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Roselyn Ann Anderson
(Obituary ~ 02/25/19)
Roselyn Ann (Ferrand) Anderson, 89, of Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at Parkwood Healthcare in Lebanon. She was born in Williamsport, Ind., on April 23, 1929 to the late William Leslie and Naomi Ellen (Butcher) Ferrand...
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Communiversity returns to Music on the Square with Spanish music March 7
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
Central Indiana weather got you thinking wistfully of sun-warmed sands somewhere closer to the equator? No passport needed to make your way to Music on the Square at 21 N. Indiana St., for an intimate evening with Germán Lopez, master of the timple, the diminutive five-string instrument intrinsic to the music of the Canary Islands...
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Foul play not suspected in diner parking lot death
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
CLOVERDALE — Authorities suspect no foul play in the Saturday death of a man outside of a Cloverdale eatery. Coroner Dave Brown said his office is investigating the death of the 30-year-old man, who was found deceased in a vehicle in the parking lot of Lou’s Diner, 3 Stardust Way...
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Donation Anytime
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
Capt. Russ Evans (right) thanks Austin McMillan, manager of Anytime Fitness in Greencastle, for the business’ recent donation to Putnam County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
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State unveils strategy to grow hardwoods industry
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has announced a new economic development strategy to grow the state’s hardwoods industry. Unveiled at the Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association’s annual convention, the Indiana Hardwood Strategy will be used by the state to expand current and attract new wood processing facilities to Indiana and strengthen the hardwoods industry...
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Youth Quality Care of Animals certification to exhibit
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
4-H’ers exhibiting any beef, dairy, goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep and swine must complete the Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification to exhibit these species of livestock. The YQCA is a quality assurance program similar to the Junior Pork Quality Assurance (JPQA) program that swine members have completed for many years in order to be allowed to sell swine. ...
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On Pointe
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
Preparing the way for a new clubhouse for Tiger Pointe Country Club, destruction of the old clubhouse begins Monday afternoon.
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Registration open for 2019 Learning Series
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
Registration is now open for the 2019 Putnam-Montgomery Nonprofit Learning Series. Speakers will bring innovative takes on today’s most pressing nonprofit issues. The series is geared toward community leaders who staff or volunteer with nonprofit organizations, churches and units of government who wish to increase their knowledge in areas of social media, finance, fundraising and more...
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Putnam Scanner for February 26, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 02/25/19)
County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 9:45 p.m. Derrick Lee Lenihan, 25, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of cocaine. • At 3:09 p.m. Jason Lee Jones, 39, Greencastle, was taken into custody for invasion of privacy...
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Gordmans’ grand-opening celebration set for March 7
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
Apparel and home décor retailer Gordmans will debut a new department store in Greencastle Thursday, March 7 with a grand-opening celebration, beginning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Gordmans, a division of Stage Stores, will be located at 27 Putnam Plaza on the city’s East Side. Store hours will be 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m...
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Firefighters contain soybean fire at Gavilon Grain
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
ROACHDALE — Area firefighters kept a bad situation from getting a whole lot worse Sunday morning at a local grain elevator. Five area fire departments responded to a soybean fire at Gavilon Grain, 3237 E SR 236, Roachdale. The original call for the Roachdale Fire Department went out at 8:26 a.m...
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Eminent composer Bright Sheng in residence for annual Music Festival
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
For DePauw University’s 2019 Music of the 21st Century Festival, the School of Music is honored to welcome one of the leading composers of our time, Bright Sheng, University of Michigan’s Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music...
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Coach reflects fondly on ’94 South squad
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/19)
Friday night was a special night for South Putnam boys’ basketball, as the school honored its 1994 sectional championship team. The victory by that team was the seventh of the school’s eight titles in its 51 years of existence, and the last one in the single-class era of Indiana high school basketball...
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DePauw women win NCAC title; headed to Wisconsin for NCAA action
(College Sports ~ 02/25/19)
Inspired by Maya Howard (their only senior) and led by a breakout performance from sophomore Claire Keefe, the DePauw Tigers put to rest the last of any doubts about their ability to win a championship Saturday at Neal Fieldhouse. Howard and Keefe combined for 27 points and 11 rebounds as DePauw held off Denison's Big Red for a 61-50 victory in the North Coast Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament championship game. ...
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Collins ties for 71st at Puerto Rico
(Professional Sports ~ 02/25/19)
RIO GRANDE, P.R. — Chad Collins of Cloverdale finished 71st in the Puerto Rico Open played from Thursday through Sunday at the Coco Beach Golf and Country Club. Collins shot a one-under-par 71 and a two-over-par 74 on the first two days of the tourney to make the cut...
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Haywood places 9th in state diving meet
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/19)
INDIANAPOLIS — South Putnam sophomore Lee Haywood finished ninth in the IHSAA diving state finals on Saturday at the IUPUI Natatorium. Making his second straight state finals appearance, Haywood compiled a score of 420.75 to earn his team nine points — good enough to tie Bedford North Lawrence for 37th place...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Combs picked for HBCA all-star game; Wilson finalist for IndyStar fall award
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/19)
Cloverdale senior Tori Combs has been selected to participate in the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association Spring Classic all-star game at Bloomington North on April 7. Combs led the Clovers in scoring (15.0) and rebounding (13.7) while surpassing the 1,000 career mark in both categories...
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Buildings, trees come down in Sunday winds
(Local News ~ 02/25/19)
CLOVERDALE — A popular local eatery was the most notable casualty of high winds in the area on Sunday, but damage was seen throughout the county. Hatchet House Barbecue is now closed for the indefinite future following a partial building collapse in downtown Cloverdale...
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