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Local officials plan for COVID-19 response
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
With officials from the Putnam County Health Department, DePauw University and Putnam County Hospital leading the way, local leaders are preparing for a potential COVID-19 outbreak. On Wednesday, more than 60 people representing local healthcare facilities, first responders, schools, elected officials and business owners took part in a teleconference to discuss precautionary measures to ensure the community is prepared for a potential outbreak related for COVID-19...
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Ag Day canceled over coronavirus concerns
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
Ag Day festivities have been canceled for Saturday, March 14. Ag Day Coordinator Heather Poynter made the announcement Thursday afternoon. Between the Ag Day Breakfast program and Mini Farm Fest, the event usually draws several hundred people to the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building...
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Ivy Tech delays start of class in response to COVID-19
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
Ivy Tech Community College is delaying the continuation of current courses and the start of new eight-week courses until March 23, at which time the college will move to delivering all courses virtually. The college plans to deliver courses virtually through April 5 initially. The college will monitor and adjust this timeline as more is learned about COVID-19 nationwide and in the state...
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Wilbur 'Kelly' Fraizer
(Obituary ~ 03/12/20)
Wilbur “Kelly” Fraizer, 61, of Poland, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. He was born June 3, 1958 to the late Elston and Barbara (Day) Fraizer. Kelly was outgoing, he enjoyed nature and spending time with his family and grandchildren. He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Kilbride, and her husband Jeremy; son Robert Voshel; grandchildren Olivia Stogsdill, Lillian Kilbride and Andrew Kilbride; brother Gary L. Fraizer and his wife Vicki; and sister Tammy Garner...
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MARCH MADNESS: All NCAA tournaments canceled due to coronavirus
(College Sports ~ 03/12/20)
The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned. The unprecedented move comes a day after the NCAA announced the games that were scheduled to start next week would go on, but played in mostly empty arenas. ...
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The nitty-gritty of campaigning for presidential nominations
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
In this article I shall address four elements of campaigns as they operate “on the ground,” elements that have caught my eye while observing candidates and campaign events in Iowa in the last four presidential election cycles and in South Carolina in 2020. ...
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GCSC board to meet Monday
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
The Greencastle School Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 16. The special meeting night is due to the fourth Monday of March falling during spring break. The meeting will take place at GCSC Central Office, 1002 Mill Pond Lane.
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Commissioners, council to address COVID-19 Monday
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
The Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council will meet in a special joint session at 11:30 a.m. Monday. These leaders will be discussing county response to the COVID-19 virus. The meeting will take place in the Commissioners Courtroom on the first floor of the courthouse...
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Court News for March 13, 2020
(Court News ~ 03/12/20)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Kyle L. McCabe, 43, Spencer, Level 6 felony possession of cocaine, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class C misdemeanor driving with a Schedule I or II substance in the body...
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Putnam Scanner for March 13, 2020
(Police Logs ~ 03/12/20)
County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 2:11 a.m. Tony D. Lewis, 69, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated per se and driving while intoxicated. • At 12:28 a.m. Drake C. Best, 21, Plainfield, was booked in for dealing in a controlled substance...
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Project stymied by bad bids
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
It was three strikes and you’re out for the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission and a proposed project to extend Calbert Way. The city received three bids on the project to extend Calbert Way (which dead-ends at the main Walmart entrance) south into the property that is expected to eventually be the site of the Community Center/YMCA...
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FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Conner Taylor, Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/20)
Conner Taylor is a senior at Greencastle and participates in basketball and golf. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Conner Taylor: “Sports have been everything to me. I have been playing them as long as I can remember. ...
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UPDATE: U.S. 231 meeting postponed over coronavirus concern
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
UPDATE: The US 231 meeting scheduled for Monday, March 16 is being postponed due to new guidance related to the Coronavirus outbreak. The new date will be determined after schedules can be coordinated and the outbreak has lapsed...
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Registration under way for June 15-19 Police Boot Camp
(Local News ~ 03/12/20)
Boys and girls in area schools will be given the opportunity to learn what police training is like in the annual Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department Police Boot Camp. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon June 15-19 near the Aquatic Center at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle...
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