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Hubert A. Seller
(Obituary ~ 01/20/14)
Hubert "Hugh" A. Seller, DDS, born July 25, 1922, passed away on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Dr. Seller was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Norma Francis Parker, and son, Robert Seller. He is survived by daughter Vicki Seller, MD, of Salem, Ore.; son Hugh Seller, DDS, of Merrillville' and daughter Carole Seller, RN, of Fairbanks, Alaska...
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Putnam farmland auction results in $7 million sale
(Local News ~ 01/20/14)
An auction of 714 acres of Putnam County cropland owned by M & O Farms attracted a capacity crowd of approximately 250 people Wednesday as a local farmer outlasted other bidders for the cropland. The sale, which drew 59 registered bidders, was managed by Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co. of Columbia City...
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North Putnam girls' hoops falls to Fountain Central 45-29
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/14)
VEEDERSBURG -- The North Putnam Cougars girls' basketball team traveled to Fountain Central in the snow on Saturday afternoon to take on the Mustangs and made the slow trek back with a 45-29 loss. "(We played) tired. Last night was the first game for us in a month and then having back-to-back games. We came out sluggish and they started out on a run real quick," NPHS coach Curtis Lawrence said...
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Edgewood nips Greencastle with last-second layup
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/14)
On the second night of a back-to-back in which Greencastle won its first, the Tiger Cubs hosted the tall Edgewood Mustangs. With late heroics, the Mustangs won Saturday, 54-52. GHS (4-4, 1-1 West Central) won the night before, stealing the pride in South Putnam's homecoming. They came in looking to make it two nights in a row...
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Tiger women's swimming sweeps Saturday competition
(College Sports ~ 01/20/14)
DePauw women's swimming moved to 3-2 on the season after picking up wins over Rose-Hulman and Illinois Wesleyan at the Erdmann Natatorium on Saturday. The 15th-ranked Tigers topped Rose-Hulman, 210-55, and Illinois Wesleyan, 193-98. Four Tigers collected multiple wins as Emily Weber touched first in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:38.56) and the 500 free (5:13.0) as did Caroline Bridges in the 200 free (1:56.18) and 100 free (53.31)...
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Bridges named NCAC athlete of the week
(College Sports ~ 01/20/14)
DePauw sophomore swimmer Caroline Bridges (Mequon, Wis./University School Milwaukee) was named North Coast Athletic Conference athlete of the week after her strong performances in freestyle events last week. On Friday, Bridges finished second in the 50 free (24.88) and 100 free (53.30) against Division I Xavier. ...
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Tiger men's basketball win streak ends at six
(College Sports ~ 01/20/14)
Coming off a convincing win over ninth-ranked Wittenberg on Wednesday night, DePauw men's basketball faced yet another ranked opponent on Saturday when 22nd-ranked Ohio Wesleyan rolled into Neal Fieldhouse today. Following a hard-fought battle the Tigers fell to the Battling Bishops, 75-64...
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DePauw men's swimming tops Rose, Illinois Wesleyan
(College Sports ~ 01/20/14)
The 11th-ranked DePauw men's swim team moved to 5-1 on the season following Saturday wins over Rose-Hulman and Illinois Wesleyan at the Erdmann Natatorium. DePauw defeated Illinois Wesleyan by a 195-65 score and Rose-Hulman, 159-137. Blake Lehmann was a double winner for the Tigers in the 100-yard backstroke (53.92) and the 100 freestyle (47.15). ...
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Gould breaks Rose-Hulman school record in DePauw meet
(College Sports ~ 01/20/14)
Rose-Hulman diver Sam Gould found the familiar confines of DePauw's Erdmann Natatorium favorable on Saturday. Returning to the pool where he swam and dove for four years of the West Central Conference meet, the South Putnam graduate broke school and pool 3-meter diving records with a score of 304.45...
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Douglas grabs player of the week honors
(College Sports ~ 01/20/14)
DePauw junior guard Hannah Douglas (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton) was recognized as this week's North Coast Athletic Conference Women's basketball player of the week after her performances in two Tiger victories last week. Douglas posted her DePauw Tiger career high with 17 points in the 59-38 win over Wittenberg and followed it up with a 15-point, four assist performance against Ohio Wesleyan. ...
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Top-ranked DePauw ovecomes 13-point deficit, stays unbeaten
(College Sports ~ 01/20/14)
Top-ranked DePauw found itself in an unfamiliar situation Saturday in its North Coast Athletic Conference contest with visiting Ohio Wesleyan as the Battling Bishops scored the game's first 13 points in the opening three minutes, but the Tigers regrouped and surged to a 76-61 victory...
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NP boys win Clinton Central Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/14)
MICHIGANTOWN -- The North Putnam boys' swim and dive team captured the Clinton Central Invitational on Saturday. The Cougar boys outdistanced Second place Pioneer 100-92. Cascade was third, followed by Clinton Central and Attica. The lady Cougars finished fourth to round out a solid day for both teams...
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Big Eagle comeback not enough in loss to Mounties
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/14)
NEW MARKET -- A furious second-half comeback to take the lead Saturday at Southmont was not enough, as South Putnam fell to the Mounties 62-57. South Putnam (1-8) overcame a 19-point deficit and actually built the lead to four, but the Mounties (2-9) closed the deal in the final minutes...
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Turkey Run Inn employee arrested on theft charges
(Local News ~ 01/20/14)
MARSHALL -- Indiana Conservation Officers have arrested a Parke County resident for numerous thefts reported at Turkey Run State Park. Conservation officers report conducting an investigation which resulted in the seizure of thousands of items that were stolen over a period of several years...
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Relay for Life sign-ups now under way
(Local News ~ 01/20/14)
Spring is on its way and with the nicer weather comes the annual Putnam County Relay for Life event, which helps the fight against cancer. The organization recently held its first 2014 event, a kickoff breakfast, to begin getting event information out to the community and sign up teams...
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Housing Authority says waiting list now exhausted
(Local News ~ 01/20/14)
The Greencastle Housing Authority is currently seeking Putnam County residents in need of rental assistance. As of Jan. 15, the Putnam County waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program has been exhausted. What this means: there is no longer a wait for housing assistance payments for rental assistance in Putnam County. ...
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Celebrating Dr. King
(Local News ~ 01/20/14)
The Putnam County Public Library welcomed the community in on Saturday to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Noted mime to be featured at event supporting Ivy Tech
(Local News ~ 01/20/14)
Surprise! Organizers of an upcoming fundraiser to support Ivy Tech Community College scholarships couldn't resist revealing the identity of an entertainer heretofore announced only as a "surprise guest." When the Bags & Bubbles event and its companion Super Bowl Kickoff party unfold on Friday, Jan. ...
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Collins finishes eighth in PGA Tour event
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/14)
LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Cloverdale native Chad Collins finished eighth in the PGA Tour Humana Challenge on Sunday. Collins fired a 22-under 266 to finish six strokes off the pace of tournament champion Patrick Reed. Now in his 14th year as a professional golfer, the 1997 Cloverdale High School graduate got better as the tournament went along, shooting a pair of 4-under 68s in the first two rounds, before posting 7-under 65s in his Saturday and Sunday rounds...
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Business tax issue dominates Legislative Update discussion
(Local News ~ 01/20/14)
Eliminate or reduce Indiana's business personal property tax? That has been the bold suggestion of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. But judging by local reaction to the idea at Saturday's Legislative Update session at the Farm Bureau board room in Greencastle, the governor won't be getting much support locally...
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Eagle grapplers take WCC crown
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/14)
CLOVERDALE -- A year ago, South Putnam's wrestling squad was on the wrong end of a three-way chase for the WCC title, falling to champions Cascade and runner-up Greencastle by a total of 13.5 team points. With six individual champions Saturday at Cloverdale, the Eagles picked up their second conference title in three years by breezing past the second place Cadets 195-162...
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