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Local Memorial Day services set Monday
(Local News ~ 05/24/22)
Memorial Day services are scheduled for Monday, May 30 in cemeteries across the county. In Greencastle, the Veterans Section in the southwest corner of Forest Hill Cemetery will be the scene of the traditional Memorial Day observance at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by an Honor Guard composed of Greencastle VFW Post 1550 and Greencastle American Legion Post 58 members...
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Playhouse to host open house Sunday
(Local News ~ 05/24/22)
The 61st season of Putnam County Playhouse will begin with an open house on Sunday, May 29 from 1-3 p.m. at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre in Greencastle. The public is invited. The event will include rehearsals of numbers from the season opener, the musical “Oliver!” Light refreshments will be served...
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Good Year?
(Local News ~ 05/24/22)
They say it's always a great day to be a Tiger Cub, but was it a good year? That was the unspoken message Tuesday afternoon as the Goodyear Blimp flew over just as Greencastle High School and Greencastle Middle School students were released for the final time in the 2021-22 school year...
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Cougars trampled by Wildcats
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/22)
CLINTON – Tuesday night was the night North Putnam’s softball team had long been waiting for. It was the chance for the Cougars to exact revenge on South Vermillion for last season’s sectional final, a chance to eliminate the four-time defending champions and secure a spot in the IHSAA Softball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 final...
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Hunter grand slam sends Greencastle to sectional final over South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/22)
CLINTON – The saying about ending ‘with a bang’ can be taken in many different contexts but usually indicates a highly successful venture. Tuesday’s IHSAA Softball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 semifinal between Greencastle and South Putnam ended with a both a metaphorical and literal bang as Emma Hunter’s walk off grand slam crashed off a metal barn behind the left field fence, a resounding hit with a resounding sound as the Tiger Cubs won 14-10 over the Eagles...
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Rodney Cline set to retire from law enforcement Thursday
(Local News ~ 05/24/22)
Having spent more than 30 years in some form of law enforcement, longtime local officer Rodney Cline will call it a career on Thursday, May 26, when he completes his last shift as a Putnam County animal control officer. Cline began his career with the Greencastle Police Department at age 20 in 1977. He served as an officer before being promoted to detective...
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Eileen LaFawn Yater
(Obituary ~ 05/24/22)
Eileen LaFawn Yater, 90, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022. She was born Jan. 17, 1932 in Pence, Ind., the daughter of Jacob and Effie (Fisher) Fox. She was a graduate of Marshall High School. Eileen worked several years as an office assistant with Jedele Enterprises. She had previously worked at Harmless Laundries and P.R. Mallory’s...
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Rules of thumb for managing pastures
(Local News ~ 05/24/22)
Livestock producers have the continual task of evaluating their pastures to ensure they have adequate plant stands for their animals to graze. When evaluating, you need to take an inventory of the plants and evaluate their growth. When taking the inventory, take note of the different types of forages in the field, the amount of each forage present, and types and amount of weeds present. There are two rules of thumb to follow when assessing your pasture stand. They are:...
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James Edward Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/24/22)
James Edward Miller passed away peacefully at Springhill Nursing home in Terre Haute on May 10, 2022. He was born on Sept. 3, 1938 in Tower Hill, Ill., to the late Fred Miller and Mary Emma Ethridge. He married Sharon Sue Bell from Roachdale on Sept. 7 1963...
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