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Prosecutors allege pattern of 'egregious' behavior in Smith case
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
TERRE HAUTE -- Egregious. The word came up again and again as federal law enforcement officials discussed the case against Putnam County Deputy and Greencastle City Councilman T.J. Smith on Monday. In his capacity as a deputy, Smith is accused of deprivation of civil rights under color of law on four different occasions over a 26-month period...
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Marjorie Sorensen Sisson
(Obituary ~ 03/11/14)
Marjorie Sorensen Sisson, 100, of Greencastle, passed away March 7, 2014. She was born in Nisland, S.D., on Sept. 7, 1913. She graduated from South Dakota State with a BS degree in home economics and earned MS and PhD Degrees from Purdue University...
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Horizons of Putnam County spring classes to begin soon
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
After a successful lineup of classes last fall, Horizons of Putnam County is offering a rich and varied group of new courses for the current spring session. Founded in 1996 to offer "an adventure in lifelong education," Horizons offers a range of courses twice a year to Putnam County citizens and strives to provide opportunities for participants to expand their own horizons, develop new interests, or encounter new ones...
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New ISDA director to speak at Ag Day
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
Ted McKinney, the new director for the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, will be the guest speaker at the Putnam County Ag Day celebration Saturday, March 15 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. McKinney will speak after the Ag Day breakfast. He will speak about 9 a.m. or a little later as breakfast concludes...
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Ag Day Breakfast served 8-9 a.m. Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
The 31st Putnam County Ag Breakfast will be on Saturday, March 15 at the Fairgrounds Community Building. Pancakes and sausage will be served from 8-9 a.m. Tickets for $1 each may be purchased at the door. All proceeds benefit Putnam County agriculture...
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'Wait Until Dark' to be staged at GHS this Friday, Sunday
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
Frederick Knott's tense thriller "Wait Until Dark" will take to the Parker Auditorium stage this weekend at Greencastle High School. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday. A sinister con man, Roat (Ethan Gill) and two ex-convicts, Mike (Lucas Eckrich) and Carlino (Logan Beck) meet their match when they try to outwit Susy Hendrix (Mary Pearl Ivy), the blind wife of photographer Sam Hendrix (Dylan Bodnarick)...
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St. Patrick's Day Party scheduled for March 17 at Autumn Glen
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
Autumn Glen Assisted Living will host a family-friendly St. Patrick's Day party on Monday, March 17 from 2-4 p.m. Autumn Glen's fireplace living room will be filled with the traditional Irish music of the bagpipes, courtesy of the DePauw University School of Music...
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PCPL Travel Series to focus on Ireland for St. Patrick's Day
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
The Putnam County Public Library will present another edition of its Passport Travel Series on St. Patrick's Day. On Monday, March 17 at 11:45 a.m., Melanie Finney, professor of Communication at DePauw University, will share her experiences of traveling to Ireland...
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Pancake supper, roller skating event slated Saturday at Russellville Center
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville Community Center will be hosting a whole-hOg sausage and all-you-can-eat pancake supper 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 15. Cost of meal is $7 for adults and $5 for children nine and under. Extra sausage patties will be $1...
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Cloverdale drainage project on track
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
CLOVERDALE -- It was all good news for the Cloverdale School Board as it met for its monthly meeting on Monday evening as it discussed the upcoming drainage project and the Dollars for Scholars program. Project Manager Dan Sulkoske once again came before the board to discuss the upcoming improvement project, which will focus on fixing the corporation's drainage issues...
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PCH to host the Great Hospital Adventure event on March 25
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
For the second consecutive year, Putnam County Hospital will be hosting the Great Hospital Adventure on March 25. The event is brought to Putnam County by West Central Indiana Area Health Education Center. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., children in grades K-3 can watch a puppet show about Ashley and Josh's day at the hospital, practice with the puppets, pretend to be their favorite health career professional, learn to use a stethoscope, and enjoy a tour of the hospital...
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Horizons spring classes to begin soon
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
After a successful lineup of classes last fall, Horizons of Putnam County is offering a rich and varied group of new courses for the current spring session. Founded in 1996 to offer "an adventure in lifelong education," Horizons offers a range of courses twice a year to Putnam County citizens and strives to provide opportunities for participants to expand their own horizons, develop new interests, or encounter new ones...
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Emhardt named Player of the Week
(College Sports ~ 03/11/14)
DePauw senior Caroline Emhardt (Carmel/Park Tudor) has been selected as North Coast Athletic Conference women's tennis Player of the Week for her performance in leading the 12th-ranked Tigers to a win over No. 9 University of Chicago on Sunday. Emhardt teamed with junior Maggie MacPhail (Indianapolis/Park Tudor) for an 8-5 win over Chicago's Jordan Appel and Tiffany Chen at number-two doubles and then defeated Stephanie Lee at fifth singles 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)...
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DPU softball sweeps Franklin
(College Sports ~ 03/11/14)
FRANKLIN -- DePauw softball trailed early in game one on Tuesday but rallied for a 7-6 win at Franklin and then never trailed in the nightcap and took a 7-1 victory in a game shortened to five innings due to darkness. The Grizzlies dropped to 6-4 with the losses...
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Four top 15 teams meet in sectional
(College Sports ~ 03/11/14)
With a trip to the Division III women's basketball final four on the line, DePauw will welcome three other teams to Neal Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday for the NCAA Sectional Round. The action will tip off at 5 p.m. Friday as Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rivals No. 12 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (26-3) and No. 13 Wisconsin-Whitewater (24-4) meet for the third time this season. This time, a trip to the round of eight will be on the line...
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Council president comments on arrest of Councilman Smith
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
Meeting just one day after one of its members was arrested by federal agents for alleged police brutality, the Greencastle City Council turned to its president, Adam Cohen, to address the situation involving Terry (T.J.) Smith, a Putnam County Sheriff's Department deputy and Fourth Ward city councilman...
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