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Rodgers honored as district high school principal of the year
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
Chad Rodgers knew before Friday afternoon he had been named the Indiana Association of School Principal of the Year for District 8. What Rodgers didn’t know was that there was a plot to honor him during Friday’s Greencastle High School honors and awards ceremony...
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Masons fish fry to coincide with June First Friday
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
When the Greencastle Masonic Lodge planned the return of its traditional summer slot, no one had First Friday in mind. However, the members of Temple Lodge No. 47 F&AM aren’t complaining that their upcoming event falls on the same day as the return of the tradition that generally attracts hundreds of people to downtown Greencastle...
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City pool won’t open for season until Monday
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
The Greencastle Aquatic Center will not open as scheduled on Saturday, May 29. Instead, it will open on Monday, May 31. At a special Park Board meeting Thursday night, Park Director Rod Weinschenk explained that he has 17 lifeguards hired for the season, and 13 of them would be unavailable Saturday or Sunday due to high school and college graduation ceremonies and family celebrations...
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Meet at the Market
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
Visitors to the first Greencastle Farmers Market of the season found a variety of vendors offering their wares on the north and east sides of the Putnam County Courthouse...
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City drafts plan for American Rescue Act dollars
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
How to allocate the use of an estimated $2.14 million from the American Rescue Plan Act over the next four years was the main issue before city officials at a special meeting Tuesday night. Use it for infrastructure improvements to areas like Toddson Drive and J-Mar Drive on the city’s northeast side that lack sanitary sewers?...
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Van Rensselaer, Him&Her to kick off ParkFest season
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
The first concert of the 2021 season will feature the return of a ParkFest staple to the Robe-Ann Park Bandshell stage after a Covid-induced absence last year. Local musician Mike Van Rensselaer will open the 6:30 p.m. show Tuesday, June 1, followed by fellow local favorites Him&Her...
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SBOA report alleges misconduct by Galloways
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
CLOVERDALE — A report by the Indiana State Board of Accounts (SBOA) has alleged overcompensation and mismanagement by former Cloverdale Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway and her husband Wayne, Cloverdale’s former town manager and building inspector. Stating that it covers activity in the period between January 2019 and March 2020, the report outlines its allegations in terms of misconduct with management of payrolls and salary expectations...
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Missed chances see Greencastle knocked out by Danvillle
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/21)
INDIANAPOLIS – Chances didn’t come often for Greencastle Wednesday night in the opening game of IHSAA Baseball Class 3A Sectional No. 26 against Danville. The Tiger Cubs managed to scratch out runs in the first, third and fifth but could not keep the Warriors pinned down and saw their season come to an end in a 4-3 loss...
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DePauw presents Messages of Hope interactive art display at Nature Park
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
Visual representations of life after the pandemic will be on display at the DePauw University Nature Park from now through Sept. 30 Messages of Hope is a community participatory project coordinated by the Museum Studies students at DePauw University...
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Parke Heritage offense too much for South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/21)
NEW MARKET — In game one of the 2A Southmont sectional baseball tournament, the South Putnam Eagles fell short to the Parke Heritage Wolves 11-5. The Eagles were quiet in the early going. Mitchell Crum led off the game with a single, but did not advance as Wolves starting pitcher Connor Davis retired the next three batters...
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Dawson Lane Beck
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
Dawson Lane Beck, 22, of Waveland, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021. He was born on March 25, 1999 to Chad D. Beck and Angela M. (English) Gentry. Dawson attended Southmont High School, and then graduated from Southeast High School in Yoder, Wyo. He worked in construction in several capacities, from roofing, to fence building, and even road construction...
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June 2 open house set at historic Mansfield Mill
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
MANSFIELD -- The DNR Division of State Parks and the staff at Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon State Recreation Area) will host an open house at the Historic Mansfield Roller Mill on Wednesday, June 2. The 5-7 p.m. event will include offer tours and provide information regarding the removal of the deteriorating cypress water wheel next to the mill...
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Geraldine Christine Goss
(Obituary ~ 05/27/21)
Geraldine Christine (Wood) Goss, 92, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Arrangements are pending at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.
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Playhouse returning with 10 performances of ‘Hunchback’ musical
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
Live theater is coming back to the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. The Putnam County Playhouse will open its 60th season with a production of Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” The musical will play 10 performances June 1-5 and June 8-12. Tickets for the show will go on sale when the box office opens at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 31...
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Court News for May 28, 2021
(Court News ~ 05/27/21)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Sandra L. Huber, 24, Cloverdale, two counts of Level 6 felony neglect of a dependent Michael D. Bastin, 49, Roachdale, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Level 6 felony driving with an ACE of .15 or more with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving with an ACE of .15 or more, Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of a crash...
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Without quorum, no action by PCPL board Wednesday
(Local News ~ 05/27/21)
With no quorum, the Putnam County Public Library’s board of trustees was unable to approve any action items at its first in-person meeting in at least a year. However, Board President Kayla Flegal, Vice President Tona Gardner and Secretary Shannon Green heard a report from Library Director Matt McClelland on various topics...
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Putnam Scanner for May 28, 2021
(Police Logs ~ 05/27/21)
Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 3:45 a.m. Bonnie J. Coss, 49, Rosedale, was booked in for driving with a suspended license. Wednesday • At 10:45 p.m. Craig S. Wilber, 45, Camby, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license...
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