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One dead, child airlifted in Monday crash
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
ROACHDALE — A motorist is dead while a child was airlifted following a collision south of Roachdale on Monday. First responders were dispatched at about 8:10 a.m. for a motor vehicle incident with injuries and entrapment on County Road 250 East. A box truck and a van were found wrecked side by side off the roadway...
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Commissioners table Cold Spring Solar rezone request
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
The final decision on rezoning 1,200 acres of agricultural land in Russell Township to make way for a solar farm will wait at least two more months. On Monday morning, Arevon Energy, developers of the proposed Cold Spring Solar Farm, requested that the matter be tabled by the Putnam County Commissioners until their Monday, April 1 meeting...
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Reality Check
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
Awaiting his fate on the “Wheel of Life,” South Putnam eighth-grader Jaxon VanDuyn takes part in Reality Fair Monday at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building as Putnam County Jail Commander Shelody Birkemeier looks on. Birkemeier also happens to be VanDuyn’s mom...
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UTV ordinance on agenda for third attempt at passage
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
Third time the charm? Proverbially that might be the case but will it be true for the proposed UTV ordinance when the Greencastle City Council meets Thursday night at City Hall? The 7 p.m. meeting is open to the public. Second reading and adoption of Ordinance 2023-7, a measure allowing the use of certain recreational off-highway vehicles on the city streets of Greencastle, has twice been tabled by the Council...
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Greencastle man convicted in fatal stabbing of dad will get out 2.5 years early
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
A 32-year-old Greencastle man, already denied a previous sentence modification and appeal of his voluntary manslaughter conviction in the Sept. 12, 2012 fatal stabbing of his father, will now be released 2.5 years earlier than expected after filing for post-conviction relief...
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Asbury Towers recognized for 60 years of service
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
Greencastle Mayor Lynda Dunbar signed her first proclamation on Wednesday, Jan. 24 in recognition of 60 years of ongoing commitment to a high quality of life for residents of Asbury Towers Retirement Community. The residents and staff of Asbury Towers are proud to celebrate 60 years of actively caring for the greater Greencastle and Putnam County community...
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Bailey Brickert to battle on as hurdler at Marian University
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/24)
It wasn’t quite according to the timeline Bailey Brickert had set for herself but the South Putnam senior will not need to worry about future plans during the upcoming track and field season. Brickert recently signed to continue her track days with Marian University beginning in the fall of the 2024-25 school year, a decision the Eagle hurdler said came about thanks to the school’s strong medical program...
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Governing Putnam County—Locally: Indiana’s unitary relationship with its local governments
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
What do the Jan. 8 opening of the 2024 session of the Indiana General Assembly, the Saturday morning “Legislative Update” event held in Greencastle on Jan. 20, and the discussion of the proposed ordinance to allow UTV vehicles on Greencastle streets at the city council’s Jan. 11 meeting have in common? All relate to the subject of this column...
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Keith Alan Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/05/24)
Keith Alan Smith, 65, of Cloverdale, passed Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at his residence. He was born Nov. 6, 1958, in Greencastle, the son of Delmas Joe Smith and Rita Abrell Smith. His mother survives. Keith was a loving husband, father and grandfather...
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Mary Ann Lemley
(Obituary ~ 02/05/24)
Mary Ann (Cash) Lemley passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 28, 2024, in Sun City, Ariz., after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 20, 1933, in Greencastle. She graduated from Fillmore High School. She was preceded in death by parents Clyde Cash and Anna Hammond Cash; brothers Bill Cash, Bob Cash, John Cash and Gene Cash; and her late husband, Elmer Lemley...
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Cymerman, Edberg set to present ‘Warm Winter Love’ Sunday afternoon
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
Pianist Claude Cymerman will perform romantic works for solo piano, joined for part of the program by Eric Edberg on cello, in a pre-Valentine’s Day concert on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. in Gobin Church. Presented by the Greencastle Summer Music Festival, the free event will include intermission refreshments provided by the Doc’s Inn...
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A ‘big game’ plan for healthy eating
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
Develop a winning Super Bowl “food game plan” by thinking like a football player on the playing field. Only, instead of the opposing team, your field is filled with food and refreshments. Here are eight winning strategies: Plan a successful defense against food that is excessive in fat and calories:...
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Second hike of year set Saturday at Nature Park
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
Putnam Parks and Pathways’ second hike of 2024 is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the DePauw University Nature Park, west of Greencastle. The group will meet in the parking lot and hike to the quarry where participants will get a history of the quarry and its operations and the geologic history of the rocks found there...
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Eagles Lodge to host Super Bowl event
(Local News ~ 02/05/24)
The Greencastle Eagles Lodge is hosting a Super Bowl soup cook-off event this Sunday, Feb. 11. Participants can bring in a crockpot with their favorite soup. Prizes will be awarded to the top three. Have your crockpot at the lodge at 207 Elizabeth St. by 2 p.m. Judging will start at 4 with soup ready to eat by 5...
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