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Local karate students in action at world championships
(Local News ~ 07/21/23)
July has been a pretty big month for Steve and Niki St. Pierre. The local karate instructors have several students competing at the USAMA (United States Association of Martial Artists) World Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Their school, All-American Karate Academy, celebrated 20 years in business. And earlier this month, while at another tournament in Pennsylvania, Steve celebrated his 69th birthday...
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Duke responds to storm damage with grants across region, $10,000 to Putnam County
(Local News ~ 07/21/23)
TERRE HAUTE — The June 29 storm that tore through west-central region of Indiana left many counties with trees down, homes damaged and power lost. And just as Duke Energy began to work on widespread power outages, another storm came, then another and another...
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City tax abatements good for 2,440 jobs, $111 million payroll
(Local News ~ 07/21/23)
The annual assessment of city industries’ tax abatement compliance was purely a positive experience for the Greencastle City Council this year. Coming on the heels of denying abatement compliance resolutions the past two years for IAC (International Automotive Components), the action at the July Council session was smooth sailing. IAC closed its doors in 2021 and its old building on Fillmore Road is now being occupied by additional Crown Equipment Corp. operations...
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Library Board approves project reimbursement
(Local News ~ 07/21/23)
Knowing that needed repairs to its roof alone will significantly affect its finances, the Putnam County Public Library’s board of trustees set up a “Plan C” on Wednesday. The board passed a declaration providing that the library’s rainy day fund can be reimbursed up to $500,000 related to other potential needs which may be found in the longer term...
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Adam Hull hired as Cloverdale town marshal
(Local News ~ 07/21/23)
With experience in law enforcement for 19 years — four of them as Cloverdale deputy marshal — Adam Hull has been promoted to take the Cloverdale town marshal position, which opened up last month after Steve Hibler’s retirement. The town council hired Hull at a special meeting on July 20, and he is clocking in for the first time on Monday, July 24...
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Elijah Hales named Phil Eskew Award recipient
(College Sports ~ 07/21/23)
Elijah Hales (Cromwell, Ind./Westview), a 2023 DePauw graduate and member of the Tigers’ men’s basketball squad has been selected as the 2023 Phil Eskew Award recipient as DePauw’s top senior male student-athlete. Hales is also DePauw’s nominee for the North Coast Athletic Conference’s Don Hunsinger Award...
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Seelye Stoffregen named Amy Hasbrook Award recipient
(College Sports ~ 07/21/23)
Seelye Stoffregen, a member of the women’s track and field team and May 2023 graduate has been selected as the 2023 Amy Hasbrook Award recipient which recognizes the top senior student-athlete competing on a DePauw women’s team. Stoffregen is also DePauw’s nominee for the North Coast Athletic Conference’s Pam Smith Award and the NCAA Woman of the Year Award...
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Clover football gets boost from inaugural Tee Off Tourney scramble
(High School Sports ~ 07/21/23)
CLOVERDALE – When success has been fleeting, it’s not always easy to tell what kind of support a program has. It wasn’t hard for Cloverdale’s football program and head coach Tyler Lotz to know that the Clover community is still standing by their side at the Tee Off Tourney golf scramble over the weekend...
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Greencastle, North Putnam soccer use summer sessions to help maintain top spots in WIC standings
(High School Sports ~ 07/21/23)
While only Greencastle and North Putnam field soccer teams in Putnam County, three of the four squads took up three of the top four spots in the WIC during the 2022 campaigns. Keeping that trend going is at the forefront of all the teams, whether it’s maintain the top spot in both the boys and girls standings, which Greencastle managed to do last year, or whether North Putnam can find a way to take the title off the Tiger Cubs, a goal the Cougar boys will be looking to achieve this year...
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Court News for July 21, 2023
(Court News ~ 07/21/23)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Tristan C. Martin, 27, Poland, Level 4 felony sexual misconduct with a minor Evron Sanders, 31, Putnamville Correctional Facility, Level 5 felony conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance with an inmate, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine...
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Putnam Scanner for July 21, 2023
(Police Logs ~ 07/21/23)
Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently Wednesday • At 1:45 p.m. Cody R. Shockley, 29, Jamestown, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 1:35 p.m. William J. Voorhees, 24, Coatesville, was taken into custody for failure to appear...
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David Alan Miller
(Obituary ~ 07/21/23)
David Alan Miller, 57, of Roachdale, passed away July 16, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. David was born June 4, 1966, in Greencastle. He was the oldest son of James Edward Miller and Sharon Sue (Bell) Miller. David worked doing flooring and for his father’s garage as a mechanic for a big part of his life, and the other part he spent working side by side with his uncle Stan and brother Brian...
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Gail Ann Pride
(Obituary ~ 07/21/23)
In loving memory of Gail Ann Pride, born on Jan. 14, 1942, and peacefully passed away on July 19, 2023, at the age of 81. Gail is survived by her children, Christopher Pride (Tricia) and Karen Bollman (Dan); along with her cherished grandchildren, Nicholas (Kenzie), Andrew (Shelby), Michael (Ashley), Bailey (Juan) and Connor (Becca); and great-grandchildren Bailee Jo, Madison, Ember, Rhettlee, Asher, Ruby, Raelynn and Mason. ...
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