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Summer at DPU initiative shines on new programs
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
College campuses can get quiet during the summer months. With more than 3,000 participants expected to take part in new and improved programs, Summer at DePauw is expected to be anything but. Launching this year, the Summer at DePauw initiative adds several new programs to the summer calendar while bringing existing offerings in line with the DePauw experience campus visitors enjoy during the academic year...
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Spring is ideal for getting out and staying active
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
The sun is shining, the grass is growing, and kids are laughing -- the spring season is officially upon us. In this season, it's very important to incorporate physical activity into our daily routine. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports adults (18-64) need two hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) of moderate-intensity aerobic (brisk walking) every week. This equates to 30 minutes a day, five days a week...
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Peeden edges Boller in UMP Super Stock feature
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Nearly perfect weather treated a large crowd to a great night of racing at Lincoln Park Speedway on Saturday night. Temperatures in the mid-70's greeted fans and the pits were full with 117 total cars ranging over four classes. Chad Boespflug proved last season that he knew the fast way around the LPS oval in a sprint car by winning four A-mains for car owner Paul Hazen. ...
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Cougars have tough weekend on the diamond
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/15)
ROACHDALE -- North Putnam's softball had a tough time against South Montgomery on Saturday losing 2-0, while the baseball team fought valiantly against Tri-West but fell behind early and never got the game close. The boys fell 15-5. While Sabrina Surber's pitching kept the Mounties at bay, the Lady Cougars just couldn't get to home plate...
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Cloverdale golfs at Brownsburg
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/15)
BROWNSBURG -- The Clover golf team had a tough time at the Brownsburg Invite, where 18 schools went to golf in the beautiful Saturday weather. "We started at the beginning of the back nine, and our start was pretty good," CHS Doug Wokoun said. "Our score at the end of nine was solidly in the middle of the pack after nine, and we had a few blips along the way. I thought we might get something going at that point."...
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SPHS holding physicals
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/15)
South Putnam will be holding athletic physicals on May 13, for any student that is planning on joining an athletic team during the 2015-16 school year. Physicals will be going on from 6-8 pm and cost $20. You may pay with cash or checks made out to Accelerated...
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Vectren to upgrade gas lines in Greencastle
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
Contract crews working for Vectren Energy Delivery will soon begin replacing gas mains and service lines in Greencastle as part of the company's pipeline replacement program. About 1,300 miles of bare steel and cast iron pipeline infrastructure throughout Indiana is scheduled to be replaced as part of the multi-year program...
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PCPL is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
The Local History and Genealogy Department of the Putnam County Public Library has expanded resources by becoming a FamilySearch Affiliate Library. The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch. ...
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GHS golf team hosts Invitational at Windy Hill
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/15)
The Tiger Cub Invitational brought seven teams out to Windy Hill Golf Course Saturday, including North Putnam, in what might have been the best weather of 2015. Both Greencastle and North Putnam fared well at the meet though neither team walked away with a first-place finish. That honor went to Southmont which scored 333. North Putnam was close behind, scoring 337 strokes with its junior Austin Judy medaling with a score of 76. Greencaastle placed-third with 341...
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Tox-Away Day set for Saturday at GHS
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
Spring is typically associated with cleaning out your cluttered garage or storage area. Spring cleaning can turn up all kinds of unused lawn chemicals, pesticides, old paints and stains, and maybe a refrigerator or stove that kicked the bucket over the winter...
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Spring is ideal for getting out and staying active
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
By JENNIFER CANNON Extension Educator The sun is shining, the grass is growing, and kids are laughing -- the spring season is officially upon us. In this season, it's very important to incorporate physical activity into our daily routine. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports adults (18-64) need two hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) of moderate-intensity aerobic (brisk walking) every week. This equates to 30 minutes a day, five days a week...
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Give Local Putnam County offers prizes, matching dollars
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
Hosted by the Putnam County Community Foundation, Give Local Putnam County is a 24-hour, online giving event set for Tuesday, May 5. While all endowments are eligible to compete, donations to unrestricted Community Grantmaking Endowments will receive the additional benefit of being matched dollar for dollar. The Community Grantmaking Programs of the Community Foundation provide more than $200,000 every year to local not-for-profit organizations that directly benefit Putnam County...
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Walters keeps Fillmore clean
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
FILLMORE -- Members of the Fillmore Town Council said they wish more people could be like resident Carl Walters. Almost every day, weather dependent, Walters starts down East Street toward the Town Hall in Fillmore with a bucket and an extended plastic claw to take his walk. What started out as a way to exercise has turned into an effort to make the town cleaner...
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One race for each party in Tuesday's city primary
(Local News ~ 05/03/15)
While 19 candidates' names appear on the primary ballot, only four of them actually will be affected by the vote in Tuesday's Greencastle City Primary Election. And only two of those candidates' names will disappear from the city ballot for the Nov. 3 general election...
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