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No leaves or limbs should be put in recycling toters
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
City of Greencastle officials are asking residents to refrain from putting sticks and leaves in yellow-topped recycling toters. During Tuesday's recycling pick-up, the city's provider was finding a lot of contamination in the form of leaves and twigs, Mayor Bill Dory said...
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Jason Asbury returning for third-annual concert at First Christian Church
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
In an annual homecoming that has become a tradition, a Putnam County native will return to the Greencastle church where he once served as organist and music director for a concert Friday evening. At 7:30 p.m., First Christian Church will present the third annual installment of the Asbury Concert Series: New Horizons, featuring Jason Asbury, an alumnus of both South Putnam High School and DePauw University...
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Putnam Scanner for October 31, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 10/30/18)
County Jail One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. • At 1:35 a.m. Kallie Annette Pruitt, 25, Greencastle, was booked in on a local warrant. Sheriff’s Department Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated one recent property-damage crash...
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Taters and Tot
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
It wouldn’t be Halloween in the Fillmore area without the creativity of Becki and Bryce Arnold, who annually turn a corner of their property at 3775 E. CR 50 North (Right-of-Way Road) in Marion Township into a must-see holiday treat.
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Grants will fund Glenn Flint Lake improvement
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
New grants for the care of Indiana’s water bodies totaling $1.192 million have been awarded through the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program. The grants fund projects in 20 counties and affect 26 different lakes, rivers and streams, including 371-acre Glenn Flint Lake northwest of Greencastle in Putnam County. The grants will benefit projects ranging from Posey County on the Ohio River to the City of Elkhart, near the border with Michigan...
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Kids’ Stuff
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
Kids of all shapes and sizes take advantage of the 19th annual Coats for Kids campaign, conducted by the Putnam County Youth Development Commission Saturday at Harris Hall on the Putnam County Fairgrounds.
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Smoke Diver training tempers local firefighter
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
It’s an understatement to say that firefighters have a tough job. On any given day, they can come up against a variety of hazards that demand physical, as well as mental, grit. One local firefighter recently had his limits and toughness tested as a participant in the Indiana Smoke Diver program, which tested his fitness in real life training scenarios...
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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Drew Bratcher, South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/18)
Drew Bratcher is a senior at South Putnam and participates in softball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Drew Bratcher: “Sports are the most important thing in my life, besides school. I grew up doing all different kinds of sports, from soccer to gymnastics and later on doing volleyball and basketball. ...
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Thursday night girls' basketball previews
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/18)
The coaches: Tod Windlan is in his first year at Greencastle. David Carpenter is in his fourth year at Cascade. Coming into the game: The game is the season opener for both teams. History: Cascade won 49-41 at Greencastle last December, and has a 9-7 lead in the series over the past 15 years. The teams met in the 2016-17 Western Indiana Conference championship game...
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Clovers open season with win over Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/18)
A young and short-handed South Putnam team battled Cloverdale to a 26-23 game through the first two quarters on Tuesday night, but the veteran Clovers dominated the second half on their way to a 65-44 win in the girls’ basketball season opener for both teams...
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