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Joseph Harold Ash
(Obituary ~ 08/19/17)
Joseph Harold Ash, 81, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 at his residence. Joseph was born in Greencastle on March 24, 1936, the son of John Roy and Helen Marie (Klebush) Ash. He attended Greencastle High School. He worked at International Harvester in Indianapolis, for the Putnam County Highway Department as a road grader operator, and was later a superintendent. He also worked at Greencastle Manufacturing...
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Aug. 28 luncheon to kick off Women Walk Putnam County
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
Incorporating physical activity into your everyday routine is important for good health. Physical activity helps weight management, reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, and strengthens bones (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). Oftentimes when individuals think of physical activity our minds automatically think of running and/or jogging. However, did you know that walking produces some of the same benefits as running and/or jogging?...
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Fillmore Open House
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
Fillmore Elementary School first-grader Lorena Brown and her parents, Donald and Jussinea Brown (left), chat with teacher Angie Clark about what to expect for the new school year during Fillmore’s annual open house conducted Tuesday, Aug. 15.
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Moon exhibit to open at Peeler Art Center
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
DePauw University’s Peeler Art Center presents an exhibition featuring new works by multimedia artist Jiha Moon, opening Friday, Aug. 25. “Jiha Moon: Double Welcome, Most Everyone’s Mad Here,” will remain on view through Oct. 29 and is free and open to the public...
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Court News for Aug. 19, 2017
(Court News ~ 08/19/17)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Michelle Suzanne Hilbert, 34, Cloverdale, Level 6 felony driving with a BAC of .15 or more, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...
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Putnam Scanner for Aug. 19, 2017
(Police Logs ~ 08/19/17)
Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 9:27 p.m. Michelle Suzanne Hilbert, 34, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for reckless driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and driving with a BAC of .15 or higher. • At 2:50 p.m. Sunday Dawn Hensley, 44, Fillmore, was taken into custody by court order...
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Mosquitoes in county test positive for West Nile virus
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
Putnam County has recorded positive tests for West Nile virus carrying mosquitoes, the Putnam County Health Department announced Friday. This means mosquitoes in the area have tested positive for the ability to transmit the virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. The risk of disease is higher now, until the first hard freeze of the year...
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Here’s the scoop on Scoops business
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
Scoops Ice Cream is one of the newest additions to the downtown Greencastle revitalization nestled in the retail revival area along South Indiana. A Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony was conducted earlier this week at Scoops, 13 S. Indiana St. (directly behind Starbucks)...
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Pres. McCoy calls DPU opening day ‘a magical time’
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
“Welcome to DePauw and to what will likely be the most influential years of your life,” Mark McCoy, the 20th president of the university, told the 630 new students who arrived on the Greencastle campus Friday. At Friday afternoon’s traditional opening convocation, McCoy told the undergraduates and their families, “We are glad you are here. ...
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Historic summer kitchen moving across U.S. 40
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
PUTNAMVILLE — When the walls came tumbling down recently on a historic Putnamville building, it wasn’t for good. At least that’s not the intent of Lee and Susan Stewart, who have spearheaded previous preservations efforts in the old community along U.S. 40...
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Major Bailey comes home for Central Elementary surprise
(Local News ~ 08/19/17)
Friday might have been too early for homecoming on the high school football schedule but that didn’t stop Major Beau Bailey from making a triumphant return to South Putnam. And nobody had to sing “won’t you come home, Beau Bailey, won’t you come home” to get the 1996 South Putnam High School graduate to make his clandestine appearance at Central Elementary Friday afternoon. After all, he was there to surprise daughter Emma, a five-year-old in Jan Swingley’s kindergarten class...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Cub, Clover spikers pick up road victories
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/17)
CRAWFORDSVILLE — Greencastle improved its varsity volleyball record to 2-1 on Thursday with a five-set win at Crawfordsville. The Tiger Cubs trailed 2-1 after three sets, but came back to win the final two. Greencastle won by scores of 16-25, 25-11, 23-25, 25-17, and 15-13, as Maggie Meyer (26 digs) and Allison Stevens (5 stuff blocks) led the defense...
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Indian Creek airs out 34-10 win over North Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/17)
North Putnam Cougars hosted the Indian Creek Braves in the first match-up ever between the two schools on Friday night. The Braves took control of the game in the second half to pick up a 34-10 win between two Western Indiana Conference teams. The bigger Braves wore down the Cougars. ...
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Tiger Cubs grind out 10-0 win over Athenians
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/17)
CRAWFORDSVILLE — The defensive line was about the only area on the football field for Greencastle not decimated by graduation after last season. While an almost entirely overhauled offense worked its way through occasional bouts of inexperience, the Tiger Cub defensive front completely shut down Crawfordsville’s offense in a 10-0 season-opening win on Friday night...
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SP continues mastery over Cloverdale, 20-6
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/17)
Special teams are a lost part of football to the average fan, but in South Putnam’s season opener against the Cloverdale at home Friday it very well could have been the difference between winning and losing. In a game that turned on key special teams plays, the Eagles erased an early deficit to defeat the Clovers 20-6...
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