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2023 Municipal Election Results
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Results are unofficial until certified by the state. Lynda Dunbar (R) - 920 votes (58.94 percent) Brian Cox (D) - 641 votes (41.06 percent) Mikayla Johnson (R) - 1,026 votes (100 percent) Katherine Asbell (R) - 966 (23.36 percent) Mark Hammer (R) - 905 (21.88 percent)...
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GOP comes two votes from city sweep
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
In a banner night for the local Republican Party, the Greencastle municipal election came within two votes of a clean sweep. Anchored by Lynda Dunbar (920 votes) garnering 59 percent of the vote over Brian Cox (641) in the mayor’s race, the GOP lost just one race on the evening...
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Lynda Dunbar posts 279-vote triumph in becoming first Republican mayor in 36 years
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Republican Lynda Dunbar broke a 36-year Democrat stronghold on the office of Greencastle mayor Tuesday, winning election by a 279-vote margin. Dunbar, who is completing her 12th year and third term as the city’s clerk-treasurer, defeated Brian Cox by a 920-641 count to become Greencastle’s first Republican mayor since 1987 when Bobby G. Albright was finishing the term to which Gerald Warren was elected in 1983...
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Fourth Ward race shows that every vote counts
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Every vote counts. Of course it sounds trite, but every once in a while it shows itself to be true. And so it was Tuesday in the Greencastle Fourth Ward race, as Democrat Vince Aguirre topped Republican incumbent Cody Eckert by a 134-133 count. It was the lone bright spot for the Democrat Party, as Aguirre was the only winner from the party, including losing its hold on the mayor’s seat for the first time in 36 years...
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PIC OF THE DAY: Who Will Be Mayor?
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
With Greencastle candidates out at both city polling places on Tuesday, mayoral candidates Brian Cox (left) and Lynda Dunbar find themselves next to each other outside the east entrance of the Putnam County Courthouse about mid-morning, chatting with Fillmore Town Councilman Jerry Huff. Voters appeared to come and go steadily throughout the morning without any significant wait times...
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Cougars press the issue on Athenians in 52-38 win
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/23)
BAINBRIDGE – The North Putnam Cougars exploded out of the gate with a big first quarter lead and held off the Crawfordsville Athenians, 52-38, in a girls’ high school basketball game on Tuesday night. The host Cougars scored the first 17 points of the game and never allowed Crawfordsville to cut the lead under double digits as the Cougar defense forced 22 first half turnovers with their press and had command of the game all night long...
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Early hole too much for Clovers to climb out of against Eels
(High School Sports ~ 11/07/23)
CLOVERDALE – Digging an early hole is a challenge Cloverdale has handed itself in its first few games of the 2023-24 girls’ basketball season. It has proved a tough task to climb out of as an early 8-0 deficit against Clay City would be the same gap at the final horn as the Eels kept the Clovers from tying the game in the fourth quarter before easing out to a 37-29 win...
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Scott Stierwalt retains Cloverdale council seat
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
A relative newcomer to the Cloverdale Town Council, Scott Stierwalt had the confidence of voters come Tuesday evening. With 152 votes cast in the race for an at-large seat on the council, and also with him running as an independent, Stierwalt overcame Republican challenger Scott Wahl 82-70...
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Boller joined by all-new council in Bainbridge government
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
The Town of Bainbridge will return its clerk-treasurer while seeing an entirely new town council come Jan. 1. On Tuesday, Bobbi Boller retained her clerk-treasurer seat over Pamela Kashman by a count of 149-50 (74.87 percent). Boller was not available for comment on Tuesday evening...
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Schardt retained as Fillmore clerk-treasurer
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
Having served as such for nearly a year, Andi Schardt was retained as Fillmore’s clerk-treasurer in Tuesday’s elections. Out of 22 votes tallied and with both of them declared as independents, Schardt edged out challenger Pearl Taylor 12-10. Schardt was appointed to her position in December of last year when she succeeded Bill Miles...
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Bowers, Ketchum, Wireman clinch Roachdale council spots
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
With five independent candidates seeking three at-large seats on the Roachdale Town Council, two of them will be newcomers and the third is coming back on. With 365 votes cast in the race, Paul Wireman was the main accruer with 117, while Mark Ketchem garnered 92 votes and Zach Bowers had 58. All told, they represented 32 percent, 25 percent and 15 percent of the vote, respectively...
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Salvation Army seeks bell ringers for Red Kettle Campaign
(Local News ~ 11/07/23)
The Salvation Army of Putnam County will kick of the annual Red Kettle Campaign on Nov. 18 at Greencastle Walmart and Nov. 24 at the Greencastle Kroger. Volunteers are needed to ring the bell at both locations on Thursday, Friday and Saturday throughout the holiday season. Businesses, churches, community organizations, school groups, individuals and families who want to make a difference in Putnam County are encouraged to ring the bell...
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Putnam Scanner for Nov. 7, 2023
(Police Logs ~ 11/07/23)
Sixteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 10:19 p.m. Tom Dloniak, 60, Greencastle, was booked in for trafficking, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and two counts of possession of paraphernalia...
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