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Boys Putnam County tournament postponed to Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/13)
The 2013 Boys Putnam County basketball tournament has been postponed until Saturday morning, with the first game between Cloverdale and Greencastle set to begin at 10 a.m. The event, originally scheduled to start Friday at 6:30 p.m., was in question because snow and icy roads forced all of the county schools to cancel classes on Friday...
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Fall Festival of Shakespeare postponed
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
The performances on Friday, Dec. 6 for the Fall Festival of Shakespeare at DePauw University have been postponed due to the inclement weather. As of now performances on Saturday, Dec. 7 are still on. Re-schedule dates for the performances will be available at a later time...
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Send us your snow photos
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
These first two shots of a Putnam County winter wonderland were taken late Thursday night as the snow still fell on Greencastle. But the courthouse square and Anderson Street weren't the only places the snow made for beautiful winter scenes. Send us your winter pics and we will post them here on the website. They may be emailed to news@bannergraphic.com or to jjernagan@bannergraphic.com. Be sure to include location information and the names of anyone in the photos.
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Indiana bicentennial kick-off presentation scheduled Dec. 11
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
While Indiana's bicentennial seems years away -- December 11, 2016 -- planning at both the state and local levels is already underway. Those organizing the local effort are seeking to raise awareness of the milestone and associated efforts and begin an interactive collaboration with the citizens of Putnam County...
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Carsons honored by DAR for helping preserve GHS history
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
Along with annually celebrating the achievements of a DAR Good Citizen chosen from among seniors at the four Putnam County high schools, the Washburn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), has been honoring a local resident for his or her preservation efforts...
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Union Chapel presents rockin' Christmas show
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
Elvis tribute artist Marc E. Stucker will present "A Rockin' Merry Christmas Show" on Sunday, Dec. 8 at Union Chapel United Methodist Church. The evening of hits, gospel and Christmas music will kick off at 6 p.m., with a spaghetti supper from 4-5:30 p.m...
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Williams - 60th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 12/06/13)
Cecil Williams and Beverly (Phelps) Williams, both formerly of Marshall, were married Dec. 6, 1953 at the residence of Edmund Rudicel, justice of the peace in Clinton. Cecil retired from Kentucky Stone/Hanson Aggregates Stone Co. in Russellville. Beverly has been a wife, mother and homemaker throughout her life...
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Freije to serve as president of Indiana Auctioneers Association
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
CLAYTON -- Tom Freije of Freije Auctioneers is the newly-elected president of the Indiana Auctioneers Association for 2014. Indiana has the largest state auctioneers association in the United States. "During my presidency, I hope to help further streamline auction laws," Freije said...
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Miller - 50th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 12/06/13)
Larry and Louise Miller were married Dec. 6, 1963 at Greencastle Church of Christ. They are the parents of three children, Lauri (Randy) Neeley, Leesa (Tony) Bryan, and Brian (Emily) Miller. They are grandparents to Jessica (Matthew) Carter, Shelby Frye (fiancé Jared Fordice), Bailey Frye, Brianna Bryan, Nathan Bryan, Grant Bryan, Lexee Miller, Grace Miller, Mylie Miller and one great-grandson, Miles Carter...
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Fillmore, Bainbridge teams win Spell Bowl competition
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
South Putnam Central Elementary hosted 18 teams in the recent 21st annual Regional Indiana Academic Elementary Spell Bowl competition. Fillmore Elementary School captured first in the Red Division with a score of 44. Members of the Fillmore team are Rylee Brownewell, Kensley Cash, Siddalee Cox, Boston Clark, Olivia Sherfield, Lane Robinson, Jayden Vensko, Colin Lundy, Samantha Jones, Riley Stone and coaches Wendy Danner and Barbara Bennett...
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Union Chapel presents Rockin' Merry Christmas Show
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
Elvis tribute artist Marc E. Stucker will present "A Rockin' Merry Christmas Show" on Sunday, Dec. 8 at Union Chapel United Methodist Church. The evening of hits, gospel and Christmas music will kick off at 6 p.m., with a spaghetti supper from 4-5:30 p.m...
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Scanner for Dec. 7
(Police Logs ~ 12/06/13)
County Jail At 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Chris Lee Mitchell, 32, Greencastle, was arrested for violation of home detention. Sheriff's Department At 7:52 a.m. on Wednesday, Jeremy A. Snyder, 23, Lafayette, was southbound on U.S. 231 just south of County Road 100 West in a 2004 Dodge Durango...
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Brunt of storm misses most of Putnam County
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
Although driving conditions were a bit tricky locally and all four county school corporations called off classes on Friday, Putnam County dodged a major weather bullet in the first big snowstorm of the winter season. While areas north of Greencastle fared better than the rest of the county, 5.5 inches of snow was recorded by local observer Diana Foust. About three inches of snow was more the norm to the north...
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Snow Day!
(Local News ~ 12/06/13)
Children from all over the county woke up excited Friday morning as schools were closed all over the county due to the heavy snowfall from Thursday evening. With some parts of the county accumulating more than five inches of snow, it created the perfect snow day to go sledding or to just enjoy some time playing in the yard...
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