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No shame, no blame and no names
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
The final words of Tuesday’s Safe Haven Baby Box blessing ceremony summed it up best. “This box offers no shame, no blame and no names,” program founder Monica Kelsey said. That was the idea when Kelsey, a firefighter and paramedic, founded the Safe Haven Baby Box in 2015. The focus is on providing a safe and judgment-free place for new parents to surrender an infant up to 30 days old...
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Greencastle brings the big bats in 13-6 win over Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/21)
The Greencastle Tiger Cubs baseball team, powered by four triples and a home run, held off the Cloverdale Clovers 13-6 in Western Indiana Conference action Monday night. Michael LeBlanc got the start for the Cubs and retired the Clovers 1-2-3 in the top of the first...
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Gardner, E. Johnson homer early as Cloverdale picks off Greencastle again 12-5
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/21)
The high school softball week started off with a county matchup between the Cloverdale Clovers and the Greencastle Tiger Cubs on Monday. The visiting Clovers exploded for 11 runs in the first three innings and held on for a 12-5 victory. Cloverdale pounded out 14 hits, including a pair of home runs, to improve its record to 6-8 overall and 3-3 in Western Indiana Conference play. The loss takes the Tiger Cubs to 2-13 and 0-5 in league action...
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North Putnam cranks out the hits against Fountain Central
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/21)
VEEDERSBURG – When the bats are working, they’re working hot for North Putnam as the team picked up its fifth win scoring 10-plus runs Friday at Fountain Central. Ashley Weir singled, moved around the bases and scored on a wild pitch for a 1-0 lead...
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North Putnam holds off late South Putnam rally for WIC baseball win
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/21)
BAINBRIDGE – The North Putnam Cougars overcame a sluggish start and a South Putnam late rally to defeat the Eagles 11-7 in a Western Indiana Conference and county baseball game on Saturday morning at North Putnam High School. Nic Hensley threw 6 2/3 innings of quality pitching and the opportunistic Cougars took advantage of some Eagle miscues to improve to 7-7 on the season and 2-3 in conference play. The loss dropped South Putnam to 3-10 and 1-4 in WIC play...
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Congressman Baird introduces DOE Biological Innovation Act
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fourth District Indiana Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has introduced the Biological Innovation Opportunities (BIO) Act to help advance biological and environmental research and further develop capabilities and infrastructure at the Department of Energy...
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Fugitive facing Putnam charges apprehended in Owen County
(Local News ~ 05/04/21)
SPENCER – Authorities Monday night arrested Andrew J. Bradley, 44, Bloomington, who faces upper-level felony warrants out of several counties, including Putnam. Utilizing numerous investigative strategies, troopers with the Indiana State Police and the Indiana State Police Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section, were investigating the whereabouts of Bradley, were able to determine the fugitive was at a rural farm on Smith Road in Owen County...
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