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James Franklin Finchum
(Obituary ~ 10/29/13)
James Franklin Finchum, 70, of Stilesville, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. James was born on Oct. 22, 1943 in Morgan County to Woodrow Finchum and Katherine Secrest Finchum. He was a 1962 graduate of Belle Union High School and a member of Hanna Street Baptist Church...
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Let's get physical and mental to make these exercises work
(Column ~ 10/29/13)
For going on six months now, a group of women have been twisting my arm and giving me the cold shoulder, alternately dispensing both pain and hope. Granted, that's pretty much been my history with women. And while it may describe a lot of marriages, in this case the women involved are the therapists who inhabit Chet Clodfelter's Greencastle Physical Therapy operation...
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Experience opens students' eyes to reality
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/29/13)
To the Editor: On Oct. 7, over 520 eighth-grade students participated in an annual event called "Reality Experience." These students came from the four Putnam County middle schools, Eminence and several who are home-schooled. They were given a unique educational opportunity to "experience reality."...
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150 take part in Russellville Halloween masquerade event
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The annual Russellville Halloween Social drew a large crowd to the Russellville Community Center Saturday with about 150 people participated in the masquerade contest. Winners in the Best Animal Costume category were: Grace Ramsay, first; Jeff Simmons, second; Colson Everman, third; Jayda Lee, fourth; Cortney Goff, fifth; Savanna Boler, sixth; Kadence Toepp, seventh; Mariah Fikes, eighth...
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Scanner for Oct. 30
(Police Logs ~ 10/29/13)
County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 12:27 p.m. on Friday, Holly Celeste Nussbaum, 48, Greencastle, was arrested for trafficking in a schedule drug (Xanax). Nussbaum was arrested while reporting to serve a weekend in jail...
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Putnam Honor Band concert airing on Greencastle cable access channel
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
A taped broadcast of the 2013 Putnam County Honor Band concert will be running nightly for the next two weeks at 6:30 p.m. on Greencastle Local Access Channel 3. The program features the four county high school bands playing together under the guest direction of Doug Keiser, associate director of bands at Indiana State University, in an Oct. 24 event...
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Pumpkin Prize Winners
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Winners and their entries in the 2013 Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department's Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest, co-sponsored by the Putnam County Museum and the Putnam County Public Library, are (from left) Kayla Sage in the 12-17 age division; Danielle Miller in the 18-60 age group; Riley Romalia in the boys' 6-11 age division; Faith Hardman, Judges Choice; Caleb Rollins, Best of Show, and Hayley Romalia, girls' 6-11 group...
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Hendershot's moves across town
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Having outgrown its crowded location on North Jackson Street, Hendershot's Service Center has relocated to a much larger location on the city's east side. After a weekend relocation, Hendershot's reopened on Monday, Oct. 28 at 1014 Indianapolis Rd., the former location of Eastside Motors and Don's Garage...
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Gas leak shuts down two blocks Tuesday afternoon
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
On Tuesday afternoon a two-block radius of Ohio and Locust street in Greencastle was shut down due to a natural gas leak. A Vectren crew had been called out due to a small leak that needed to be repaired, and during the work on the leak the pipe was hit, causing a larger leak...
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Martin Luther King III visits for Nov. 21 Ubben Lecture
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
On Nov. 22, 1963, shots rang out as a presidential motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, killing President John F. Kennedy. Three months earlier, Martin Luther King Jr. had presented his famous "I have a dream" speech in Washington, D.C., a defining moment in the civil rights movement...
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Playing Dress-Up
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
Cute kids were on the prowl at the annual Russellville Halloween Social. Little Sidney Hodgen (above), 23-month-old daughter of Paul and Jennie Hodgen, Roachdale, rides in on a tricycle modified into a "candy picker" combine, while proud as a pumpkin is little Kennedy Mitchell, being held by mother Michele Simpson Mitchell of Waveland. More than 150 people participated in Saturday night's masquerade contest...
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ArtsFest 2013 ventures set for Nov. 3-10 at DePauw University
(Local News ~ 10/29/13)
ArtsFest returns this November to Greencastle with a thought-provoking, new theme: "Art & The Quest." A quest is a transformative journey. While it can be a personal experience, art allows persons to share their quest with others. The festival, which runs Nov. 3-10, is designed to connect with visitors on their quest in the arts, whether it is the first step or one of many...
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7U travel baseball seeking players
(Community Sports ~ 10/29/13)
The Indiana Smoke baseball organization is looking to fill a roster for a 7U baseball team for the 2014 season. Children who are seven years old on April 30 are eligible to participate. Anyone interested can contact Kelly Lewis at 720-0265 or via email at kmlewis@allstate.com...
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North Putnam youth basketball announces signups
(Community Sports ~ 10/29/13)
The North Putnam Youth Basketball league will have signups for kindergarten-sixth grade boys and girls at North Putnam Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 9. The registration fee is $45 per player. Each childe is encouraged to bring gym shoes, shorts and a basketball for evaluation...
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Eagles' focus on takeaways are key to team's success
(Sports Column ~ 10/29/13)
Football is a complex, orchestrated series of strategies and collisions involving 22 players of 22 different sizes and skill sets. There's no single strategy to employ that works best, nothing simple at all about trying to get a win. Except when there is...
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Defending champion DePauw women coaches' unanimous preseason No. 1
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/13)
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association DIII preseason poll was announced on Tuesday and the defending national champions, the DePauw University Tigers, are the unanimous No. 1 team. The Tigers earned all eight first-place votes to get a perfect 200 points in the poll...
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