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County teams wrap up holiday action
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/18)
LITTLE CINCINNATI – Cloverdale’s girls wrapped play in the Toby Yoho Classic Tournament at Eastern Greene on Saturday, winning a pair of games to finish in fifth place among the 12 teams in the field. The Clovers defeated Clay City 59-26 in a matchup between teams who each finished second in their three-team pools in Friday action...
- Monrovia JV tourney champs (High School Sports ~ 12/30/18)
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Phillip Richard Mobley
(Obituary ~ 12/30/18)
Phillip Richard Mobley, 88, of Roachdale, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 surrounded by family. He was born Nov. 19, 1930 in Indianapolis, the son of Everett and Lilly (Beyl) Mobley. He had served and was a veteran of the United States Army...
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Anna 'Beth' Glover Fordice
(Obituary ~ 12/30/18)
Anna "Beth" Glover Fordice, 76, of Russellville, passed away at her residence on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. Beth is in heaven after a short battle with leukemia. She was born on Feb. 20, 1942 at Danville. Ill., to Albert and Helen "Louise" (Dimmich) Glover...
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One-day play effort set at museum
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
Kathy Stephan will be leading an activity called 1Day/1Play for children at the Putnam County Museum on Sunday afternoons, Jan. 13 and Feb. 10 from 2-5 p.m. Stephan, who holds a BFA in drama and an MA in education, has directed Nesbit & LaPurr’s Fairytail Theater at the Putnam County Public Library and children’s plays for the Shawnee and Putnam County Playhouse children’s workshops...
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Officers of the Year
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
Greencastle Police Department Officers Zach Rhine (left) and Kyle Lee have been chosen as 2018 Officer of the Year for their respective GPD shifts by their supervisors and peers.
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Shelter Support
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
Four checks, representing $1,550 in donations from the American Legion family, are presented to Michelle Boller, executive director of the Beyond Homeless shelter, and Doug Cox (left), program director, in a recent ceremony at Greencastle American Legion Post 58. Tony Sparks (center), Sons of the American Legion (SAL) commander; Richard Coffin, adjutant; and Jeff Bray, sergeant-at-arms, make the presentation of funds raised by such local Legion activities as dinners, drawings and Legionburger sales.
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Trooper involved in fatal police action shooting in Montgomery County
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
LINDEN -- An Indiana State Police trooper was involved in a fatal police action shooting Friday in Montgomery County. At approximately 3:45 p.m. Friday an Indiana State Police officer stopped and checked a black 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe that appeared abandoned along the side of U.S. 231 northbound near County Road 550 North in Montgomery County...
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Putnam Scanner for December 31, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 12/30/18)
City Fire The Greencastle Fire Department responded to two recent dispatches to 106 S. Spring St.: • At 7:15 p.m. on Friday, GFD was dispatched for a fire alarm. Firefighters arrived at about 7:16 and determined that the alarm was due to smoking. The alarm was then reset. GFD left at 7:19 p.m...
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DePauw women fall in title game; Tiger men finish third
(College Sports ~ 12/30/18)
Second-ranked Thomas More used a 14-4 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to pull away from 21st-ranked DePauw on the way to a 71-56 win in the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament championship game on Saturday. The Tigers moved to 9-3, while the Saints improved to 17-0...
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Hometown Dental to merge two Greencastle locations
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
Greencastle Hometown Dental is beginning the process of welcoming the staff and patients from Franklin Street Dental to its 1113 Indianapolis Rd. location. The Hometown Dental Group, owned by Dr. Dennis Knuth, purchased the former site of both Park Firebaugh’s dental practice as well as Greencastle 20/20 Dental back in 2017, renaming it Franklin Street Dental...
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Banner announces alternate holiday schedule for week
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
The Banner Graphic publication schedule this week for the New Year’s holiday will be identical to last week’s Christmas schedule. With no mail delivery on New Year’s Day, there will be no Tuesday paper which is why we have published this Monday, Dec. 31 edition, just as we did over the Christmas holiday...
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Better monitoring of pool concession stand eyed for 2019
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
Faced with a report showing a deficit of more than $65,000 between revenues and expenses at the Greencastle Aquatic Center this past season, city officials are looking at places to close that gap, and one could easily be the concession stand. And that is one of the first places that will be scrutinized when the Greencastle Board of Park Commissioners conducts its first meeting of the year Thursday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall...
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After 45 years, Dick Funk closes up shop at D&K Beetles
(Local News ~ 12/30/18)
In a small city such as Greencastle, a locally owned business going strong for more than a few decades is relatively rare. White’s Cleaners, which closed its doors in September after serving residents for 80 years, is an example where one became an institution to some...
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