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North Putnam Middle School planning spring dance for students on May 17
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
The North Putnam Middle School Spring Dance will be held at the middle school on Friday, May 17 from 6-9 p.m. All students in grades 5-8 are invited to attend. There is no admission charge for the students. Organizers are looking for parents to help chaperone, while donations of snacks, bottled water, ice, etc. are also needed...
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Scobee Meats joins Greencastle Chamber
(Business ~ 05/06/13)
Although the business started in 2009, Scobee Meats recently celebrated a ribbon cutting when it joined the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce. The Scobees opened their doors on Sept. 1, 2009 when they became a deer check-in station for the state as well as offering deer processing...
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Delta Theta Tau's annual geranium sale set for Friday, Saturday at Roachdale
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
ROACHDALE -- Delta Theta Tau sorority of Roachdale will be conducting its 19th annual geranium sale on Friday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. The sale will be held at Riggle's Hardware in downtown Roachdale. Geraniums and hanging baskets will be available...
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Mill Pond to host fish fry May 18
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
Mill Pond Health Campus will host its second annual fish fry on Saturday, May 18 at 4 p.m. Along with the fish fry, a cornhole tournament is also scheduled. Entry is $20 per team. The winning team will receive $50 and a trophy. The event will also include a bingo tent, silent auction and more...
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Honoring Victims' Rights
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
In observance of National Crime Victims' Rights (NCVR) Week, Putnamville Correctional Facility Superintendent Stanley Knight extended an invitation to Community Advisory Board members and staff to attend a tree-planting ceremony at the facility. The ceremony commenced with Assistant Superintendent Tim Phegley (right) reading a proclamation issued by Indiana Gov. ...
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Letter carriers again helping to 'Stamp Out Hunger'
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
When letter carriers take to the roads of Putnam County on Saturday, not only will they be delivering the mail, they will also be collecting goods for those who need it most right here in the community. As part of the 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger national food drive on Saturday, May 11, the carriers will be picking up bags and boxes of canned goods and other non-perishable food and non-food items for local food pantries...
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Celebrate local heritage on historic Courthouse Square
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
Thirty years ago, the newly established Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County (HPS) organized its inaugural Heritage Preservation Fair. Since that first May, HPS has gone through cycles of growth and dormancy to a revitalized organization active for the cause of preserving our community's historic structures and character...
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Opening Bell for Market
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
Despite a little drizzle and some cool temperatures, the Greencastle Farmers' Market got off to an encouraging start Saturday morning on the east side of the courthouse square. Anyone who would still like to vend at the weekly market may contact market master Paula Evans at 653-1255 or go to meetatthemarket@gmail.com...
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Girls flee ResCare, steal van and try to run down police officer
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
CRAWFORDSVILLLE -- Four teenage girls, who fled a Greencastle youth home and allegedly stole the facility's van in the process, are in police custody in Montgomery County after reportedly trying to run over a Crawfordsville police officer early Sunday...
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GHS earns state titles in English, Interdisciplinary
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
The Greencastle High School academic teams did something Saturday no athletic team in Putnam County or Greencastle has ever done, capturing two state championships on the same day. GHS won Indiana Academic Super Bowl titles in both English and Interdisciplinary competition Saturday afternoon at the 26th annual competition staged at Purdue University in West Lafayette...
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Cloverdale boys' track beats Rox
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/13)
ROCKVILLE -- The Cloverdale boys' track and field team won at Rockville on Thursday 75-45. Wade Warren, Bret Brumfield and Jourdan Smith both had multiple individual wins for the Clovers. Smith won the 800-, 1600- and 3200-meter runs and Warren won the 110- and 300-meter hurdles...
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Tiger Cubs pounce on visiting Mounties
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/13)
The skies above may have looked ominous but a shining week for Greencastle's baseball team wasn't about to be dampened by a little wet weather. Landon Miller pitched seven strong innings and a six-run burst in the fourth inning was enough for the Tiger Cubs (4-8) to beat visiting Southmont 6-4...
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South Putnam tennis cleans up against White River Valley
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/13)
South Putnam's No. 2 doubles team of Kassi Raynes and Olivia Arnold won a decisive third set to help the Eagles' girls' tennis team beat visiting White River Valley 4-1. The Eagles only loss came at No. 1 singles. Senior Madison Cash was forced to default when she injured her ankle during the first half...
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Lina Violet Morell
(Obituary ~ 05/06/13)
Lina Violet Morell, 99, of Spencer passed away at Community Heart and Vascular Hospital at Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon, May 5, 2013. She was born in Terre Haute on May 20, 1913 to George W. and Lora Richter Harpold. She was a member of Old Cuba Church near Cataract...
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4-H performing arts contest a hit at CMS
(Local News ~ 05/06/13)
Seasoned 4-H'ers of the past may remember a program called Share the Fun that occurred during the spring when 4-H'ers would compete with skits, musical and non-musical curtain acts. Today this program is called 4-H Performing Arts as the competition remains much the same as it was under its previous name. Putnam County had the honor of hosting this year's nine county Extension Area V event. A total of 16 acts from seven different counties competed...
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