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Featured Athlete of the Week: Zane Crosby, Swimming, South Putnam High School
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/13)
Zane Crosby, 17, is a junior at South Putnam High School. His favorite classes are advanced life science and AP chemistry. A three-sports athlete, Crosby plays tennis in the fall, swims in the winter and plays baseball in the spring. He swims in 50- and 100-yard freestyle and swims the freestyle in all three relays for the Eagles. ...
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Scanner for Nov. 29
(Police Logs ~ 11/29/13)
One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police. -- At 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, Nicholas Rogers, 24, Fillmore, was arrested at the Putnam County Courthouse by Officer Darrel Bunten. Arrested on a Putnam County warrant for possession of marijuana, Rogers was lodged in the Putnam County Jail...
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Dec. 7 craft show, Just Dessert to benefit Clothe-a-Child effort
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Community Clothe-a-Child Committee and Dance Workshop will present their annual Clothe-a-Child Craft Show and Just Dessert, a benefit for the Clothe-a-Child program, on Saturday Dec. 7. The craft show will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Cloverdale High School Auxilary Gym (enter via door 14). It is open to the public with no admission fee...
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Organizational meeting set Dec. 2 for GYC program cheerleader group
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
For a number of years, parents and fans of Greencastle Youth Football have noted the absence of cheerleaders at the Greencastle Youth Football games, all the while the majority of opposing teams in the conference have cheerleaders on their sidelines...
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Comfort in common things in treating dementia
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
Elaine Bookwalter loves opera music. Her favorite is Verdi's classic, "Rigoletto." Not only does The Waters of Greencastle patient enjoy the music, often smiling and sometimes quietly singing along as she hears it, she even eats better after listening to it...
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Eleanor Jane Aker
(Obituary ~ 11/29/13)
Eleanor Jane Aker, 81, Indianapolis, was ushered into the presence of her lord and savior Jesus Christ from her daughter's home on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Jane was a blessing to her two daughters, Pam and Cindy; son-in-law; grandchildren; and great grandchildren. She helped all five of her grandchildren go to college...
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Donald Allen Matthews
(Obituary ~ 11/29/13)
Donald Allen Matthews, 47, of Reelsville, passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Donald served his country in the U.S. Army during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He was a sheet metal worker and a journeyman welder and worked in facility maintenance for TOA USA in Mooresville. He was a member of V.F.W. and Masonic Lodge...
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Claude W. Barker
(Obituary ~ 11/29/13)
Claude W. Barker, 96, of Roachdale, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 at Mill Pond Health Campus at Greencastle. He was born on Sept. 30, 1917 to Roy and Lora O. Eggers Barker. He graduated from Roachdale High School in 1936. Claude was a member of the Roachdale Presbyterian Church a life member of the Optimist Club...
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Woodall-Ames Engagement
(Engagement ~ 11/29/13)
Rick and Rhonda Woodall of Greencastle are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Woodall, to Ethan Ames, son of Kim and Gina Ames of Fillmore. Rachel is currently enrolled at IUPUI in the dental hygiene program. She is a 2007 graduate of Greencastle High School and a 2010 graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Arts in communication and culture...
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
Cloverdale Elementary students generously donated canned goods to supply more than 30 Thanksgiving food baskets for families in need this holiday season. The PTO donated a turkey to each of the food baskets. Fourth-grade student council members collected, separated and counted the goods supplied by each of the elementary classrooms.
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Suspect claims no recollection of alleged drug sales to officers
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
By ERIC BERNSEE Editor A 51-year-old Greencastle man, facing drug charges in three separate incidents over a three-month span more than two years ago, claims he has no idea what authorities are talking about...
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Vera J. Walton
(Obituary ~ 11/29/13)
Vera J. Walton, 69, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, after a year-long battle with breast cancer. Born July 23, 1944 in Kentucky, she was the daughter of Eddie Edwin and Linnie Belle (Long) Jellison. She was a 1962 graduate of Roachdale High School...
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Green Friday
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
As Black Friday customers around the country duked it out for flat screens or Xboxes, others took part in the more time-honored and wholesome tradition of firing up the family truckster and bringing home the family Christmas tree.
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Putnamville staff roll up sleeves to stay healthy
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Prison staff rolled up their sleeves for inoculations from Kroger pharmacists Michelle Schumm and Nick Madison during a two-day Flu Shot Clinic at the Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF). "It's cost effective to be proactive rather than reactive," PCF Superintendent Stanley Knight said...
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SAWs prepares for 2014 by asking for community help
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
SAWs, the Mission of the Greencastle Presbyterian Church that provides handicap ramps at no cost to residents of Putnam County, completed its 2013 build season recently with completion of a ramp north of Fillmore. The Nov. 9 job was the 23rd ramp project for the SAWs (Servants at Work) group this year...
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Stand Up and Holler
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
The Greencastle High School varsity cheerleaders advanced to the recent Indiana Cheer Championship State Finals at Southport High School in Indianapolis after competing in the preliminary round of the competition.
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Defending national champs set for home opener
(College Sports ~ 11/29/13)
The DePauw women's basketball team will play its first home game since winning a national championship last season when it hosts Illinois College on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Tigers (4-0) come in as the No.1 ranked team in the country, as they were much of last year, but it's been more of a test to get to that point this season...
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Greencastle man sentenced to six years in Madison Twp. arson
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
A Putnam County man who saw an attempt to rekindle his marriage flame out this summer will now be going to prison instead of back to his estranged wife. Arthur Lee Rose, 39, Greencastle, has been sentenced to six years, all executed, in the Indiana Department of Correction following a plea agreement entered before Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges...
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BZA petition withdrawn for tattoo shop special exception
(Local News ~ 11/29/13)
A for-rent sign has gone back up in front of the business and professional building along East Franklin Street in Greencastle. And the December Greencastle Board of Zoning Appeals meeting has been canceled. Two separate but nonetheless related events...
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