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New life for community center possibility
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Timing -- as the proverbial they like to say -- is everything. Whether you're striking while the iron's hot, running to daylight or just finding yourself in the right place at the right time, timing can be a crucial factor. Take, for example, the long-hoped-for creation of a community center in Greencastle...
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DPU men claim exciting victory
(College Sports ~ 01/29/15)
On a Wednesday night where the Tiger men's basketball team was without the services of leading scorer and rebounder Tommy Fernitz, due to illness, DePauw sophomore Clint Cunningham matched his season total in the first half and sophomore Luke Lattner had another big game as DePauw defeated Denison 69-68 at Neal Fieldhouse...
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Lady Tigers blow out Big Red, 77-39
(College Sports ~ 01/29/15)
The DePauw women's basketball team stayed unbeaten in North Coast Athletic Conference play, cruising to a 77-39 victory over Denison Wednesday night in the Neal Fieldhouse. DePauw, ranked 10th in the coaches poll and 11th in D3hoops.com poll, improved to 17-1 overall and 10-0 in NCAC play, while the Big Red dropped to 10-9 on the year and 6-4 in the league...
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Eagles travel to Southmont for JV wrestling tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
CRAWFORDSVILLE--In one of the last wrestling outings before sectionals begin, South Putnam brought its JV squad to the Southmont JV/Freshman Wrestling Classic Thursday night. Jesse Neal finished second at 285 pounds, defeating South Vermillion's Devin Wallace before falling to Lebanon's Cody Chelf in the finals...
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GHS girls win county swim Championship
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
In the final meet before the swimming sectional takes place at Avon, the Putnam County girls' swim teams gathered at South Putnam for the Putnam County Swim Meet. Greencastle picked up seven wins, including all three relays, to power past the field 260-199-156, with the host Eagles finishing second and North Putnam placing third...
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Scanner for 1-30-2015
(Police Logs ~ 01/29/15)
City Police Five recent citations were isued by Greencastle City Police officers. At 2:22 p.m. Tuesday, Kimberly Pattison, 41, Poland, was cited at the Putnam County Jail by Officer Jeff Modlin. Pattison was issued a citation for an infraction of driving with a suspended license...
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4-H Horse and Pony Club auction, chili supper scheduled for Feb. 14
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
The Putnam County 4-H Horse and Pony Club will have its annual auction on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building. Chili will be served at 4:30 p.m. and the auction will begin at 5. Proceeds from the auction go to help the club raise funds for the coming year. The funds go toward many activities which enhance the 4-H experience, such as trips and awards, to name a few...
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DePauw students' art on display at Peeler through March 1
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
The annual DePauw University Juried Student Art Exhibition opened Thursday and will run through Sunday, March 1. The campus-wide, multi-media exhibition features ceramics, drawings, paintings, photography, mixed media works and video created by DePauw students...
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Don Flint donates his 24th gallon of blood
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
At 83 years old, motorcycle-riding, piano roll-collecting, model boat-building, scuba-diving Don Flint has also just donated his 24th gallon of blood. Starting back in 1977, and even before that while in the service, Flint has donated more than 192 times...
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Ehmen terminated as county planner
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
In a 3-0 vote Thursday afternoon, the Putnam County Commissioners terminated Putnam County Planner Doug Ehmen. A county employee for eight years, Ehmen had served as county planner since June 2014. As a personnel matter, few details about the nature of Ehmen's termination are known as of late Thursday afternoon...
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'Weather geek' Ollis shares joys of meteorology
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
In a roomful of farmers, it's rarefied air to be easily identified as the most weather obsessed person in the room. But with WISH-TV meteorologist Randy Ollis, a self-proclaimed "weather geek and proud of it" as the keynote speaker at Thursday's Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District annual meeting, it's safe to say that all the agriculturalists at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building took a distant second...
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Man freed after 273 days in jail for theft of snacks, energy drinks
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
A 21-year-old Cloverdale man who spent the last nine months in jail for stealing snack cakes, energy drinks and alcohol is a free man again. Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges ordered Jacob Higdon released for 273 days time served after the defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, a Class C felony, in exchange for the Putnam County Prosecutor's Office dropping two counts of theft, a Class D felony...
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