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Cloverdale Christmas Parade and carriage rides postponed
(Local News ~ 12/05/13)
CLOVERDALE -- Due to the threat of inclement weather, the annual Cloverdale Christmas Parade and carriage rides, sponsored by Cloverdale Main Street, will be postponed until next week due to the threat of inclement weather. The free carriage rides will take place Friday, Dec. 13 from 5-8 p.m. They will depart from the corner of East Columbus Street and U.S. 231 in downtown Cloverdale...
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All county schools closed Friday
(Local News ~ 12/05/13)
Weather has forced the closure of all county schools on Friday. Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam and South Putnam schools have all announced closures due to winter weather. Additionally, Area 30 Career Center, Old National Trail Special Services and the Putnam County Public Library are all closed Friday...
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Cavity Control
(Local News ~ 12/05/13)
The front of the Washington Street building that housed the dental office of Dr. Perry Wainman prior to a May 17 fire receives some much-awaited attention as construction crews frame up a new entry Thursday morning.
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Community Christmas Choir returns to Russellville this weekend
(Local News ~ 12/05/13)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Community Christmas Choir, under the direction of Jamie France, will conduct its 12th Annual Community Christmas Choir concert at the Russellville Community Center this weekend, Dec. 6-8. This year's concert, "The Light of Christmas," is created by Phil Barfoot and arranged and orchestrated by Cliff Duren...
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State Police warn: Be alert for holiday season phone scams
(Local News ~ 12/05/13)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Indiana State Police officials are warning the public about a phone scam that has been reported again recently in central Indiana, but happens annually all across the state. Recently some elderly Hoosiers have been swindled out of money by out-of-country con artists who are calling from telephone numbers in the U.S. and Canada. ...
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Autumn Rain Shoemaker
(Obituary ~ 12/05/13)
Autumn Rain Shoemaker, age 14, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. Born April 30, 1999 in Brazil, the daughter of Michelle (Jackman) Shoemaker, she was an eighth-grader at South Putnam Jr. High School. Autumn sang in the choir at school and had been active in 4-H...
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Wrestling cancelled on Thursday
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/13)
Due to concerns about the impending winter storm, the Thursday wrestling matches for both Cloverdale and Greencastle have been cancelled or postponed. The Clovers were scheduled to compete at Owen Valley. Greencastle was set to host West Vigo. That match has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 7...
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Foundation's Fall Grant Awards Breakfast canceled
(Local News ~ 12/05/13)
The Putnam County Community Foundation Fall Grant Awards Breakfast, scheduled for Friday morning at Area 30, has been canceled due to the threat of bad weather.
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County Champs-Lite
(Community Sports ~ 12/05/13)
The Greencastle Major All-Star football team beat a team from North Putnam in the playoffs to secure the bucket recently. (Courtesy photo)
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Featured Athlete of the Week: Kade Schroer, Basketball Cloverdale High School
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/13)
Kade Schroer, 17, is a senior at Cloverdale High School who plays on the basketball and baseball teams. As a junior last year Schroer was named to the all-West Central Conference team in basketball. In his free time he likes to hang out with friends, play basketball and go hunting. He has two brothers, Kole and Kyle Schroer, and an older sister, Kristen Ferran. His favorite TV show is SportsCenter and he enjoys country music...
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Blizzard can't stop a thought storm
(Sports Column ~ 12/05/13)
The expected blizzard that forced local high schools to cancel all their events on Thursday has inspired my latest exaggerated and potentially ridiculous analogy. I had planned to write a preview for the boys' county basketball tournament on Friday, but with the potential of a postponement there, here is my blizzard of thoughts. Hopefully it leads to less damagethan a real blizzard...
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Boards and drywall replace gingerbread and icing at inn
(Local News ~ 12/05/13)
The lobby of the Inn at DePauw is no stranger to construction at this time of year, but this year the construction is much less edible than in years past. The tradition revived three years ago of building an oversized gingerbread house in the Greencastle hotel has been put on hold this year as the lobby undergoes a total remodel...
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