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County at crossroads on health insurance matters
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Facing another increase to health insurance premiums and a less-than-rosy financial situation overall, Putnam County officials have some hard decisions to make in the coming weeks. With the plan year set to expire at the end of July, the county has received word from Anthem that the monthly rate is set to increase by about 4.9 percent, an estimated $10,365 more a month than the $207,000 the county currently pays monthly...
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PCCF honors Zerkel with Spirit of Philanthropy
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
It takes a lot to pull the wool over the eyes of a high school principal. At least we’d like to believe it does. Perhaps, then, in the eight years since Alan Zerkel retired as North Putnam High School principal, those skills have slipped a bit, as he had no idea he was going to be honored with the Putnam County Community Foundation Spirit of Philanthropy Tuesday at the PCCF annual business meeting and luncheon...
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‘Power of endowment’ stems from taking the long view
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Those who have spent much time in an Indiana community might now know it, but the prevalence of community foundations in the Hoosier State is not the norm. Speaking during the Putnam County Community Foundation annual business meeting and luncheon Tuesday, Mason Investments Managing Director James Ross spoke briefly about the ubiquity of community foundations in Indiana...
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Brazil Concert Band celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilee Sunday
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
BRAZIL — The Brazil Concert Band will honor the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, June 26 at 8 p.m. in Forest Park, rain or shine. The band and director Matthew Huber will offer traditional music from the United Kingdom in recognition of the queen’s 70 years on the throne, the longest reign of any monarch in British history...
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United Way of Central Indiana names Fred Payne as president and CEO
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
INDIANAPOLIS – United Way of Central Indiana announced Wednesday that Fred Payne will serve as its next president and CEO. Payne currently serves as commissioner of Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development, a role to which he was appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb in December 2017...
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Mary Kathleen Keeney Davis
(Obituary ~ 06/22/22)
Mary Kathleen Davis, 86, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 at Asbury Towers, Greencastle. She was born on July 26, 1935 in Pulaski County, Somerset, Ky. She was the daughter of Ernest J. and Frances E (Wallace) Keeney. Survivors include her sister, Ruth McGaughey of Morton, and several nieces and nephews...
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Truck/tractor pulls scheduled this weekend at Fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 06/22/22)
Having been canceled last month due to rain, the inaugural Putnam County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association Truck/Tractor Pulls are set for this Saturday, June 25. The event will take place at the Putnam County Fairgrounds pull strip beginning at 3 p.m...
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