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Dickey’s worst day, best day bookend cardiac rehab journey
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
Already keenly aware of what was the worst day of her life, a Greencastle teacher recently had what she describes as the best day of her life. On Friday, Courtney Dickey was the guest of honor at Putnam County Hospital’s Wear Red Breakfast, a testament to the recovery she’s made from a massive heart attack in the aftermath of her husband’s sudden death in September 2020...
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Crews contend with barn fire Monday evening
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
BELLE UNION — Several crews and apparatuses were called out to a pole barn fire that occurred in Jefferson Township Monday evening. A box alarm was initially requested by the Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department at about 8:07 p.m. for a structure fire at 6 Noland Rd...
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What’s next for the Putnam County comprehensive plan?
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
What is a comprehensive plan? Putnam County officials have been talking for some time about an upgrade to the county comprehensive plan, and have taken action on such an upgrade in the last year, but some in the community may still be unclear on what this means...
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Habitat for Humanity shoring up for home remodel
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
Eight months after celebrating the completion of its first build since 2013, Putnam County’s Habitat for Humanity chapter is now encouraging support for a remodel of a local veteran’s home. As its executive director David L. English put it recently, though, the chapter is “land-rich” and “cash-poor.” This is as it has acquired separate pieces of property for potential projects while endeavoring to be financially productive...
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Advance planning workshop set Wednesday
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
The next free advance health care planning workshop hosted by the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association will be Wednesday, Feb. 8 from noon-1 p.m. via Zoom. To register, email contact.us@pchpca.org by Tuesday for a meeting invitation and instructions. For additional information, call 765-301-7614...
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Supporting local nonprofits
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
At the Putnam County Community Foundation, we take pride in working closely with local nonprofit organizations, ensuring they have the resources needed to meet their missions. To best serve these organizations, we established the Putnam-Montgomery Nonprofit Learning Series in 2006 in partnership with the Montgomery County Community Foundation...
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Second hike set for Saturday at DePauw Nature Park
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
The second hike of 2023 is scheduled this Saturday, Feb. 11 as part of the hiking tour in Putnam County. The hike will be at the DePauw University Nature Park beginning at 9 a.m. The group will meet in the parking lot and hike to the quarry. Organizers will highlight the history of the quarry and its operations and the geologic history of the rocks found there. Then the hike will switch to what lives in the quarry and the effect visitors can have when they visit...
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Exploring 4-H kicks off Feb. 23 for local second-graders
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
Eligibility in the regular 4-H program necessitates one must be in grades 3-12 as of Jan. 1 of the current year. However, second-graders can get a taste of 4-H by signing up for the Exploring 4-H, or mini 4-H, program. Exploring 4-H is a program for children who are not yet old enough for 4-H. Any youth in the second grade as of Jan. 1 of the current year is eligible...
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‘A Gilbert and Sullivan Extravaganza’ set this week from DePauw School of Music
(Local News ~ 02/06/23)
A whirlwind tour of Victorian-era theater masters with a touch the supernatural, the DePauw University School of Music will present “A Gilbert and Sullivan Extravaganza” this week, Feb. 9-12. A group of college friends rent an old English country estate for spring break for an authentic Downton Abbey-type of experience. As they all try to get some sleep on their first night, they are awakened by some singing ghosts...
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