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Missing Cloverdale man found alive
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
CLOVERDALE — An elderly Cloverdale man went missing for around five hours Friday night and Saturday morning before he was located. Multiple emergency agencies converged on the southern Putnam County town and a statewide Silver Alert was declared before police locate Billy Eugene Steele shortly after 1 a.m...
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Charges filed in I-70 drug stop
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
A Tuesday traffic stop that landed them both in the Putnam County Jail could lead to lengthy prison sentences for a pair of California women. After more than 100 pounds of marijuana was found in the truck in which they were traveling, Ana D. Quevedo and Rosa E. Tobar were formally charged on Thursday with Level 5 felony dealing in marijuana — at least 10 pounds and Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...
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Astros top Washington 4-1, cut World Series deficit to 2-1
(Professional Sports ~ 10/26/19)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Series finally showed up back in Washington, 86 years later — and, sparked by José Altuve, the Houston Astros finally showed up in this World Series. Altuve doubled twice and scored both times, Zack Greinke repeatedly worked out of trouble, and the Astros made sure they wouldn’t go quietly despite looking listless while falling into a big hole at home, beating the Nationals 4-1 on Friday night to cut their deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven Fall Classic...
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Halloween Safety Tips
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
According to safekids.org on average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year. As such, the following steps are advised to make this holiday as safe as possible. 1. Plan your trick-or-treating route before you leave and show your children where you’ll be going...
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State Police share safety tips for avoiding deer on the roadway
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
It’s that time of year again for drivers to be aware of deer darting into and crossing the roadways. The Putnamville State Police Post recently passed along a few safety tips to help avoid a possible collision with a deer this year. Deer are most active at dawn and dusk, but can appear at any time, especially during the mating season, which is in full swing from October through December...
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Friday night high school football scores
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/19)
Find all of Friday night's high school football scores here!
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Rotary Club raises glasses, funds for polio eradication
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
Rotary members in Greencastle took action on World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. The Greencastle Rotary Club hosted its second-annual Wine and Chocolate Event for End Polio Now on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Putnam Inn (Mr. Ron’s Bar)...
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Clovers battle No. 7 Parke Heritage tough in loss
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/19)
CLOVERDALE — A surprise onside kick and a long touchdown pass earned Cloverdale a surprise 6-0 lead over Parke Heritage in sectional play Friday night. It was all Wolves after that, though, as the No. 7 team in Class A racked up 530 yards on its way to a 60-20 win...
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Court News for October 26, 2019
(Court News ~ 10/26/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Timothy E. Chaney, 22, Brazil, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Donald F. McCormick, 32, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy...
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Putnam Scanner for Oct. 26, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 10/26/19)
One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail Thursday. • At 8:16 a.m. Donald Ferguson McCormick, 32, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for invasion of privacy. The Greencastle Fire Department responded to six recent dispatches: • At 12:11 p.m. on Monday, GFD was dispatched to 709 Terrace Lane for a smoke scare. Firefighters arrived at 12:18 to find that an oven had malfunctioned for unknown reasons. The property was ventilated, and GFD went back into service at 12:32 p.m...
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Cubs firing on all cylinders in 41-0 rout of Redskins
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/19)
Greencastle dominated a depleted Indianapolis Manual squad from start to finish, recording a 41-0 win in first-round Sectionalal 29 action. The Tiger Cubs (3-7) will play at sectional favorite Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter on Friday night in semifinal action...
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DAZE WORK: Picture this: Managing to live without the selfie gene
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
Selfies – you know, those ubiquitous photos people love to take of themselves with their cellphone – have made their way into the news recently. Perhaps you heard how an Indian family of four drowned when they were washed away after standing in the knee-deep waters of an Indian reservoir, all in the name of snapping a wave-crashing selfie...
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South Putnam steamrolls past Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/19)
MECCA — Despite trailing by six after the first quarter Friday at Riverton Parke, South Putnam ended up routing its hosts by a score of 50-14 in the first round of Sectionalal No. 45 play. It wasn’t until the second quarter that the Eagles (5-5, 2-3 Western Indiana Conference) began the scoring display, putting up 29 points in the period alone...
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English looks to invigorate local Habitat chapter
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
A Bainbridge native who has been involved locally in various capacities over more than three decades, David L. English has an idea of what it takes to make a difference in his community. It only seems fitting that he was recently tapped as the executive director of the local Habitat for Humanity. Now, he is turning attention to how the organization can become a greater conduit to bring people together...
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All signs point to wayfinding project undertaking by city
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign? Well, OK, maybe not everywhere as the old rock ’n’ roll lyric suggests, but at least in more than 60 places in Greencastle as part of a new wayfinding project. The Greencastle Redevelopment Commission has authorized spending $117,701 in grant dollars left over from the Stellar Grant project and Redevelopment Capital Fund money to fabricate and install new custom-made directional signage throughout the city...
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Area 30 board meeting set Thursday, Oct. 31
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
The board of trustees of Area 30 Career Center will convene for a meeting at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. The meeting will take place at Area 30 Career Center, 1 N. Calbert Way, Greencastle.
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Sectional Celebrities
(Local News ~ 10/26/19)
As the excitement over Dakota Campbell’s punt return touchdown rages around them, Napoleon Dynamite (Cory Taylor) and coach Mike Meyer himself (Brody Whitaker) remain calm in the midst of the Greencastle student section during the first quarter of the Tiger Cubs’ 41-0 sectional-opening win over Indianapolis Manual Friday evening...
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Strong second half paces Cougars by Speedway
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/19)
BAINBRIDGE — The North Putnam Cougars did several things well as a football team on Friday night. The Cougars defeated the Speedway Sparkplugs 31-14 to advance to the semi-final round in Class 2A Sectionalal 37 play. The Cougars limited the Plugs with a tough defense, won the turnover battle, made big plays and ran the ball by dominating the line of scrimmage...
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