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Nichols - 65th Anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/07/15)
Doyle Nichols and Coleen Phillips were married on July 21, 1950 at the Morocco Christian Church. Rev. Robert Bond officiated and attendants were the late Merribeth Knetzer Wells and Hubert L. McGaughey. After their honeymoon in Canada the couple returned to Indiana and later resided on their farm in Fillmore. Doyle began his IBM employment in Greencastle...
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Miller-Knauer Reunion
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
The Miller-Knauer Reunion will be Sunday, Aug. 16 at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. Meal will be at 1 p.m. in Shelter No. 1. For more information call Don Knauer at 653-4954.
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Scroggin Reunion
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
The Scroggin family reunion took place in French Lick on June 6 and 7. Attending the reunion were Robert and Karen Scroggin from Fishers, Frank and Rebecca Scroggin from Savannah (Wilmington Island), Ga., Allan and Rita Scroggin from Farmingdale, Mich., Phyllis Scroggin from Greencastle, Juanita and Doug Smith from Greencastle, and Sharon and Jack Cox from Groveland. Also attending were many of their children and grandchildren...
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Who's News for Saturday, Aug. 8
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
Four Putnam County scholars were among the 245 students who received the Bachelor of Arts degree during Hanover College's 182nd annual commencement ceremony, held Saturday, May 23, at The Point on the college's campus. JESSE MACGRUDER, a chemistry major from Coatesville, is the son of Dennis and Alice MacGruder. MacGruder graduated from North Putnam High School...
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Louise May Harmless
(Obituary ~ 08/07/15)
Louise May (Darnell) Harmless, 93, of New Winchester, passed away Aug. 5, 2015 at the Villages of Avon. Louise was born March 4, 1922 in Putnam County to Robert E. and Hazel Agnes (Hartman) Darnell. She was a graduate of Bainbridge High School. Louise married Wilfred Wayne Harmless on April 15, 1940, and he preceded her in death two days after their 75th wedding anniversary on April 17, 2015...
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Humane shelter changes veterinary staff requirements
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
With the animal care and control department again in place in Putnam County, two animal control officers have been responding to animal calls throughout the county for nearly a month. This "functional operational" phase, as sheriff's department officials termed it, remains a step or two short of the fully operational level county authorities are hoping for...
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Female visitor arrested at Putnamville Correctional Facility
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
PUTNAMVILLE -- A female visitor was arrested at the Putnamville Correctional Facility on Thursday, Aug. 6 for attempting to traffic with an offender during a visit. Donna Snyder, 37, Terre Haute, was attempting to visit with offender Randy Reedy when she allegedly trafficked three small packages that contained what is alleged to be marijuana and tobacco into a chip bag for the offender to retrieve upon arrival to the routine visit...
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Hooves helping humanity
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
Whether your trottors are hooved or of the regular sort, you are officially invited to join the Greencastle Elks Lodge in their 2015 golf scramble on Aug. 29 at Windy Hill Country Club. Beginning at 8 a.m., the scramble is open to the public with registration beginning the same day at 7 a.m...
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FOP fracks for fun
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
Police know how to have fun, too. One way they can show their fun sides is to not only host a golf scramble that is open to the public, but to use the proceeds for a worthy cause such as the Indiana Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors. Saturday, Aug. 29 will mark the beginning of the Fraternal Order of Police's (FOP) annual golf scramble, taking place at Clover Meadows Golf Course located at 1999 E. County Road 1100 S., Cloverdale...
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Hello in There
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
Helping a young student try on a hoodie at Greencastle Walmart earlier this week, Deputy Mike Downing of the Putnam County Sheriff's Department volunteers his time to the annual Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police Shop-with-a-Cop program. More than 30 children participated in the 17th annual event...
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Contractor, engineer to replace washed out pipe in Fillmore
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
FILLMORE -- After council members expressed their commitment to replace a washed-out pipe on Thursday evening, the Town of Fillmore got a good piece of news Friday morning. After reviewing the washed-out pipe in the town's south side, the engineering firm and construction company involved in the town's 2013 stormwater project will foot the bill to replace the 48-inch tile...
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Charles A. Henry
(Obituary ~ 08/07/15)
Charles A. Henry, 71, of Roachdale, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. He was born on May 18, 1944 in Indianapolis to Charles A. and Betty Lou Coyle Henry. Charles served his country in the U.S. Army. He had been a mechanic at Schwerman Trucking and retired from AAA Roofing...
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Local experts available for free programs via Speakers Bureau
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
In recognition of the upcoming Indiana Bicentennial, Putnam County experts in a wide variety of subjects and disciplines are making themselves available at no cost to clubs, groups, schools and organizations who wish to educate themselves about different aspects of Indiana life over the years...
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Residents, council displeased with Fillmore clerk-treasurer
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
FILLMORE -- What started out as a simple request for a utility adjustment Thursday evening wound up being a referendum on the job performance of Fillmore Clerk-Treasurer Paul Alleyn. Appointed in May to replace former Clerk-Treasurer Wanda Seidler, Alleyn has missed at least two town council meetings since then and, according to council members and residents, is rarely in his office at Town Hall...
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Cloverdale utilities working to save money
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
CLOVERDALE -- The Town of Cloverdale's utilities department is working to reduce unnecessary costs to keep water and sewer systems functional. Town Manager Wayne Galloway has a few projects in the works to reduce costs associated water and sewer flow in the town. The changes go along with a series of alterations made to the functionality of the town which allowed a rate decrease in July 2014...
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Putnam Scanner for 8-8-15
(Police Logs ~ 08/07/15)
County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:20 a.m. Thursday, Cody James McNew, 26, Greencastle, was arrested on a warrant. At 2:20 p.m. Donna Remay Snyder, 37, Terre Haute, was charged with trafficking contraband with an inmate...
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Court News for 8-8-15
(Police Logs ~ 08/07/15)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Donna Snyder, 37, Terre Haute, Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor trafficking with an inmate, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Jill A. Russell, 35, Terre Haute, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...
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Ronald Edward Sample
(Obituary ~ 08/07/15)
Ronald Edward Sample, 85, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away on Aug. 5, 2015 at The Village of Avon. He was born on Jan. 15, 1930 at Forest Hills, Pa., and was the son of the late Floyd Forrest Sample and Marie Helen (Pindur) Sample. He married Sara Patricia (Belcher) Sample Nov. ...
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Breastfeeding celebration Aug. 11 at Robe-Ann Park
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
August is National Breastfeeding Month, which marks the signing of the Innocenti Declaration signed 25 years ago by World Health Organization and Unicef policymakers at "Breastfeeding in the 1990s" in Florence, Italy. The aim of this document is to create an environment globally to empower women to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months and continue to breastfeed for two years or more...
- Operation Pakabakpak (Local News ~ 08/07/15)
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Hooves helping humanity
(Local News ~ 08/07/15)
Whether your trotters are hooved or of the regular sort, you are officially invited to join the Greencastle Elks Lodge in their 2015 golf scramble on Aug. 29 at Windy Hill Country Club. Beginning at 8 a.m., the scramble is open to the public with registration beginning the same day at 7 a.m...
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