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2019 Stellar Communities Program finalists revealed
(Local News ~ 04/18/19)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has announced the finalists for the 2019 Stellar Communities Program. After a thorough review of the letters of intent by the Stellar partner agencies, the following regions have been chosen as finalists: -- Constellation of Starke, which consists of Hamlet, Knox, North Judson and Starke County...
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Jerome David 'Jerry' Tesmer
(Obituary ~ 04/18/19)
Jerome David "Jerry" Tesmer, 77, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born March 10, 1942 in Norwalk, Ohio, the son of Theodore Fredrick and Ruth Elizabeth (Lutts) Tesmer. He was a 1960 graduate of Bainbridge High School...
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Schimpf named new superintendent at North Central Parke
(Local News ~ 04/18/19)
MARSHALL — It’s a homecoming of sorts for Mike Schimpf. The outgoing principal of South Putnam High School has been named the new superintendent of North Central Parke Schools, the corporation announced via its Facebook page on Thursday. Even as he leaves his home county for a new job, Schimpf returns to the area where he had his first principal’s post, spending 2014-15 as the principal at Turkey Run High School...
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Paul H. Rader II
(Obituary ~ 04/18/19)
Paul H. Rader II, 92, formerly of Marshall, Ill., and Putnam County, Ind., passed away while living at Cloverleaf Health Care in Knightsville on April 16, 2019. Paul was born in Greencastle on March 29, 1927, the son of Paul H. Rader and Amy Frances (Poole) Rader...
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Gerald 'Corky' Ruark
(Obituary ~ 04/18/19)
Gerald "Corky" Ruark, 84, Indianapolis, passed away April 14, 2019. He was born June 9, 1934 in Greencastle, a son of the late Dallas and Ola (Reese) Ruark. Gerry and his wife, Nan, started Alpha Records in 1983 and opened the retail record store in Southport, Ind. ...
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Putnam Scanner for April 19, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 04/18/19)
County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 2:01 a.m. Jayne Ann Selvia, 58, Greencastle, was booked in for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction. • At 1:35 a.m. Mallory Aileen Campbell-Norris, 34, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant...
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Dedication of Ullem Campus Farm for Sustainability set May 9
(Local News ~ 04/18/19)
DePauw University invites the public to attend the formal dedication of the Ullem Campus Farm and Center for Sustainability on Thursday, May 9. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is open to all. The original DePauw campus farm was founded in 2013 on a one-acre property adjacent to the Prindle Institute for Ethics with financial support from James R. Gates (Class of 1978) and Roberta P. Gates and Richard S. Neville (Class of 1976) and Janet Asp Neville...
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Brown honored by Sen. Young
(Local News ~ 04/18/19)
The Luke Brown Story, already worthy of a Hollywood script, got its own epilogue Thursday when the Greencastle City Police Officer received the Congressional Badge of Bravery Award. In a ceremony Thursday afternoon at City Hall Indiana Sen. Todd Young presented Brown with just the third Congressional Badge of Bravery honor awarded in Indiana since Congress created the medal in 2008 to recognize law enforcement officers who have exhibited “extreme acts of heroism...
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Russellville Council addresses town hall replacement ideas
(Local News ~ 04/18/19)
RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville Town Council had more on its plate than usual Tuesday evening as it tackled a varied agenda during its regular April meeting. The council put its attention to the town’s capital assets, which include buildings, equipment and investments such as bonds. Clerk-Treasurer Martha Mandleco said the town had an incomplete record of assets going back to 2017, and that a review, but not an audit, would have to be done to comply with the Indiana State Board of Accounts...
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