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Man accused of entering sorority armed with rifle
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
A Greencastle man was arrested Saturday morning after entering a DePauw University sorority armed with a rifle. Kent J. Jackson, 45, was later arrested and charged with Level 6 residential entry and Class A misdemeanor unlawful possession of a handgun...
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City Council actions help restore a bit of normalcy
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
From the looks of the City Council’s May agenda action, things are finally getting back to normal around Greencastle. On the heels of last week’s announcement that the Putnam County Fair Parade will go on as scheduled Sunday, July 18, the City Council took action on several street closing requests, all but indicating the return to normalcy for First Friday, Second Saturday and the Farmers’ Market among other events...
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Driver identified in fatal crash on SR 75
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
COATESVILLE -- The driver killed in a Thursday afternoon crash on State Road 75 has been identified. Alyssa Couch, 27, Coatesville, was killed when her Toyota Corolla collided with a tri-axle dump truck. The infant who was transported from the crash was last listed in stable condition as of Friday...
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Fire contained Thursday at Midwest Calcium Carbonates
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
CLOVERDALE — No one was injured following a fire at Midwest Calcium Carbonates that called out area fire departments Thursday evening. At about 9:30 p.m., the Cloverdale Township, Jefferson Township, Reelsville, Cataract and Poland volunteer fire departments, as well as the Greencastle Fire Department, were toned out to the quarry for a commercial box alarm...
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Area 30 Board passes ADM budget model
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
Culminating extended discussion about keeping Area 30 Career Center financially sustainable in the long term, budget contributions from its sending schools will now be based on average daily membership (ADM). However, action by the Area 30 Interlocal Board of Directors Monday morning to switch from a budget model based on enrollment was not unanimous. This is because the new ADM model puts some ahead and others behind...
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Jerry Lee Hooper
(Obituary ~ 05/17/21)
Jerry Lee Hooper, of West Terre Haute, passed away May 13, 2021. He was born on Feb. 27, 1943 in West Terre Haute to Mae (Kluesner) Hooper and H. Irvin Hooper. On Feb. 14, 1964 he married Jonnie (Smith) Hooper. A 1961 graduate of West Vigo High School, he was a master electrician with IBEW Local 725 until his retirement in 2004. Jerry taught apprentice electricians for 28 years in the IBEW/NECA training program with IBEW local 725...
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DePauw residence hall name, scholarship program to honor Vernon Jordan
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
A residence hall that opened last fall for first-year students is being named for 19576 DePauw University alumnus and civil rights leader Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the university has announced. The DePauw Board of Trustees voted to name the hall to honor Jordan, who died March 1 at age 85. ...
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DePauw’s Roy O. West Library renovation to break ground in June
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
The $30 million renovation of DePauw University’s Roy O. West Library, which was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume in June, the result of a decision Friday by two Board of Trustees committees. The Executive Committee and the Finance and Business Affairs Committee unanimously endorsed proceeding with the project, which will transform the library into a hub for multi-media, group collaboration, research, social interaction, advanced technology resources and individual study...
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Renowned chemist Julian appointed posthumously to DePauw faculty
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
Percy L. Julian, the 1920 DePauw University valedictorian and a renowned chemist who was denied a faculty appointment at his alma mater, has been posthumously appointed to DePauw’s chemistry faculty by the university’s Board of Trustees. Although honored by Greencastle with a street named in his honor, Percy L. ...
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Westbound I-70 to be reduced to single lane for clean-up tonight
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
CLOVERDALE -- Interstate 70 at the 46-mile marker westbound (five miles east of the Cloverdale exit) will be reduced to one lane this evening starting at 7 p.m. for clean-up of a semi accident that occurred Monday morning.
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Daniel Seaman and Friends in virtual concert Wednesday night
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
The Greencastle Summer Music Festival, which will resume in-person concerts on Wednesday, June 2 at Gobin Church, presents a special additional “Virtual Music Festival” program Wednesday with a live watch party on Zoom (http://gvmf.live) at 7:30 p.m...
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Click-It-or-Ticket campaign reminds motorists to buckle up
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
PUTNAMVILLE — On any given day, more than 90 percent of motorists can be found wearing their seat belts. Unfortunately, the small percentage of people who choose not to buckle up make up a disproportionate amount of the fatalities that occur every year on Indiana roads...
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Summer Enrichment Program takes flight
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
For more than three decades, the Summer Enrichment Program in Putnam County, a United Way agency, has provided a safe haven and a vital safety net for children. The program will once again provide five weeks of enrichment activities for elementary-age school children in Putnam County with identified risk factors...
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Foundation can help you leave a legacy
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
Do you ever wonder how you will be remembered? Will it be by the way you lived your life or by the way you left this earth? What is the one story you want people to remember about you? Take some time to think and make certain it is a meaningful story, especially if it is going to be told for generations to come...
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Putnam Scanner for May 18, 2021
(Police Logs ~ 05/17/21)
Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 7:19 a.m. Fernando E. Degante-Toledo, 24, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license. Friday • At 12:23 p.m. Kathy A. Cassady, 55, Greencastle, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia...
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State Road 59 closed south of Mansfield
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
MANSFIELD -- The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced State Road 59 was closed Monday, May 17 south of Mansfield, just north of Parke CR 900 South, to replace a failed pipe structure. The closure is scheduled to last for three weeks, reopening, Monday, June 7...
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GMS students compete in stock market simulator competition
(Local News ~ 05/17/21)
Brittany Labhart’s eighth- and ninth-period Greencastle Middle School business classes have been participating in the Indiana Council for Economic Education’s $mart Indiana stock market simulator activity during the past 10 weeks. This program was an excellent example of a 4-H activity in school enrichment to build life skills in youth...
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