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Andy Beck runs away with GOP commissioner nomination (Local News ~ 05/08/24)
In a four-way race where 30 percent of the vote might well have been good enough for a victory, Andy Beck nearly doubled that mark on Tuesday night. Beck essentially lapped the field in the race for the Republican nomination for Putnam County Commissioners District 1, with 2,227 votes, good enough for 57.5 percent of the vote and an easy primary victory... -
Williams, Campbell, Brown move on to general election in county council race (Local News ~ 05/08/24)
Two first-time candidates and a veteran of three successful local campaigns will represent the Republican party for three Putnam County Council at-large spots in November. Kerry Williams, Stephanie Campbell and Amanda Brown are the three GOP nominees in what was a five-way race for three spots, having topped Chad Colvin and Daryn Clifford on Tuesday... -
Coming Down (Local News ~ 05/08/24)
A Sikorsky Black Hawk military helicopter makes its approach to the McAnally Center parking lot on a special flight Wednesday... -
Putnam voter turnout less than 20 percent (Local News ~ 05/08/24)
In a primary election that saw fewer than 20 percent of Putnam County registered voters cast a ballot, local results Tuesday nonetheless mimicked those across Indiana. Just 18.99 percent of Putnam County’s 25,308 registered voters cast ballots in the primary, including 3,468 on election day itself. The total 4,807-voter turnout also saw 1,148 do early -- walk-in absentee -- voting, while 191 voted via paper absentee ballot... -
Braun, Baird coast to GOP primary victories (Local News ~ 05/08/24)
INDIANAPOLIS — The most watched and expensive contest within Indiana for the 2024 primary was the GOP’s six-way race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb. Sen. Mike Braun came out on top. Meanwhile, Congressman Jim Baird of of Greencastle ultimately captured an overwhelming victory in his bid for the GOP nomination... -
Barbara ‘Barb’ Dee Costin (Obituary ~ 05/08/24)
Barbara “Barb” Dee Costin, 87, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her family. Born June 6, 1936 in Colfax, she was the daughter of Golden and Margaret (Carpenter) Miller. She was a 1954 graduate of Greencastle High School...
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