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Roachdale native's Army dog tag found on Pacific island
(Local News ~ 02/21/16)
Dorothy Hollingsworth was just 7 when her brother Tom left the family farm in Roachdale to join the Army a few months before the United States entered World War II. She never saw him again. Now, more than 70 years after Pfc. Thomas E. Davis was killed in one of the war's final, major battles, a tangible reminder of her beloved sibling has been found on the Pacific island of Saipan -- one of his Army dog tags...
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Sectionals pair County rivals
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/16)
The IHSAA boys' basketball sectional has been drawn and Putnam County will be treated to some exciting rematches between two local teams and two tea who play into overtime. South Putnam drew the bye in the Southmont sectional and will play the winner of North Putnam and Cloverdale rematch on March 1...
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Clovers Still Undefeated
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/16)
The Cloverdale eighth-grade girls' basketball team made sure its winning streak didn't end at home winning its own tournament this weekend. CMS defeated Cascade in the first round 47-27. Kakkain Price and Hailey Thomas led the Clovers with 11 points. ...
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Violinist Tarn Travers to present debut solo recital Wednesday at DePauw
(Local News ~ 02/21/16)
In his first full-length recital since joining the DePauw University School of Music faculty this fall, Tarn Travers will present a concert of masterworks for the violin, alongside faculty pianist May Phang. The performance will be given at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Thompson Recital Hall, located within DePauw's Green Center for the Performing Arts...
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Kim Alan Sears
(Obituary ~ 02/21/16)
Kim Alan Sears, 60, of Norfolk, Va., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. at Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle. In lieu of flowers, Kim requested donations be made to SonRise Christian Church, 600 Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462...
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Frank Noble 'Charlie' Grimes
(Obituary ~ 02/21/16)
Frank Noble "Charlie" Grimes, 58, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Charlie was born on July 18, 1957 in Greencastle to Frank Wayne Grimes and Wanda Mae Chadd Grimes. He had been employed at the former Dick Brown Ford dealership as a mechanic...
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Alberta Imogene Phillips Naylor
(Obituary ~ 02/21/16)
Alberta Imogene Phillips Naylor, 73, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. She was born on Sept. 12, 1942 in Greencastle to Cyril Victor Frazier and Sarah Catherine Braden Frazier. Alberta was a 1962 graduate of Greencastle High School...
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Introduction to Windows 10 class at PCPL March 1
(Local News ~ 02/21/16)
The Putnam County Public Library will host an Introduction to Windows 10 class on Tuesday, March 1. The noon to 2 p.m. class at the library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle, will demonstrate the features of the new software, provide tips on installing it and answer any questions...
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Guns galore as Greencastle hosts statewide NRA fundraiser
(Local News ~ 02/21/16)
When it comes to firearms and raising money, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is the group to see. That's what around 350 people did Friday at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, participating in a win-win scenario with free guns and a good cause. With door prizes, "table guns" to give away and a myriad of weapons to be auctioned, the NRA and local organizer Clint Cooper hoped to raise another $1.1 million for a 50-50 share between the group's national headquarters and the state of Indiana...
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Road funding has miles to go in Legislature
(Local News ~ 02/21/16)
With a little more than two weeks to go in the 2016 edition of the Indiana General Assembly, some major decisions lie in the road ahead for Hoosier lawmakers. State Sens. Pete Miller and Rod Bray tried to distill those remaining issues into palatable nuggets for a Legislative Update audience Saturday morning at the Farm Bureau board room in Greencastle...
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Historic designation sought for four Putnam downtowns
(Local News ~ 02/21/16)
Indiana Landmarks recently awarded a Partners in Preservation (PIP) grant to the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County (HPS), which is pursuing National Register nominations for downtown historic districts in four Putnam County communities as one of the county's Indiana Bicentennial projects...
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Davis search captured imaginations of Roachdale residents
(Local News ~ 02/21/16)
ROACHDALE -- Sometimes the business of the day must be set aside. That was the case recently for the Roachdale clerk-treasurer and hardware store owner/de facto town historian. When an Associated Press reporter called Clerk-Treasurer Debbie Sillery, she tried to point him in the right direction, but started doing her own research...
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School records fall in Avon Sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/21/16)
The North Putnam boys' swim team took fifth place in the IHSAA Sectional at Avon with 173, but the Cougars also saw four school records fall Saturday in what ended being a great day for local swimmers. Greencastle took seventh with 118 and South Putnam earned eighth place with 102...
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