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United Way awards $171,384 in COVID relief for Putnam County
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) has announced it awarded $171,384 in COVID-19 relief to human service organizations focusing their efforts on housing and food insecurity in Putnam County. These grants were made possible through the generosity of individual and corporate donors, as well as a grant from a sponsored project of Indiana United Ways, with funding provided by Lilly Endowment Inc...
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Hoo-hoo-hoo’s the Grandest?
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
For a nice display of the talents of local youths — not to mention a break from the heat — the 4-H Exhibit Hall is the place to visit from now through Friday. From Kipslynn Tincher’s owl-shaped latch hook rug...
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City sets sidewalk projects for 2021
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
Sidewalk superintendents will have plenty of construction work to ogle when the 2021 city sidewalk program begins in late summer or early fall. At its recent July meeting, the Greencastle Board of Works and Safety authorized Department of Public Works (DPW) Superintendent Brad Phillips to go out for bids on 2,279 lineal feet of new sidewalk...
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Volunteer fire crews practice water operations Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
BAINBRIDGE — Firefighters obviously need water to put out a blaze. There are different factors, though, which play into how it gets to and is able to be utilized in the first place. Volunteer crews from the Clinton Township, Floyd Township, Roachdale, Russellville and Bellmore fire departments went over the essentials of establishing and maintaining a water supply with the Bainbridge Volunteer Fire Department Saturday morning...
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North Putnam claims top spot among Putnam County cheerleading squads
(High School Sports ~ 07/26/21)
After the event was lost due to COVID restrictions last year, the Putnam County Cheerleading Competition returned Saturday night with five schools taking to the mats and a boisterous crowd in attendance. As has become the norm the past few years as much as the event itself, the competition was moved indoors from the Putnam County Fairgrounds to Greencastle High School following a bout of heavy rain that passed through the area...
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Bonnie Jo Darling Allen
(Obituary ~ 07/26/21)
Bonnie Jo Darling Allen passed away on Jan. 27, 2021. She was born March 11, 1939, in Elkhart. She attended DePauw University from 1957-61. She was an accomplished musician, and very much enjoyed playing the viola. While at DePauw she was an active member of the Alpha Chi sorority. While a student at DePauw she was chosen to be the Old Gold Day queen in 1960...
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George Michael ‘Mike’ Harrigan
(Obituary ~ 07/26/21)
George Michael “Mike” Harrigan, 81, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021, at Hendricks Regional Hospital in Danville. Mike was born in Cincinnati on Nov. 27, 1939, the son of George Joseph and Mildred (Espel) Harrigan. He was a graduate of Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati...
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Diana Sue Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/26/21)
Diana Sue (Weaver) Baker, 82, of Cloverdale, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021. She was a resident of Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. Diana was born on Aug. 21, 1938 in Martinsville, to the late Ralph and Jennie (Burpo) Weaver. Diana drove a school bus for several years for Cloverdale School Corporation and also worked in the kitchen at the Greencastle School Corporation...
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Kyle Grubb
(Obituary ~ 07/26/21)
Kyle Grubb, 70, Longmont, Colo., died on Monday, July 19, 2021. Kyle was born on Oct. 10, 1950 in Greencastle to the farm family of Marion and Mary Grubb. He graduated from Fillmore High School in Fillmore and went on to pursue an education in computer programming at Lear Sigler Institute in Indianapolis...
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Jaike Patrick Matthews
(Obituary ~ 07/26/21)
Jaike Patrick Matthews, 25, Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021. He was born Aug. 20, 1995 at Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle to Jason Siddons and Christina Matthews. Jaike graduated from Northview High School in 2013. He graduated from Ball State University in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He was pursuing an MBA...
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Court News for July 27, 2021
(Court News ~ 07/26/21)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Joshua A. Keers, 29, Fillmore, Level 6 felony domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old Linda R. Chiles, 60, Cloverdale, Level 6 felony counterfeiting Bren A. Donaldson, 31, Fillmore, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction...
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Putnam Scanner for July 27, 2021
(Police Logs ~ 07/26/21)
Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 5:12 a.m. Rosario R. Vela Jr., 42, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail on a warrant for nonsupport of a dependent. Sunday • At 6:54 p.m. Dustin M. Tippin, 45, Greencastle, was booked in on a warrant...
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Workforce Development, Ivy Tech team with AWS to provide tech skills training to 5,000 Hoosiers
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and Ivy Tech Community College, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), have announced a statewide initiative to allow access to cloud computing education courses and certifications for learners in high schools and community colleges across the state...
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FNB Donation
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
Gary Neese, on behalf of First National Bank, makes a donation in the amount of $7,100 to purchase the Nova Biomedical StatStrip Glucometer system, which will include seven glucose meters and six docking stations. Director of Nursing Joni Perkins was excited to receive the donation...
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DNR completes stocking of striped and hybrid striped bass
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
DNR recently completed its annual stocking of striped bass and hybrid striped bass across several lakes in Indiana, including more than 40,000 striped bass fingerlings at Harden Lake in Raccoon State Recreation Area. DNR staff stocked more than 125,000 two-inch striped bass fingerlings in four southern Indiana public lakes and more than 134,000 two-inch hybrid striped bass fingerlings in nine lakes throughout the state. The stockings met or exceeded DNR’s 2021 stocking goals for the two species...
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Next Non-Food Pantry distribution set for July 31
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
The Putnam County Non-Food Pantry will be distributing non-food items from noon. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 520 E. Seminary St., Greencastle. This will be a drive-through distribution of products only. Because of safety concerns, only pre-packaged bags will be distributed. Organizers will try to select items which have been popular in the past, but have been unable to purchase some cleaning products because of supply issues...
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Reelsville, Fillmore teens facing charges in Clay County home invasion
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
BRAZIL -- The four teenagers involved in an alleged March 2020 home invasion are working their way through the Clay County court system. On March 27, 2020, Preston R. Hasler, 19 at the time, and Blake Braun, 18, both from Indianapolis, Weston Havey, 18, of Reelsville and Sierra M. Dewees, 18, of Fillmore were arrested for attempting to force their way into an unidentified Clay County residence while armed...
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‘Infectiously joyful’ Brazilian music presented Wednesday night
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
Need a break from the heat? The fair will still be there after an hour or so of music Wednesday evening as the Greencastle Summer Music Festival takes us from last week’s visit to Vienna (Beethoven) and Paris (Chopin) to an evening in Rio de Janiero, with Brazilian “choro” music performed by the trio Toco Rio...
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Mission impossible or possible: Can you eat healthy at the fair?
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
The fair comes around each year, and for many of us who are trying to make healthier food choices, lose weight or maintain fitness, eating at the fair presents us with a special challenge. Fortunately, we do have plenty of healthy (and tasty) food choices at the fair. This makes our mission of maintaining healthy habits possible, if we choose to accept it...
- Top spots at Mary Allison Children’s Golf Outing (Community Sports ~ 07/26/21)
- Pulling the load again (Community Sports ~ 07/26/21)
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Evelyn E. Rubeck
(Obituary ~ 07/26/21)
Evelyn E. Rubeck, 76, of Poland, went to be with the Lord July 7, 2021. She was born May 3, 1945 to the late Edward and Gertrude (Schopmeyer) Routt. Evelyn married Ronald Rubeck on June 8, 1961, and he survives. Evelyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Evelyn was a homemaker, enjoyed taking care of her flowers, gardening, going to auctions and flea markets and camping with the camping group...
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Stewarding funds to sustain the future
(Local News ~ 07/26/21)
What does it take to be a good steward? In my opinion, good stewardship is being committed to serving others while preserving their wishes and ideas. Stewardship is conducting, supervising or managing something of interest. Becoming a good steward is answering the call to action selflessly, no matter where you find yourself...
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