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Ida Mildred Sutherlin
(Obituary ~ 08/15/19)
Ida Mildred Sutherlin, 94, of Greencastle, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. She was born Sept. 22, 1924 in Clairmont to the late James and Bessie (Page) Mitchell. Mildred married Robert Sutherlin on April 28, 1945 and he preceded her in death on July 1, 2009...
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Drunkenly driving golf cart through fire scene lands man in jail
(Local News ~ 08/15/19)
VAN BIBBER LAKE — Driving a golf cart across an active fire scene would have been enough to earn a neighborhood man a strong reprimand. Doing so while under the influence of alcohol? That landed a 50-year-old Van Bibber Lake man in jail Monday evening...
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Putnam County ARES hosting amateur radio classes next month
(Local News ~ 08/15/19)
The Putnam County ARES/RACES/PCAUXCOM VE Team will be offering an amateur radio technician-level licensing class starting Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The organization will also hold an amateur radio general-level licensing class starting the next day on Wednesday, Aug. 21, also at 7 p.m...
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County Highway Department gives notice of brush control
(Local News ~ 08/15/19)
The Putnam County Highway Department has contracted with The Daltons Inc. of Warsaw to perform brush control treatment in the road right-of-way in Greencastle, Marion, Jefferson, Warren and Cloverdale townships. The estimated start date is the week of September 26...
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Special Olympics board thankful for support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/19)
To the Editor: On Wednesday, July 31, Putnam County Special Olympics held a recognition picnic at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle for the athletes and coaches who have successfully competed in year-round athletic trainings and competitions across the state...
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Poisoning Putnam
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/19)
To the Editor: One of the things I love about rural Indiana is driving to work past lovely wildflowers, butterflies, birds and animals. That is what makes it particularly distressing to see all of that dying — leaving blackened plants and dying trees...
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Monarch butterfly needs to be protected
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/15/19)
Dear Editor: Last evening, I was thrilled to see several female monarch butterflies laying eggs on the milkweed plants in our summer campground on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Even though I spend the summers in Maine, my hometown is in Greencastle...
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Court News for August 16, 2019
(Court News ~ 08/15/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Christina D. Vincent, 28, Roachdale, Level 6 felony domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old Stevie D. Woodall, 32, Greencastle, Level 6 felony driving with a Schedule I or II controlled substance in the body with a prior conviction, Class C misdemeanor driving with a Schedule I or II controlled substance in the body, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. ...
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Football scrimmages set tonight
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/19)
Putnam County’s football teams will have their final preparations tonight for the start of the regular season next week. Greencastle will host Southmont and Cloverdale will entertain a new scrimmage foe in Pike Central, after having played South Vermillion for the past several seasons...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Clovers split matches; Cubs fall to TH South
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/19)
CLOVERDALE — Cloverdale hosted Linton-Stockton and Northview on Tuesday evening at Clover Meadows in girls’ golf action, finishing second in the triangular event. Northview won with a 196, while the Clovers shot a 230 and Linton-Stockton had a 233. Sammie Shrum, a 2018 regional qualifier, led the Clovers with a 50...
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Putnam Scanner for August 16, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 08/15/19)
County Jail Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 12:18 a.m. Sean Patrick Smith, 48, Avon, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated. • At 1:23 p.m. Kyle Fisher, 25, Fillmore, was taken into custody for possession of marijuana with a prior conviction, possession of paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license and probation violation...
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South Putnam Board addresses routine items
(Local News ~ 08/15/19)
In a short first meeting to the new school year, the South Putnam School Board addressed routine matters on its agenda Wednesday evening. However, the board approved a change to the schedule for reviewing and adopting South Putnam Schools’ budget for 2020. The board will hold public hearing on the budget on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the MS/HS Learning Center. The meeting was only previously set at a later time...
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Greencastle teen fighting back against serious fungal infection
(Local News ~ 08/15/19)
What appeared to be “just bug bites” on a Greencastle teen turned out to be much more. Instead, 14-year-old Garrett Hillers turned out to have blastomycosis, an infection that was spreading through his body, affecting more than just his legs. The son of Serena and Ned Hillers, Garrett was diagnosed in March of this year with the debilitating infection after days and nights of extreme pain, several trips to see the pediatrician and a trip to the emergency room in Danville...
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Funeral homes offer free Shred-It event in Greencastle
(Local News ~ 08/15/19)
Anyone needing to securely get rid of sensitive documents is invited to the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home parking lot on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 24. From 8-11 a.m. that day, Bittles & Hurt and Hopkins-Rector funeral homes will be sponsoring a free Community Shred-It event, offering local residents the chance to rid themselves of certain personal documents in a way that does not risk identity theft or fraud...
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Democracy won’t die if we don’t let it
(Column ~ 08/15/19)
Democracy’s premise is that ordinary citizens can make solid decisions on complex issues. But this basic principle and the structure of laws and practices erected over the centuries to safeguard it are being questioned as rarely before. It’s not just that political leaders in various western democracies seem to have little regard for the norms and procedures they inherited. ...
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Jo Ann Reel
(Obituary ~ 08/15/19)
Jo Ann Reel, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Aug. 14, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Jo Ann was born in Harmony on Aug. 2, 1931, the daughter of William and Flonnie (King) Hedge. She was a graduate of Van Buren High School. She was a lifelong member of the Reelsville United Methodist Church...
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