Clodfelter. Chicky was a homemaker and had owned and operated the Ole Topper Tavern...
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First defeat drops Eagles from AP football poll
(High School Sports ~ 09/04/18)
Northview is the only Western Indiana Conference team to receive votes in this week’s Associated Press high school football rankings. The 3-0 Knights, who defeated Sullivan 50-20 last week to stay perfect on the season, received 14 votes to hold down the No. 14 spot in the Class 4A rankings...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Vittetow paces UIndy men
(College Sports ~ 09/04/18)
INDIANAPOLIS —The University of Indianapolis men’s cross country team began its season on Friday night at the Butler Twilight. South Putnam sophomore Kieffer Vittetow’s seventh-place showing was best among the UIndy men. “I am proud of both teams,” cross country head coach Brad Robinson said after the meet. “The entire team is stronger than we were last year at this point in the season.”...
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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Payton Lyons, North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 09/04/18)
Payton Lyons is a senior at North Putnam and participates in soccer and basketball. ——— Banner Graphic: What do sports mean to you? Payton Lyons: “Sports are very important to me. It helps me with my social skills, getting to meet new people and broadening your relationships with other people. The biggest thing I have learned is my leadership role. I have learned a lot about who I am as a person as I have played.”...
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DePauw set to induct new HOF class
(College Sports ~ 09/04/18)
Six DePauw alumni from four different decades and encompassing seven different teams will be inducted into the DePauw Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday. These six join the more than 200 student-athletes, coaches and administrators who have earned induction since 1986...
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PREP ROUNDUP: South golfers continue progress in defeat
(High School Sports ~ 09/04/18)
CLOVERDALE — South Putnam’s girls’ golf team lost 202-207 to Cascade on Thursday, but coach Cassie Lehmann was happy her team continued its progress since the beginning of the season. “The girls shot our best score of the year at a 207,” Lehmann said, noting the team shot a 233 against Cascade last year and dropped 26 strokes from that match. “Our lowest individual score last year against Cascade was a 58 — whereas this year all of our counted scores were under a 54. That is quite the change.”...
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GHS Princes, Princesses
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
Greencastle High School will crown its 2018 Homecoming class princes and princesses along with the king and queen Friday night at halftime of the 7 p.m. GHS-South Putnam football game at Robert L. Harbison Stadium
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I-70 lane restrictions in Vigo County begin Sept. 11
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
TERRE HAUTE – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that Interstate 70 will be restricted to one lane in each direction just east of U.S. 41 on the bridges over Canal Road beginning on or after Tuesday, Sept. 11. The contractor plans to work around the clock to ensure the thin deck overlays are completed by Sept. 27...
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Annual Fair Board meeting set for Sept. 17
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
The annual Putnam County Fair Board membership meeting will be Monday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Building at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. The evening will include a pitch-in dinner, annual business, awards and the election of board directors. All are welcome with the annual dues of $1 at the door...
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Time for enovating your lawn is now
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
We have all seen them as we drive down the road or even on TV, those perfectly manicured lawns that must have taken the homeowner hours of work to establish and maintain. Many of us don’t have the time to spend to establish and maintain a dream lawn with no weeds and exactly 3 – 3˝-inch tall grass with no dry spots...
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Reelsville VFD noodle dinner set Thursday
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
REELSVILLE -- Krambo’s Kustom Kolors presents the fifth annual chicken noodle/beef noodle dinner Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Reelsville/Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department. The dinner is set for 5-8 p.m. with a blood drive slated 4-8 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted for dinner with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the RVFD...
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Area 30-Ascena scholarship golf scramble Sept. 22
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
Area 30 Career Center and Ascena Retail Group Scholarship Fund Golf Scramble is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22 at Clover Meadows Golf Course in Cloverdale. Sponsorships are still available and team registrations and payments are due by Friday, Sept. 7...
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Court News for September 5, 2018
(Court News ~ 09/04/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Beverly Stepp, 61, Coatesville, Level 6 felony theft, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass Taylor J. Lynch, 22, Avon, Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony driving with a BAC of .15 or more, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person. ...
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Putnam Scanner for September 5, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 09/04/18)
County Jail Thirteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 3:52 a.m. Taylor Jordan Lynch, 22, Sherman Oaks, Calif., was lodged at the jail for resisting law enforcement and driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction...
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Homecoming Hopefuls
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
Greencastle High School will crown its 2018 Homecoming king and queen Friday night at halftime of the 7 p.m. GHS-South Putnam football game at Robert L. Harbison Stadium.
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‘Shop Greencastle!’ effort launching
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
Greencastle’s downtown business community is increasingly a business family. “Shop Greencastle!,” launching Saturday, Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is the latest partnership of unique businesses to create a larger and longer, experience for customers to enjoy...
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County closures overlap ongoing SR 236 work in Russell Township
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
RUSSELLVILLE — As if its extreme northwest location didn’t make Russellville seem remote enough from the rest of the county, three simultaneous road closures are making it worse. The scheduled start date of two county projects, coupled with a state project three weeks past deadline has three routes to the town in Russell Township closed this week...
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New jail tax would impact public safety funds, not tax rate
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
The Putnam County Council is attempting to increase funding for the Putnam County Jail while not increasing the county income tax rate. The result is likely to be a reduction in public safety funds for local municipalities. In its last session, the state legislature added “Correctional and Rehabilitation Facilities” as an allowed use of local income tax (LIT) funds...
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Warmer, wetter summer experienced by central Indiana during 2018
(Local News ~ 09/04/18)
Meteorologically, the summer of 2018 may be over but it will be remembered for being warmer and wetter than normal for many central Indiana locations. During the summer, the official reporting station at the Indianapolis International Airport made it to 90 degrees on 27 days (now numbering 35 through Sept. 6), matching 2016 for most 90-degree days in the summer season over the last five years...
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