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Cubs take first businesslike step toward title
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/18)
LEBANON — Greencastle coach Bryce Rector did not require his players to wear a suit and tie to their sectional game against Western Boone at Lebanon on Wednesday, but if he had the ploy would have fit into his motif for sectional week. The Cubs dominated the Stars from the outset, scoring the final 14 points of the first quarter and coasting to a 68-46 win...
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James N. Cook
(Obituary ~ 03/01/18)
James N. Cook died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 at Westminster Suncoast in St. Petersburg, Fla. Jim was a graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, where was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was a member of St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in St Petersburg...
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Director Carson announces departure from PCPL
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
Director Grier Carson announced his departure from the Putnam County Public Library during the Board of Trustee’s recent regular meeting. “I just want to publicly say how much of a privilege it has been to work with the community and the staff here, and how proud I am,” Director Carson, who has served the library for four years, said. ...
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High school basketball previews
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/18)
Tipoff: 6 p.m. at South Putnam Media coverage: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game on radio, and mtcsports.net will livestream the game via video. The coaches: Collin McCartt is in his fourth year at North Putnam. Scott Flatt is in his 13th year at Covenant Christian...
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County teams still alive for sectional semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/18)
Cloverdale seniors Jalen Moore and Nick Winders are grizzled veterans at cutting down sectional championship nets, having done it the past three years. Putnam County’s other teams, however, are hoping to get their first chance at the prized task in at least 14 years this weekend as they are all still alive in sectional boys’ basketball competition...
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PCSD beefs up presence in local schools
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
Citing a “tsunami of angst” that has washed over the country since the recent school shooting in Parkland, Fla., the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department recently announced plans to increase its presence in the 13 public school buildings in Putnam County...
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Carson to leave PCPL March 19
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
Director Grier Carson announced his departure from the Putnam County Public Library during the Board of Trustees recent regular meeting. “I just want to publicly say how much of a privilege it has been to work with the community and the staff here, and how proud I am,” Carson, who has served the library for four years, said. ...
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Robot Sophia and her creator bring ‘hopeful vision of future’ to DePauw
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
Bringing “a hopeful vision of the future” to DePauw University, David Hanson and his robot creation Sophia presented a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture Wednesday night. Featuring the high-profile technology entrepreneur and his humanoid sidekick visiting campus offering a glimpse into the world of tomorrow, Hanson -- founder, CEO and chief designer of Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics -- and Sophia, his one-of-a-kind robot character, packed 1,400-seat Kresge Auditorium...
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DPU panel to examine race 50 years after Kerner report
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
A distinguished panel of journalists will come to DePauw University on Tuesday, March 6 to discuss the 50th anniversary of a key study that was conducted in the wake of the 1967 race riots in the United States. The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Forum, located in DePauw’s Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, and is free and open to all...
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Putnam Scanner for March 3, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 03/01/18)
County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 9:54 a.m. Tiffany Marie Rominger, 26, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction...
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Red Cross blood drive set for Monday at Library
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
Putnam County Public Library and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive on Monday, March 5 from 2-7 p.m. Persons may ccall 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossbloood.org and enter sponsor code “pcplgreencastle” to schedule a blood donation appointment...
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Volunteers sought for hospice care locally
(Local News ~ 03/01/18)
Hospice volunteers are being sought for the Greencastle area. Volunteer manager Glenda Dennison of Alpha Hospice Care is looking for volunteers to read to patients, talk with them, write letters for them or help put puzzles together in caring for loved ones...
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