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Accident on U.S. 40 claims life of Clayton woman
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
BELLEVILLE -- A Hendricks County woman was fatally injured in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 40 west of Plainfield, the Hendricks County Sheriff's Department reported. At approximately 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Hendricks County Sheriff's deputies received a call of a motor vehicle crash in the 3800 block of East U.S. 40. Upon arrival, deputies located the 2004 Pontiac van inverted in the eastbound lanes of the highway...
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Elvie Joan Cope
(Obituary ~ 04/23/19)
Elvie Joan (Oliver) Cope of Greencastle passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 22, 2019 with her children by her side. She was born on Jan. 11, 1943 in Burnt Point, Newfoundland, now Canada, to the late John and Marian (Tucker) Oliver. She married Donald Cope Sr. on Feb. 21, 1958 in St. Johns, Newfoundland. This happy union was blessed with seven children. Elvie spent her life as a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother...
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Marcella Mae Cox
(Obituary ~ 04/23/19)
Marcella Mae Cox, 86, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Marcella was born in Lewis on Sept. 11, 1932, the daughter of Raymond and Lou Settie (Brown) Herrington,. She was a 1950 graduate of Marshall High School in Illinois...
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Tippin to continue small town talks Thursday at museum
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
Putnam County Historian Larry Tippin's small-town series, "Rediscovering Putnam County: Tiny Towns and Vanished Villages," will be the topic of the evening Thursday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle...
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AMPWDA to hold Spring K-9 Conference
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
The American Mantrailing, Police & Work Dog Association (AMPWDA) will be hosting its 2019 Spring K-9 Conference in Cloverdale from April 29 through May 3. Search and rescue teams from across the country will train in different locations during the week, earning national certifications and accreditation through the organization in the fields of mantrailing, air scent/live find and human remains detection both on land and in water...
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Baird letter endorses relocation of agriculture institutions to Indiana
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Indiana 4th District Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) and Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) led a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue endorsing Indiana’s bid to host the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)...
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Fun at the Cloverdale Easter Egg Hunt
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
The inaugural Cloverdale Main Street Easter Egg Hunt was held at the Cloverdale Park on Saturday.
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Silver Linings players return to nursing homes
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
The first performance of the Silver Linings theater group’s spring/summer plays will be at Hickory Creek at Sunset on Friday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m. The group has four new plays. Two of them -- “King Arthur’s Socks” and “Yesterday” -- will be read on Friday. The other two will be performed at a later date...
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Putnam Scanner for April 24, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 04/23/19)
County Jail Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 9:36 p.m. Michael Edward Holdridge, 53, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated and driving as a habitual traffic violator. • At 3:20 p.m. Michael Scott Pryor, 27, Coatesville, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Austin Arnold, South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/19)
Austin Arnold is a senior at South Putnam and participates in tennis, basketball and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Austin Arnold: “I have learned quite a few things. The main thing is leadership. As seniors, we came in our sophomore years and learn leadership pretty quickly. We learned from the older guys like Wes Lesko. He showed us the ropes of how things are supposed to go.”...
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Cougars battle Northview tough in softball, fall 6-2
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/19)
BRAZIL — Northview was able to break open a tight Western Indiana Conference softball game with North Putnam in the sixth inning to claim a 6-2 win. The Cougars brought their ‘A’ game on the road to face the Knights and freshman pitcher Grace Kinkead kept Northview hitters off balance most of the evening...
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Cloverdale man hospitalized after fleeing truck crash
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
After rolling his truck and fleeing the scene Tuesday morning, a Cloverdale man found himself in Putnam County Hospital. He may also soon be facing charges springing from the incident. Shortly before 11 a.m., Scott Cole, 47, Cloverdale, was eastbound toward Greencastle on West Walnut when he ran off the south side of the road at the entrance to the DePauw Nature Park...
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Rhoades officially named principal at Tzouanakis
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
Jennifer Rhoades’ title got shorter Monday evening with the idea that her tenure at Tzouanakis Intermediate School will be longer. The Greencastle School Board voted unanimously to appoint Rhoades the principal of the school, removing the interim tag under which she had been operating since November...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Cubs split track meets with WRV
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/19)
Greencastle hosted White River Valley for Senior Night in high school track and field, and split a pair of meets with the Wolverines. Seelye Stoffregen and Kennedy Trigg each completed a perfect night for the Tiger Cubs. Stoffregen won both hurdles races and running on the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams...
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Inspiration in Bloom
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
Taking advantage of a pleasant spring day, Lavinia Hale of Greencastle paints a landscape near the intersection of Cemetery Road and Keightly Road Tuesday afternoon.
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One arrested after wild apartment complex incident
(Local News ~ 04/23/19)
A 31-year-old Indianapolis man, who has found himself in trouble with local authorities four times since Saturday, was arrested Tuesday afternoon following an unusual incident on Greencastle’s south side. Dwayne Doolin, who has been staying in Greencastle but has an Indianapolis address, was arrested and lodged in the Putnam County Jail on charges of residential entry and intimidation after reportedly trying to force his way into the apartment of a resident at Country Place Apartments, 51 Woodhaven Drive.. ...
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