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Roachdale Elementary to be closed through Nov. 15
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
ROACHDALE — Due to an increase in quarantining students and staff, Roachdale Elementary School will be closed Friday through Monday, Nov. 15. North Putnam Superintendent Nicole Allee announced the closure Thursday afternoon, noting that administration had been notified of a high number of positive COVID cases...
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City hires construction management firm for community center project
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
With the signing of a contract for a construction management firm on the community center project, the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission has hopefully opened the floodgates on the long-awaited project. At its recent meeting, the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission inked a contract with Tonn and Blank Construction -- with headquarters in Michigan City and an office in Indianapolis -- to manage all the construction and monitor contracts on the project...
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Brazil woman charged in recent road rage incident
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
A Brazil woman has been formally charged on counts of battery and encouraging violent behavior following a recent road rage incident on Manhattan Road. According to a report filed by Cpl. Scott Ducker, law enforcement received a call the evening of Friday, Oct. 22 for a two-vehicle accident at the intersection with County Road 550 South. It was advised that the individuals involved had been fighting...
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Limedale roads to become two dead ends
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
Treated as a single U-shaped road by motorists for more than 80 years, two short roads east of Manhattan Road in Greencastle Township will now be a pair of dead ends. A zoning issue being considered by the City of Greencastle recently revealed that County Road 280 South wasn’t officially a road according to county plat books...
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Some strange things going on at BZA meeting
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
They might as well have thrown a tent over City Hall and turned the November Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting into a three-ring circus Tuesday night. Consider this: Bret Hurley brought his dog. Rick Parrish brought his lawyer. And Aspire Building Group brought out a whole neighborhood to hear about its plans for 27 single-family and 20 two-family dwellings on 22 acres on Greencastle’s northeast side...
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FOP seeking donations to fund annual Santa Drop
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
It’s that time again, and Christmas is just around the corner. The Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is gearing up for its 25th annual “FOP Santa Drop” to help Children in Putnam County have a merry Christmas. “This program has been successful because people like you and the Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police would like your help again this year,” Greencastle City Police Assistant Chief Brian Hopkins said...
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Marvin Jay Ramsay
(Obituary ~ 11/04/21)
Marvin Jay Ramsay, of Crawfordsville, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 at IU Health University Hospital. He was born June 1, 1940 in Putnam County to the late Everett Ray “Joe” Ramsay and Effie Lavern “Sue” Sutherlin Ramsay. Marvin graduated from Russellville High School in 1958. In 1963 he graduated from Purdue in ag economics...
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Deer firearms season opens Nov. 13 in Indiana
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
Deer firearms season opens Nov. 13 and runs through Nov. 28 in Indiana. The deer firearms license allows a hunter to take one buck. Hunters can harvest an antlerless deer with a firearm during this season if they possess a deer bundle license, bonus antlerless license, deer reduction zone license (in a deer reduction zone), resident youth consolidated hunting and trapping license, or comprehensive lifetime hunting license...
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New Life Baptist to host Operation Christmas Child
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
Between Nov. 15 and 22, New Life Baptist Church, Greencastle, will be among more than 4,000 locations open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, offering a curbside option...
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Hospice and Palliative Care Month
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
Acknowledging the importance of end-of-life care for patients and families, Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory signs a proclamation recognizing November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
South Putnam High School presents Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. The house opens 30 minutes prior to curtain...
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Court News for Nov. 5, 2021
(Court News ~ 11/04/21)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Polo Huereca-Rivera, 40, Oklahoma City, Level 2 felony dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance with weight at least 28 grams, Level 3 felony possession of a narcotic drug Billy T. Long, 57, Greencastle, Level 6 felony domestic battery with a prior conviction...
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Country store, smorgasbord Saturday at Russellville Community Church
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
RUSSELLVILLE — Russellville Community Church’s annual country store and smorgasbord will be held Saturday, Nov. 6. The country store will open at 4 p.m. with a variety of homemade baked goods and crafts. The smorgasbord will start at 5 p.m. and have various foods, including ham loaf, turkey, chicken and noodles, dressing, salads and desserts...
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Putnam Scanner for Nov. 5, 2021
(Police Logs ~ 11/04/21)
Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 4:11 p.m. Brittany A. Hostetler, 30, Poland, was housed at the jail for possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a syringe, disorderly conduct and public intoxication...
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Building destroyed in U.S. 40 structure fire
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
Firefighters from multiple departments in two counties were on the scene of a large structure fire for several hours Thursday evening in Jefferson Township. A large post building caught fire at John Collier Logging on U.S. 40 just west of the State Road 75 junction...
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Cloverdale High School hosting Veterans Day program
(Local News ~ 11/04/21)
CLOVERDALE — Cloverdale High School will hold its Veterans Day program in the gymnasium on Thursday, Nov. 11 beginning at 9 a.m. All veterans and active-duty service members, as well as the community, are invited. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. Cloverdale High School’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter will also provide a free breakfast for veterans from 7:15-8 a.m. in the FACS kitchen area. Visitors are asked to enter through the front doors...
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