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South recovers to edge Wolves in overtime tilt
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/18)
South Putnam overcame a disastrous third quarter in which Parke Heritage scored 15 straight points on Saturday night to defeat the Wolves 53-52 in overtime in boys’ high school basketball action. The Eagles led 15-12 at the first stop despite not having leading scorer Allen Plunkett for more than half of the period due to foul trouble...
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No. 21 DePauw women use 24-0 run to pick up fifth straight win
(College Sports ~ 12/23/18)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — DePauw, ranked 21st by D3hoops.com and 22nd in the coaches’ poll, scored 24 straight points bridging the third and fourth quarters and pulled away from Stevenson for a 76-52 win in the Daytona Beach Shootout in women’s college basketball on Friday...
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Cooper Neese scores 10 points as Sycamores win in Hawaii
(College Sports ~ 12/23/18)
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Cloverdale graduate Cooper Neese, playing in just his second collegiate game, scored 10 points and added six rebounds on Saturday afternoon as Indiana State defeated Colorado 72-67 in the 2018 Diamond Head Classic. The win marked ISU’s first victory over a Pac-12 team since 1946...
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Winter photo album
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/18)
Two Putnam County schools were honored recently for their participation in the Champions Together program, while two groups of North Putnam student-athletes performed community service projects.
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Saturday night high school basketball scores
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/18)
PUTNAM COUNTY South Putnam 53, Parke Heritage 52 (OT) STATEWIDE SCORES Central Noble 63, Bremen 54 Day. Thurgood Marshall, Ohio 72, Indpls Ritter 70, OT Elkhart Memorial 78, Penn 76 Fishers 62, Columbus East 56 Floyd Central 53, Indpls Roncalli 48 Hammond 58, Indpls Tindley 44...
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Dakota Lynn Hacker
(Obituary ~ 12/23/18)
Dakota Lynn Hacker, 20, of Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Dakota was born in Danville on April 13, 1998, the daughter of Aaron Justin Hacker (wife Shaunna) and Kimberly Ann (Hall) Steadmon (husband Monye). She was a 2016 graduate of Greencastle High School...
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'Slowpoke Law' enforcement results in another drug arrest, recovery of stolen handgun
(Local News ~ 12/23/18)
LITTLE POINT -- For the second time in less than a month Indiana's so-called "Slowpoke Law" has resulted in a drug-related arrest along Interstate 70 in west central Indiana. This time the incident occurred at the 52-mile marker, 11 miles east of Cloverdale, near the Little Point exit in western Morgan County...
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Mission statement spar has North Putnam board divided
(Local News ~ 12/23/18)
BAINBRIDGE -- In its final regular meeting of 2018, the North Putnam School Board tackled last-minute decisions that were needed as it heads into the new year. However, board members also found themselves at odds when it came to approving a recently developed mission statement outlining the educational and social priorities of students and staff. This was part of a continuing discussion on setting goals for North Putnam Schools which goes back to at least October...
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County appointments largely unchanged for coming year
(Local News ~ 12/23/18)
All current Putnam County employees directly appointed by the Putnam County Commissioners will remain the same to begin 2019. Meanwhile, one position that has been open for a few months will remain that way as the commissioners decide on the future of the department...
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Santa Paws
(Local News ~ 12/23/18)
During his recent visit to the DAR log cabin at Robe-Ann Park, Santa Claus takes a moment to visit with Pat Gottschalk’s corgi.
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Park bandshell ready to roll as fate awaited for community center
(Local News ~ 12/23/18)
Good things come to those who wait, the old adage suggests. From the looks of things, the new bandshell in Greencastle’s Robe-Ann Park is quite a good thing, city officials were told at the December City Council meeting. And the wait is over. “The stain looks phenomenal,” Park Director Rod Weinschenk told the Council. ...
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Putnam Scanner for December 24, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 12/23/18)
City Fire The Greencastle Fire Department responded to five recent dispatches: • At 11:55 a.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched to 1300 S. Warren Dr. for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at 12 p.m. but could not determine a cause for the alarm. The alarm had been reset prior to GFD’s arrival. GFD returned to station at 12:21 p.m...
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Not doing ‘little things’ hurts North against Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/18)
ROACHDALE—Collin McCartt, the head coach of the North Putnam boys’ basketball team, described the whole game in one sentence when he said his team was not ready to play in a 71-42 home loss to Cascade on Friday night. From the get-go, it seemed as if nothing could go right for the Cougars (3-5 overall, 1-2 in WIC West). ...
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