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Fenlon happy to land Plunkett
(College Sports ~ 04/12/19)
Coach’s first-ever county recruit; team’s first since Hecko, Greenlee in early 1990s
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PREP ROUNDUP: North sweeps triangular track meet at South
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/19)
Recent results from high school track and field, tennis and softball action.
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ISP plans special Move Over Law patrols statewide April 14-20
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
PUTNAMVILLE -- In 1999 Indiana was the first state to pass a law requiring motorists to move to an adjacent traffic lane, or reduce speed by 10 mph below the posted speed limit, if unable to change lanes safely when driving past a stationary police, fire or ambulance emergency vehicle stopped along the side of the road...
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Boil order lifted for Roachdale water users
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
A boil water advisory issued April 9 for Roachdale water users has been lifted. The problem has since been corrected and bacteriological samples were collected from representative sites of the affected area and tested. Test results were satisfactory, making it no longer necessary to boil the water...
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On Tap
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/19)
HIGH SCHOOL Today Baseball — Cloverdale vs. South Putnam (10 a.m.), Greencastle vs. North Putnam (noon) followed by championship game in county tournament at Greencastle. Golf (boys) — Cloverdale and North Putnam in Danville Invitational, 8:30 a.m.; Greencastle in Edgewood Invitational, 11 a.m...
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I-70 traffic stop leads to discovery of $450,000 worth of Fentanyl
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
LITTLE POINT -- Observing a vehicle following too closely and traveling at a reduced speed in the left passing lane of eastbound Interstate 70, an Indiana State Police trooper made a major drug arrest Friday morning at the 53-mile marker near the Morgan-Putnam county line.
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‘Hunger’ author coming to DePauw for two April 17 events
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
Roxane Gay, author of the New York Times best-sellers “Bad Feminist” and “Hunger,” is coming to DePauw University next week for two public events. On Wednesday, April 17, Gay will hold a craft talk at 4:15 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall, located within the Green Center for the Performing Arts. That evening at 7:30 she will present a reading, “Roxane with One N,” in Kresge Auditorium, which is also in the Green Center...
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Easter Egg Selfies
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
During the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, Greencastle residents and visitors will find 12 prominently placed Easter eggs throughout the community.
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James Edward Maxwell
(Obituary ~ 04/12/19)
James Edward Maxwell, 79, of Greencastle, passed away Wednesday evening, April 10, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. James was born in Akron, Ohio on April 12, 1939, the son of Glenn and Opal (Rosenbaum) Maxwell, and was a graduate of Angola High School...
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Realtors set home buying seminar April 18
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
Anyone in the market for a new home and even those who think purchasing a home is just a dream is invited to learn more about the process on Thursday, April 18. Carpenter Realtors, along with sponsors Bailey & Wood Financial Group and Ruoff Home Mortgage, is planning the seminar from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at The Inn at DePauw...
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Area churches plan Holy Week services
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
Fillmore churches Fillmore Christian Church and Fillmore United Methodist Church will join together for three worship services during Holy Week at Fillmore Christian Church this year. A Maundy Thursday worship service will begin at 7 p.m. Holy communion will be served...
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Clinton Center alumni banquet set April 27
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
Plans are being finalized for the annual Clinton Center alumni banquet, scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at the Russellville Community Center. The evening will begin with a social hour at 4:30 p.m. for a time of visiting and light refreshments. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m...
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Putnam Scanner for April 13, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 04/12/19)
County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 5:08 p.m. William Hayden Leonard, 23, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 12:58 p.m. Steven Dewayne Stewart, 32, Bloomington, was taken into custody for resisting law enforcement and invasion of privacy...
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A1 standards go unchanged for now
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
The development standards for the Agriculture 1 district will wait another month, probably at least two, until a change comes. The Putnam County Plan Commission has been talking for close to a year about possibly changing the minimum lot size in A1 from five acres and 350 feet of frontage to three acres and 200 feet...
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Wind farms added as special exception
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
Not wanting to leave the answers (my friend) blowin’ in the wind, the Putnam County Plan Commission on Thursday added new language to the county zoning ordinance regarding wind farms. The commission voted to allow wind energy conversion systems, as the behemoth windmills and turbines are more formally called, as a special exception in all zones in Putnam County...
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Council passes DPU College Ave. request on first reading
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
Punishment and reward. Those two aren’t often dispensed together but that appeared to be just what the Greencastle City Council accomplished Thursday night. While admonishing DePauw University officials for how they have gone about seeking permanent closure of College Avenue from Hanna Street to Olive Street, the Greencastle City Council nonetheless approved the request on first reading Thursday night at City Hall...
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South Putnam Board considers youth football contract
(Local News ~ 04/12/19)
The South Putnam Youth League will now amend a proposed contract with the school corporation regarding youth football programs and their use of the football field at South Putnam High School. During its regular meeting Wednesday evening, the South Putnam School Board tabled a request by Youth League President Lee Cline and Treasurer Samantha Tincher to approve that contract, which stipulated a five-year commitment to allow the programs to use the field...
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