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Green Light Art Festival to partner with First Friday, farmers’ market
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
The fifth-annual Green Light Art Festival will join forces this year with Greencastle First Friday on Sept. 1 and the Greencastle Farmers’ Market on Sept. 2, all of it taking place on the Putnam County Courthouse Square in downtown Greencastle. Green Light Art Festival is hosted by the Putnam County Comprehensive Services art program, Green Light Studios. ...
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Robinson to kick off busy Labor Day weekend downtown
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
Fresh off the momentum of Greencastle Music Fest this past weekend, a busy Labor Day weekend should bring folks back to downtown Greencastle on Friday and Saturday. The September First Friday event on Friday, Sept. 1 will feature local bluesman Tad Robinson and his band with their soul-blues beginning at 7 p.m. on the Courthouse Stage...
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Phone scammers portraying as the Indiana State Police
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
The Indiana State Police Putnamville Post has received several concerns from citizens reporting an apparent phone scam. The post receives numerous reports of phone scams each year, but this particular scam involves using the Putnamville State Police phone number and officers’ names...
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City announces update to paving for Locust Street
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
Paving crews are scheduled to pave Locust Street in Greencastle starting Wednesday, Aug. 30 through Friday, Sept. 1. Estimated completion date for the project is Friday, Sept. 15 In preparation for the paving work, all access ramps to driveways and cross streets will be removed by Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 29. Vehicle access to the area will be very limited. Residents are asked to find alternate parking locations, if needed...
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Bicentennial mural installation has begun
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
The Putnam County Mural Project has begun the installation of its eighth mural located on the Dick’s Barber Shop building in downtown Greencastle. The mural is in partnership with the City of Greencastle and will be a celebration of the City’s bicentennial year...
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Farm to Fork Dinner set Sept. 16
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam and South Putnam high schools are hosting the fifth-annual Farm to Fork Dinner. The drive-through dinner will be held on, Saturday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Reservations are required and may be purchased at Myers’ Market, Bainbridge Dari-ette or any First National Bank Branch. Those interested may also also make a reservation or become a sponsor at, www.northputnamdollarsforscholars.org, click on the donate now tab...
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Greencastle man among seven arrested in Clay County drug sweep
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
BRAZIL — A Greencastle man was among seven people arrested Tuesday morning following a standoff with the Clay County Sheriff’s Department. Matthew Eversole, 41, Greencastle, was booked in the Clay County Jail on charges of Level 4 felony dealing in methamphetamine and Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine...
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Clovers felled in five sets by Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/23)
CLOVERDALE – The Cloverdale Clover volleyball team came close but could not quite get over the hump for its first win of the season on Tuesday night on Al Tucker Court. The Clovers lost a tough match to the Bloomfield Cardinals in five sets, 25-18, 13-25, 25-22, 14-25, 7-15. The loss dropped the Clovers to 0-8, while the Cardinals improved to 2-7 on the season...
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Tiger Cubs move over .500 with win over WIldcats
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/23)
The Greencastle Tiger Cubs volleyball team powered through to win in straight sets 25-13,25-23, 25-17 over the visiting South Vermillion Wildcats Tuesday night in non-conference volleyball action. The Cubs started slow to begin the match as they had some early trouble with the Wildcat service game and fell behind early 6-3...
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Cougars swept away by Trojans
(High School Sports ~ 08/29/23)
BAINBRIDGE – Running on a six-match win streak, North Putnam took on a new addition to the schedule in Covington, the dominant force of the Wabash River Conference. The Trojans quickly showed why they had won nine of the last 10 conference titles to the west with a 25-21, 25-16, 25-13 sweep of the Cougars Tuesday night...
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Putnam Scanner for Aug. 29, 2023
(Police Logs ~ 08/29/23)
Sixteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 2:59 a.m. Ian L. Kindred, 47, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 2:56 a.m. Samantha M. Mayhew, 30, Poland, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
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Update on annual land rent survey
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
Throughout the year, many individuals ask what the “going rate” is for farmland rental prices. That is a difficult question to answer. The rate fluctuates and is highly dependent on the individual farm ground being discussed. That is why when asked, Purdue Extension provides a range of values based on the annual Purdue Farmland Value Survey and stresses the importance of not simply utilizing the values given. ...
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Bellmore VFD having chicken barbecue Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/29/23)
BELLMORE — The Bellmore Volunteer Fire Department invites the community to its annual chicken barbecue dinner this Saturday, Sept. 2. Meals will be available for $12 with a choice between a breast or leg and thigh quarters, sides and a dessert. Individual chicken portions will be for $5...
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Mary M. McClure
(Obituary ~ 08/29/23)
Mary M. McClure, 81, of Ladoga, passed away Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at Mill Pond Health Campus. She was born on Oct. 27, 1941, in Hoby Village, Leicestershire, England, to the late Thomas Reid and Agnes Murray. On May 26, 1960, in Greencastle, she married Joseph Paul McClure. He preceded her in death on July 22, 2013...
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