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Tornado warning canceled for Greencastle, Fillmore areas
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
A tornado warning issued earlier for east central Putnam County has been canceled as of 12:36 p.m. The original warning, issued 20 minutes earlier, indicated that the storm would pass through the Greencastle and Fillmore areas...
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Adam Cohen resigns from First Ward City Council seat
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
Greencastle City Councilman Adam Cohen, in the final year of his fourth term on the Council, has announced his resignation, effective Feb. 27. Citing health issues that have sidelined him since the November Council meeting, Cohen said he needs to focus on his recovery...
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Lausee makes Titan(ic) leap to play softball at IU South Bend
(High School Sports ~ 02/27/23)
Softball season is right around the corner and while practices haven’t officially begun, the buildup to the season is quickly getting into gear. Greencastle won a Putnam County Tournament title and reached the South Vermillion Sectional final with a strong group of juniors leading the charge a year ago...
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Cataract Falls named by magazine as state’s best waterfall
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
CLOVERDALE -- Cataract Falls has been selected at Indiana’s best waterfall by Travel & Leisure Magazine. In an article selecting the best waterfall in every state, the magazine notes “so often waterfalls are judged on their beauty or their brawn — the tallest, the most powerful, the most beautiful. All are valid superlatives. But what makes one the best? What about a waterfall makes you want to visit, to hike to its location, and stand in its spray?...
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Edna Bernice Emrick
(Obituary ~ 02/27/23)
Edna Bernice (Crawley) Emrick, 90, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, died on Jan. 16, 2023 in Land of Lakes, Fla. She was 90. Originally from the rolling hills of northern Owen and southern Putnam counties, Bernice was born on Jan. 9, 1933 to Clara (Galimore) Crawley and William Daniel Crawley...
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Lynnette C. Bryant
(Obituary ~ 02/27/23)
Lynnette C. Bryant, age 59, of Cataract, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. She was born in Danville on Nov. 29, 1963, to the late James and Barbara (Comadoll) Bryant. She is survived by her son, Dustin Bryant, and his wife Danielle; grandchildren Heath James Bryant, Maxwell Bryant, Quentin Bryant, Maya Bryant, Nevaeh Bales, Malia Bales and Eliza Bales; siblings Wendy Scheurich, Mary Gutierez and husband Charlie, Greg Bryant and Jamie Tingle; and also many nieces and nephews...
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Betty Naomi Mishler
(Obituary ~ 02/27/23)
Betty Naomi Mishler, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born March 28, 1939 in Newberry, the daughter of Clarence and Bessie Naomi (Fish) Rollins. She attended school in Switz City and Marco, graduating from Marco High School in 1957...
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William E. Kehrer
(Obituary ~ 02/27/23)
William E. Kehrer, of Winona Lake and formerly of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully in his residence surrounded by his family on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 at the age of 81. Known to most as Bill, he was born in Indianapolis on July 7, 1941, the son of Albert and Hazel Kehrer (Knauer)...
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10 Fold Projects Gallery presents ‘Teetering’
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
“Teetering: An Exhibition by Bobbi Meier,” will open with a reception in the artist’s honor on Saturday, March 4, from 5–7 p.m. at the 10 W. Washington St. gallery in downtown Greencastle. Meier, a Chicago-based visual artist, will travel to Indiana to attend the opening and offer an artist talk at 5:30 p.m. Both the exhibit and Saturday’s reception are free, and the public is welcome...
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How’s that for Recycling?
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
The West Central Solid Waste District van has a shiny new look thanks to the Auto Collision students at Area 30 Career Center. Rob Worman’s class sanded and repainted the van to provide a much needed facelift with new vinyl graphics, with the assistance of Area 30’s graphic design class.
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About scramble animal and quality assurance programs
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
One program that many may not be aware of is that 4-H’ers who want to experience an animal project in sheep, goats, swine or dairy steers may try out these projects by receiving a scramble (donated) animal for that particular species. This is typically a youth who is in grade 3, 4 or 5 who wants to try the particular species project...
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Compton Lecture to feature Mayer, Font-Guzmán
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
The Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) program at DePauw University will welcome scholar-activists Bernie Mayer and Jackie Font-Guzmán to DePauw University for this year’s Compton Lecture on Thursday, March 9. Mayer and Font-Guzmán will discuss their decades-long commitment to social justice education, activism and conflict resolution. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. The title of their talk is “Disrupting and Connecting for Social Change.”...
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Next grief support group meeting set Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
The next open grief support group will be held on Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church, in the Peace Chapel on the north side of the sanctuary. Persons may register online at www.dusk-to-dawn.org or call 765-267-1760...
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Sham Rock 5K set March 11
(Local News ~ 02/27/23)
The Sham Rock 5K, the run that helps raise funds for the annual Greencastle Music Fest, is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 11. Cost is $25 per person, with all proceeds going toward the 2023 concert. Participants are invited to wear St. Patrick’s Day-themed outfits, but registration will also include a Sham Rock 5K T-shirt and a finisher beer for anyone 21 and older...
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