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Cloverdale's Wade excited about return to bench
(High School Sports ~ 06/11/20)
Cloverdale decided to stay ‘in house” to hire its new girls’ varsity basketball coach, as Clover athletic director J.J. Wade was hired earlier this week to replace Matthew Langdon. Langdon resigned in April after coaching the Clovers for nine seasons. He inherited a program that had won only seven games in the three previous seasons, and after a slow start with five straight seasons of double-digit losses Landon’s last four teams all had at least 10 wins...
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DAZE WORK: Editor today, in limbo tomorrow
(Column ~ 06/11/20)
There’s a good chance that by the time you read this column, after 36 years I will no longer be editor of the Banner Graphic. Jared Jernagan has earned that role now, and officially takes over as your editor on Saturday, June 13. Trust me, he’s no stranger to the responsibilities, having basically served as editor since May 2019 when my health issues knocked me down and out...
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Jernagan named BG editor, effective Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
Effective Saturday, June 13, Assistant Editor Jared Jernagan will assume the role of Banner Graphic editor, General Manager Daryl Taylor has announced. He succeeds longtime Editor Eric Bernsee, who will continue with the Banner Graphic in a supportive role to Jernagan in the newsroom...
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Pickleball courts set for July 18 reopening
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
Out of commission since last year, the pickleball courts at Robe-Ann Park will be in the spotlight Saturday, July 18. The Putnam County Pickleball Club will celebrate the six courts’ long-awaited return to use in a grand reopening celebration set for 6-9 p.m...
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South Putnam board approves Chromebook purchase
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
The South Putnam School Board considered and approved a purchase to further expand South Putnam Schools’ one-to-one program during its regular meeting Wednesday evening. The board heard information from Tammy Severe of Five Star Technology Solutions regarding the purchase of Chromebooks for kindergarten through fifth grade next year. She said she had obtained quotes, but it was not clear what the lowest one was due to reverb during her remarks...
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Headley one of seven finalists for appeals court vacancy
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
Following an initial round of interviews that included 13 candidates, Judge Matthew Headley is one of seven finalists for a spot on the Court of Appeals of Indiana. Headley, judge of Putnam Circuit Court since 2004, is joined in the finalists pool by two other judges and four additional attorneys...
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Making Progress
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
With in-person classes set to resume in August according to the most recent plans announced, crews work to complete a new 150-bed first-year dormitory on the DePauw University campus...
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Krambo’s 11th-annual motorcycle scavenger hunt set June 20
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
MANHATTAN — With the goal of helping local families in need, the 11th-annual Krambo’s motorcycle scavenger hunt is set for Saturday, June 20. Registration will take place from 8 a.m.-noon. Pre-registration is also available at Krambo’s, 4248 W. U.S. 40, Greencastle...
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Vesta Irene York
(Obituary ~ 06/11/20)
Vesta Irene York, 98, of formerly of Greencastle, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at Greenfield Health Care Center. Vesta was born in Greencastle on Dec. 14, 1921, the daughter of Willie and Martha Kendall. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School...
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Putnam Scanner for June 12, 2020
(Police Logs ~ 06/11/20)
Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 9:37 p.m. Hunter D. Burchett, 20, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for possession of marijuana. • At 7:47 p.m. Rita K. Aguilar, 73, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for check deception...
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Court News for June 12, 2020
(Court News ~ 06/11/20)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Jason R. Bishop, 25, Coatesville, Level 6 felony strangulation, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury, Class B misdemeanor interference with the reporting of a crime, Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief...
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Area 30 board discusses CARES Act funds
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
The Area 30 Career Center Interlocal Board of Directors addressed different items during its regular meeting held Tuesday morning. One of the agenda items was a focus on securing federal money to help offset expenses brought on by COVID-19. Director Lora Busch posed a question about how area school corporations are handling grant money that can be secured through the CARES Act. ...
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Heithaus publishes second collection of poems
(Local News ~ 06/11/20)
DePauw University English professor Joe Heithaus recently published a new collection of poems. “Library of My Hands,” published by Dos Madres Press, is Heithaus’s second collection. “Poison Sonnets” was published in 2012. His work also has been published in two books put out by “airpoets,” the name adopted by a group of poets whose work is etched in stained glass at the Indianapolis International Airport. (Heithaus’s “Indiana Flight” is on Concourse B.)...
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Ivy Tech Greencastle ASAP is here for you
(Column ~ 06/11/20)
Hello, Putnam County. Jake Widner here from Ivy Tech Greencastle’s ASAP (Accelerated Associate Degree) program just checking in to say that our thoughts and well-wishes are with all Putnam County high schoolers, recent graduates especially, their families and friends...
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Hoffa - 50th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 06/11/20)
They were just young kids when they married the summer of 1970. And now 50 years later, Terry and Linda (Sims) Hoffa are still in love like teenagers. Both lifetime Cloverdale residents, they made their house a home together, with three lovely daughters — Sheryl, Susan and Stephanie...
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NABC taking steps toward educating all players on race
(College Sports ~ 06/11/20)
Frank Martin remembers the day 22 years ago when he was stopped by a police officer in the middle of nowhere, when he was driving across the country from his home in Miami to help coach a youth basketball camp. “An officer walked up to my window and asked, ‘What’s a guy from your neck of the woods doing up here, like real sarcastically,” the South Carolina coach recalled. ...
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Enforcement of flag ban up next for NASCAR
(Professional Sports ~ 06/11/20)
NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and venues grabbed headlines and stars like actress Reese Witherspoon and New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara were quick to praise the stock car series for ridding itself of a symbol long associated with slavery and racism...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Edwards to resume running career with Pomeroys
(College Sports ~ 06/11/20)
Chelsie Edwards has taken a long road to running collegiately, but that journey finally reached its conclusion on Thursday. The 2019 Cloverdale graduate signed to compete in cross country and track for St. Mary-of-the-Woods, transferring from Indiana State after one semester...
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