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Marc Joseph Harper
(Obituary ~ 03/15/16)
Marc Joseph Harper, 63, Monrovia, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital of Mooresville. He was born on Oct. 21, 1952 in Brazil, Ind., and was the son of John Bruce Harper and Betty Jean (Portemont) Harper. He was married to Teresa (Bryant) Harper, and she survives...
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DePauw's 20th President, Mark McCoy, visits TV's 'Inside Indiana Business'
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
DePauw University's next president, D. Mark McCoy, told the statewide television program "Inside Indiana Business" great things about the community and the university, much the same as he said immediately following the March 7 announcement of his appointment...
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Carla Edwards and friends collaborate on concert for 'King of Instruments'
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
DePauw School of Music professor and university organist Carla Edwards will conclude the Faculty Select Series for the season with a concert for the "King of Instruments" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17. Joining Edwards at the J. Stanford Smith Concert Organ in the Green Center's Kresge Auditorium will be three longtime Greencastle residents and DePauw University faculty members -- Randy Salman (clarinet), Harriet Thompson Moore (harp) and Eric Edberg (cello), along with School of Music faculty artists Leonid Sirotkin (English horn) and composition professor Scott Perkins.. ...
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Fred M. Sargent
(Obituary ~ 03/15/16)
Fred M. Sargent, 92, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away at his home in Plainfield on Monday, March 14, 2016. Born Oct. 19, 1923 in Linton, he was the son of Hubert M. and Rose A. (West) Sargent. He married Ruth E. (Jansen) Sargent on Feb. 1, 1975, and she survives...
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Middle school county underway
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/16)
By Gary Hazlett and Jay Lockett For the Banner Graphic The South Putnam seventh- and eighth-grade girls' basketball teams swept the North Putnam Cougars in the opening round of the county tournament at South Putnam High School. The Eagle seventh-graders won 39-10 to advance to the championship game...
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Former Eagle Gould ends stellar career
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/16)
By Chelsea mOdglin Staff Writer Sam Gould, an alum of South Putnam High School and a senior mechanical engineering major at Rose-Hulman, finished his competitive diving career "with a bang" in the Feb. 27 regional competition after completing an inward 2.5 turn somersault for his last-ever 3-meter dive. ...
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Putnam Hospice and Palliative Care Association created
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
A new association has been formed to serve Putnam County residents. The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association has been created after months of planning by the Putnam Community Foundation, Putnam County Hospital and other community members...
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Putnam Scanner 3-16-16
(Police Logs ~ 03/15/16)
An early-morning Monday traffic mishap resulted in a pickup truck partially submerged in a Floyd Township pond. At 3:20 a.m., Beau A. Spencer, 17, Greencastle, was northbound on County Road 600 East approaching a 90-degree curve. Deputy Matt Biggs said that tire marks indicated that Spencer was driving his 1995 Ford F150 too fast to make the turn in the rainy conditions of Monday morning...
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Court News for 3-16-16
(Court News ~ 03/15/16)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Brandon W. Stephey, 32, Greencastle, Level 6 felony domestic battery Kristian R. Sosbe, 30, Greencastle, Level 6 felony criminal recklessness, Class A misdemeanor interference with the reporting of a crime...
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Morning fire results in 'total loss'
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
ROACHDALE -- Four area fire departments responded to a Roachdale house fire Tuesday morning. "It seems to have started in the middle of the home," Roachdale Fire Chief Mike Poole said as he took a break from the scene to explain the situation to The Banner Graphic. "I don't have the residents' names at the moment but it's definitely a total loss."...
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Gardening Fair Saturday at Fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
Gardeners --- from first-time beginners to long-time experts -- should plan to attend the upcoming Gardening Fair on Saturday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to come to the Community Building on the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle to hear speakers, see demonstrations, visit with FFA students from Cloverdale and South Putnam high schools and shop...
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CCSC Board hears band trip details
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
CLOVERDALE -- Clover Command, the Cloverdale High School band, has been nominated to perform in the Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., July 2-6. There are currently 93 students signed up to go. "That's outstanding," Band Boosters President Greg Williams said. "We didn't think we'd have that many. We're tickled to be going."...
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Local police praise body camera use
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
More than a year after beginning the use of body cameras in their agencies, six local police departments are giving rave reviews to the technology that has now become a part of their everyday routine. Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter first announced the body camera program in late 2014, with plans to purchase cameras for each of the county's six municipal law enforcement agencies -- Greencastle, Cloverdale, Fillmore, Roachdale, Bainbridge and Russellville...
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Easter Egg-stravaganza at Mill Pond Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/15/16)
The community is invited to Mill Pond Health Campus, 1014 Mill Pond Lane, Greencastle, for the annual Easter Egg-stravaganza on Saturday, March 19. The total event is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (will not conflict with the traditional local Easter egg hunt at Robe-Ann Park set for 10 a.m. Saturday)...
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Sharon Lisette Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/15/16)
Sharon Lisette Jones, 76, of Cloverdale, passed away at her home on Feb. 26, 2016. She was born in Portchester, N.Y., on Jan. 10, 1940. She was the daughter of the late James L. Sparks and Catherine R. (Egan) Sparks. She is survived by her husband of almost 58 years, Arthur J. Jones. They were married on Oct. 25, 1958, at St. Joseph Church in South Norwalk, Conn...
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