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Cauy Thomas wins WIC title
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/16)
ELLETTSVILLE -- All four county wrestling teams were in action Saturday this time at Edgewood high school for the WIC conference meet and Greencastle fared best, coming in third with 165 points behind Edgewood and Sullivan. North Putnam placed ninth, South Putnam earned 11th and Cloverdale took 12th...
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Tiger Sharks win WIC
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/16)
TRAFALGAR - In what turned out to be a great day for some Putnam County swimmers, the Greencastle swim team earned a first-place finish in both the girls' and boys' meets Saturday. Greencastle's girls won with 423 by one point over Cascade with 422. The South Putnam ladies took fourth place with 254 points behind South Vermillion and the North Putnam girls earned sixth with 180...
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Ivy Tech Greencastle to offer unique ASAP program
(Local News ~ 01/25/16)
ASAP. We all know that acronym well as simply meaning "as soon as possible." But to a new generation of college students, ASAP could mean the world. What's ASAP? It's an affordable associates degree achieved debt-free in 11 months for less than $10,000. All the while reducing barriers and receiving comprehensive support -- a key component -- via counseling, academic advising, tutoring, budget assistance and more on a 24/7 basis...
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Russellville Community Center to host chicken noodle dinner
(Local News ~ 01/25/16)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville Community Center will be hosting a chicken noodle dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30. The meal will include chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, dressing, green beans, slaw, dessert and drinks. The buffet meal will be available for a freewill offering. The profits will help pay for costs at the community center...
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DPU Global Musician Workshop to feature Grammy winner Fleck June 19-25
(Local News ~ 01/25/16)
Multiple Grammy Award-winner Béla Fleck, who is nominated for two 2016 Grammys, will come to the DePauw University campus as the featured guest artist at Silkroad's Global Musician Workshop. The event, which takes place June 19-25, which will again be hosted by the DePauw University School of Music...
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General Assembly honors Indiana State Parks' 100th anniversary
(Local News ~ 01/25/16)
The Indiana General Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a concurrent resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Indiana State Parks system. The resolution recognized State Parks for "contributions to the health, recreation, and outdoor education of Indiana's citizens and guests, and its commitment to the conservation of the State of Indiana's unique natural and cultural resources held in trust in those state parks."...
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Putnamville trooper commended for saving family pet
(Local News ~ 01/25/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- On any given day, Indiana State Police troopers respond to various requests for help from the public both on and off-duty. Most often the requests are for the citizens themselves, but at times, the requests are for family pets. Such was the case on the evening of Friday, Jan. 8. ISP Trooper Ted Robertson was off-duty when he received a request to rescue a stranded black Labrador retriever on the east bank of the Wabash River directly east of Cayuga's Duke Energy Power Plant...
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Adrianna Clifford to compete in national competition
(Local News ~ 01/25/16)
South Putnam High School's Adrianna (Adie) Clifford, daughter of Terry and Yvonne Clifford of Belle Union, will be traveling to Scottsdale, Ariz., to compete in the national Make It Yourself with Wool competition Jan. 28. "Mom and I have worked there for many years," Clifford said. "It's been a childhood dream of mine ever since I can remember. I always looked up to those junior girls. I just always wanted to make something."...
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Clover, Cougar rematch in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/16)
The IHSAA girls' basketball tournament sectional pairings are up and North Putnam will play Cloverdale on Feb. 2 in the South Putnam sectional at 7:30 p.m. The two teams will face off after the sectional hosts take on Cascade at 6 p.m. South Putnam actually plays Cascade in the regular season Tuesday at Cascade...
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Updated: One offender dies after viral outbreak at Putnamville
(Local News ~ 01/25/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- Department of Correction officials continue to battle a flu-like illness after one Putnamville Correctional Facility offender died Friday after being hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. Facility Superintendent Brian Smith announced the outbreak on Sunday afternoon, saying a number of offenders are suffering from progressive viral-like symptoms, with several patients rapidly progressing to severe shortness of breath and pneumonia-like symptoms...
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