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Pledge for the Future
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
Tri-County Bank has pledged $5,000 to the North Putnam Community School Corporation for its preschool grant application.
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Putnam Scanner for November 23, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 11/22/19)
County Jail One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Friday. • At 2:14 a.m. Amie Dawn Davies-Slevin, 36, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license. Sheriff’s Department Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated two recent property-damage crashes...
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Court News for November 23, 2019
(Court News ~ 11/22/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Cory D. Scobee, 39, Greencastle, Level 6 felony criminal confinement, Class B misdemeanor battery, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct Elizabeth Scobee, 38, Greencastle, Level 6 felony criminal confinement, Class B misdemeanor battery, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct...
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DePauw, Wabash Phi Delta Theta chapters raise money for ALS
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
On Nov. 16, members of DePauw University and Wabash College Phi Delta Theta Fraternity chapters presented the game ball to officials prior to the start of the 126th Monon Bell Classic. The ball was relayed on foot and bike between the two campuses this past Friday in advance of the football game...
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Guild donates $15,000 to PCH during annual meeting
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
The Putnam County Hospital Guild recently hosted its annual fall luncheon. During the luncheon, members of the Guild presented CEO Dennis Weatherford with a $15,000 donation back to the hospital. Putnam County Hospital expressed its gratitude for all of the volunteer hours the Guild members put in throughout the year as well as this year’s donation...
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DePauw University Orchestra, Symphonic Band to present Thanksgiving concert
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
The DePauw University Orchestra and Symphonic Band welcome members of the community for a Thanksgiving week concert to be given on Sunday, Nov. 24. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium in the Green Center for the Performing Arts, and is free and open to the public...
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DePauw Performing Arts Series presents classical Indian music
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
The DePauw Performing Arts Series will present a concert of classical Indian music at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Thompson Recital Hall in the Green Center for the Performing Arts. Performed by Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan, Tanim Hayat Khan and Ustad Yousuf Ali Khan on sarod and table, this event brings world music to Greencastle. ...
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Thank you for supporting Realtor bingo event
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/22/19)
To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that attended our Bingo Event on Saturday, Nov. 9. This bingo was our biggest ever, with 258 players in attendance. We started off the night by giving away 58 $10 cash door prizes donated by our Realtor and affiliate members...
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LWV president speaks on organization’s goals
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/22/19)
To the Editor: From the beginning, the League of Women Voters has been a nonpartisan grassroots organization whose leaders believed that citizens should play a critical role in our democracy. For nearly 100 years the League has stood strong, growing into the vital force we are today: Changing our political system and supporting millions of voters...
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Coats for Kids continues to meet need
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Youth Development Commission (PCYDC), we would like to thank the many individuals, businesses, organizations and the Putnam County School communities that contributed to the success of our 20th-annual campaign. Your donations have helped prepare our children and families for the cold and wintry months ahead...
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Fighting Hunger and Homelessness
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
Focusing on issues of poverty that affect approximately 12 percent of Putnam County residents, Mayor Bill Dory (left) is joined by Beyond Homeless’ Board President Travis Linneweber and new executive director Lea Durbin as he signs a proclamation declaring the week of Nov. 18 - 24 as Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Thursday morning.
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Author Talk with Stuart Fabe set for Monday at PCPL
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
The Putnam County Public Library will host an “Authors’ Talk” book sale and signing event with local author Stuart Fabe on Monday, Nov. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Fabe will discuss his latest novel, the thriller, “Copper Evening,” the fifth story in his Clay Arnold series...
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Good news for nice guy Dale Cantonwine
(Column ~ 11/22/19)
Known as “The Lip” during his glory days guiding the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs, legendary baseball manager Leo Durocher often let his mouth engage ahead of his brain. “Nice guys finish last,” Leo infamously assured. Well, Dale Cantonwine — one of the nicest guys on earth — is living proof that Leo was wrong again...
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Boys' basketball tourney assignments, 2018-19 WIC standings
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/19)
Greencastle will host a sectional at Danville, and will then host a regional the following week. The Tiger Cubs won the 3A sectional played last year at Crawfordsville and lost to Beech Grove in the semifinals of the regional they hosted. North Montgomery is the only other team remaining from the sectional groupings of the last two years. Danville, Frankfort, Monrovia and Tri-West were added with Benton Central, Lebanon, Southmont and Western Boone going to different tourneys...
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New Home, New Starts
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
Celebrating a new start for both the organization and a Putnam County family, members of Putnam County Habitat for Humanity came together with the Hubbard-Hoagland family to break ground on a new home located on Albin Pond Road a week ago...
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North Putnam board considers new policies, food service
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
BAINBRIDGE -- A pair of new policies relating to metal detectors and harassment, as well as the approval of a new food management provider, were two major items on the North Putnam School Board’s agenda Thursday evening. The board heard input from Corporation Attorney Daniel Taylor regarding those two policies, which address school safety and bring North Putnam Schools into both state and federal compliance...
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No injuries reported in bus incident
(Local News ~ 11/22/19)
No North Putnam students have been reported as hurt following a bus incident Friday afternoon. At approximately 3:45 p.m., the school corporation sent out a message on its Facebook page that Bus 14 was rear-ended at a railroad crossing, and that no injuries had been sustained...
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