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Court News for November 16, 2019
(Court News ~ 11/15/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Darrald D. Crosby, 52, Greencastle, two counts of Level 3 felony dealing in methamphetamine, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine and Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine...
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Putnam Scanner for November 16, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 11/15/19)
County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Friday • At 3:50 a.m. Herman Lee Allen Baker, 22, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for strangulation and domestic battery. Thursday • At 3:52 p.m. Hannah Kay Williams, 32, Crawfordsville, was booked in for criminal trespass...
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Parks Dept. offers programs to keep residents warm and happy
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
The Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department is offering a number of special programs to help warm residents’ hearts and minds this fall and winter. During December, January and February local residents can have fun building a snowman, snow sculpture or snow creature and submitting a photo to be judged by the Park Board in March...
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Brazil Concert Band plans fall concert
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
The Brazil Concert Band, conducted by Matthew S. Huber, will present its annual Fall Concert Sunday, Nov. 17 at the First Baptist Church on East Poplar Street in Terre Haute. The free admission program begins at 3 p.m. Movie favorites will be heard in “Hollywood Milestones” arranged by John Higgins...
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Character Study
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
Dressed as pioneer Daniel Boone, Fillmore Elementary School student Bransyn Hanley, a pupil in Mrs. McCammack’s fifth-grade class, shares his story with Chris and Rashelle Harcourt during the wax museum program sponsored by the Fillmore PTO Thursday night.
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Mental Health America to host BAH at Wasser
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
The November installment of the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours is set for Tuesday, Nov. 9 from 5-7 p.m. Mental Health America of Putnam County is sponsoring the November event, which will take place a Wasser Brewing Co., 102 E. Franklin St., Greencastle...
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Putnam County Hospital toasts top doctors
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
Putnam County Hospital is continuing its mission to bring exceptional healthcare close to home. In the November issue of Indianapolis Monthly, two of the Franciscan cardiovascular disease doctors who see patients at Putnam County Hospital were recognized on the top doctors list...
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Serving his country
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
Cloverdale 2019 high school graduate Niklas Hull just graduated Air Force basic training on Nov. 8 in San Antonio, Texas. Nik is the son of Adam and Amanda Hull and Michelle Lain. Nik plans to make a career out of the Air Force and is now completing tech school at the Sheppard Air Force Base in Sheppard, Texas...
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West Central: Reduce, reuse and recycle
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
In thinking about America Recycles Day on Friday, Nov. 15, it’s worth sharing an excerpt of an article from the Natural Resources Defense Council with an important message: The average American generates 4.5 pounds of trash every day. Although even recycling comes with environmental costs, recycling is the clear environmental winner compared to landfilling. ...
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North Putnam Schools to remain open Tuesday
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
While the Greencastle, Cloverdale and South Putnam school corporations have announced that school will not be in session this coming Tuesday, it will be business as usual for North Putnam. In a statement provided to the Banner Graphic, Superintendent Nicole Singer explained that all schools in the corporation will remain open during the Indiana State Teachers Association Day of Action despite some teachers expressing interest in traveling to Indianapolis to advocate for school funding...
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DAZE WORK: Wilbur’s passing leaves hole in the Banner Graphic family
(Column ~ 11/15/19)
When word of the death of longtime Banner Graphic employee Wilbur C. Kendall reached me earlier this week, I was incredulous, refusing to believe that a man who kept our newspaper equipment running well past its prescribed shelf life had somehow succumbed to the ravages of old age and illness at 83...
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Masko on guns: Key is safety, prevention
(Local News ~ 11/15/19)
Among the hot-button issues which permeate partisan discussions in American politics, the prospect of gun reform (or gun control) remains one of the most prevalent. This is owed in no small part to the effective regularity of mass shooting events. Though what truly constitutes a mass shooting may meet different criteria, those which have occurred at schools have perhaps drawn the most considerable scrutiny...
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