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Scanner for May 15
(Police Logs ~ 05/15/13)
Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 2:57 p.m. Friday, Rex Allen Clay, 50, Danville, was arrested for probation violation. At 4:13 a.m. Saturday, Samuel Tilley Bryant, 32, Linden, was charged with operating while intoxicated...
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Geocaching event slated for Sunday at DPU Nature Park
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
A geocaching treasure hunt is scheduled for Sunday, May 19 at the DePauw University Nature Park. Sponsored by the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department, the event is set for 6:30-8 p.m. Registration deadline is Thursday, May 16. Pre-registration is required. Entry fee is $10 per person...
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Madison Township trustee seeks school board candidates
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
The Madison Township trustee and advisory board will be interviewing candidates for the purpose of appointing a member to the Greencastle School board. The appointment runs from July 2013 through June 2017. Mike Dean has served as the Madison Township appointee for 12 years, and remains eligible to seek re-appointment...
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Area 30 board looks toward summer
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
By LAUREN BOUCHER Staff Writer The Area 30 Career Center Board took care of several routine issues during its monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, preparing for summer break. It soon may be summer, but several Area 30 students, including Kelby Korby and Trey Green of the Law Enforcement program will be spending their time off in competition...
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'Tell Me Again Why Dogs Like to Do This' ...
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
While their human counterparts take a quick break to buy some snacks at a Greencastle mini-mart, a couple of four-legged friends from Dogwood Farms take their cue.
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Greencastle Youth Baseball raffle fundraiser
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
Greencastle Youth Baseball is conducting a raffle for its 2013 fundraiser. Tickets are available for $1 each, and the drawing will take place on Saturday, May 18 at Big Walnut Sports Park. Tickets are available from any baseball player or at the concession stand anytime between now and the day of the drawing. Entrants need not be present to win...
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My lips are sealed, but yes, it's another sticky situation
(Column ~ 05/15/13)
Admittedly, I've done more than my share of stupid things in my life that have resulted in some weird injury or unintended consequence. Sometimes an innocent party has been victimized by my stupidity. Like the time I cast a Jitterbug fishing lure into overhanging branches along the Oakalla Lake shoreline...
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South Putnam softball loses at Carmel
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
CARMEL -- The South Putnam softball team lost an emotional game on Saturday and was unable to regain momentum on Tuesday. The Eagles lost at Carmel 10-8. Senior Mattie Varvel had three hits and an RBI for the Eagles, but she came on in relief of starter Ashlee Gibson and picked up the loss...
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North Putnam Cougars get 18th win against Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam baseball team followed up its county championship with a win against Riverton Parke at home on Tuesday, 12-8. The Cougars piled up 17 hits in the game, led by senior Michael Herrmann, who went 4-for-5 with three doubles...
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Baseball draws set for 2013 postseason
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced pairings for the 2013 baseball postseason on Tuesday. Sectionals begin on Wednesday, May 22, with sectional finals on Monday, May 27. 2013 West Central Conference and Putnam County champion North Putnam (18-3-1, 9-1) drew a first-round bye. The 3A Cougars will play their first sectional game on Monday, May 27 at 11 a.m. at North Montgomery High School...
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Sectional draws set for girls' tennis
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced Monday the draws for the 2013 girls' tennis tournament. Greencastle and South Putnam both play in the Northview Sectional, which also includes South Vermillion, Northview and Owen Valley. The Tigers Cubs open the postseason against the Owen Valley Patriots on Tuesday, May 21 at 5 p.m. at Northview High School...
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North Putnam softball responds with walk-off win on senior night
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam softball team picked up a win in its final home game of the season on Tuesday, beating Riverton Parke by scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, 2-1. The Cougars (11-10) were coming off a disappointing loss to Cloverdale in the championship game of Saturday and NPHS coach Benny Ault said he was pleased to see the team come back after the emotional weekend...
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Cloverdale golfers pick up three wins in two-day span
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
The Cloverdale boys' golf team swept a three-team match on Monday and followed it with a dual-match win on Tuesday. The Clovers (11-6) topped West Central Conference opponents Cascade and South Putnam on Monday, 171-187-188, then beat Turkey Run on Tuesday 182-226...
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GHS senior Gobert won't let injured knee get her glum
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
Like she has done a few hundred other times before, Greencastle senior softball player Ellen Gobert hit a ground ball on Saturday, and like she has done a few hundred other times before, she busted out of the batter's box as hard and as fast as she could toward first...
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Professors honored with Tucker Distinguished Career Award
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
Two DePauw University faculty members have been named the 2013 recipients of the Fred C. Tucker Jr. Distinguished Career Award. Honored recently were David Harvey, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Gloria C. Townsend, professor of computer science and the Tenzer Family University Professor in Instructional Technology...
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Parker Family Scholarship to support ag and theater students
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced that the family of Rick and Vickie Parker of Stilesville has established a new scholarship endowment that will benefit Putnam County students in perpetuity. The scholarship will provide financial support to students graduating from Cloverdale, South Putnam and Greencastle high schools and will support those intending to complete a bachelor's degree in either agriculture at Purdue University or theater at any school in Indiana...
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Cloverdale School Board looks at refinancing and ongoing projects
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board kept its focus on financing and its building project during this month's board meeting. Among the financial issues, the board agreed Monday to pass a resolution of refunding and financial, which would refinance the 2005 bond that was used for originally issued in 1998 for the middle school construction project...
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Congressman Rokita featured on Lincoln Day menu this Sunday
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
Congressman Todd Rokita will be the keynote speaker Sunday, May 19 at the Putnam County Republicans' annual Lincoln Day Dinner. The GOP event is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Community Building on the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Doors will open at noon...
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Old DPU, Here's to You
(Local News ~ 05/15/13)
Taking advantage of a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, Greencastle Public Works employee David Bault hangs a "DePauw 175 Years" banner in preparation for Sunday's commencement ceremony.
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Theresa Mary Henderson
(Obituary ~ 05/15/13)
Theresa Mary Henderson, formerly of Greencastle and Indianapolis, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at age 98. Her friends knew her as "Cheeta." She was born Aug. 29, 1914 at Bedford, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her Hungarian parents, Michael and Mary Kovach; her husband of 40 years, Jewell Clyde; and sisters Mary Kubera, Margaret Gaza, Betty Kubera and Helen Peters...
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Ralph Richard Lopossa
(Obituary ~ 05/15/13)
Ralph Richard Lopossa, 63, of Clayton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Born Nov. 13, 1949 in Lebanon, Ind., he was the son of Ralph E. Lopossa and Pearl (Thomas) Lopossa. He married Dedra Diane Robinson on June 7, 1969, and she survives...
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Greencastle's Weatherford, North Putnam's Lucas among local girls qualifying for track and field regionals
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/13)
Greencastle senior Colleen Weatherford won two events and North Putnam senior Sam Lucas won one at the girls' track and field sectionals on Tuesday at South Putnam High School. Weatherford picked up wins in the 800- and 1600-meter races, repeating as sectional champion in both races...
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