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With their organization named first runner-up at the ninth-annual Hoosier Heartland State Bank Shared Values Awards recently, Isaiah 117 House of Putnam County representatives (from left) Rissa...

The Putnam County Public Library is hosting a listening party featuring Taylor Swifts new The Tortured Poets Department album this Saturday, April 20 from 12-2 p.m. In celebrating the Friday...

Eagles Lodge 4388 is having the Forest Gras Band from 8 p.m.-midnight on Saturday, April 20 as well as a baked potato bar from 5-7 p.m. There will also be home-baked goods for sale from 6-8 p.m. as...

FILLMORE The Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department has started its second year of hosting bluegrass music. Sessions are held Friday evenings from 6-8 p.m. at the firehouse, located at 12 Hendricks St....

Indiana gubernatorial candidate Eric Doden will bring his Faith. Vision. Action. Tour to Greencastle on Wednesday, April 24. Doors open at 9 a.m. at the Lifebuilder Community Center, 703 E....

As Supt. Corey Smith noted earnestly that it has been coming for several years, a worn-out boiler system at Fillmore Elementary is set to be replaced. It was not any surprise as Smith brought a...

Jaylen is a senior at North Putnam and participates in four sports, soccer, basketball, baseball and golf. Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them?...

With misgivings about the effects on local roads, the Putnam County Commissioners begrudgingly signed an agreement with INDOT regarding a project on U.S. 36 later this year. The work in question will...

The following is part of a series of biographies of county candidates for the upcoming election. Candidates were asked to submit a biography of no more than 500 words describing themselves and their...

No decision has been made, but the Floyd Township Fire District looks poised for approval of a new cumulative fire fund. Appearing before the Putnam County Council Tuesday evening, Floyd Fire...

One of my favorite all-time TV dramas, Hill Street Blues, was noteworthy not only for a great opening instrumental theme but how it set the tone each week with a gritty police department sequence....

While a student at Cloverdale High School about a decade ago, Fred Fislar was a three-sport athlete with a mischievous grin and a charisma that drew in others. But there was something more that...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Tabetha D. Judd, 35, Plainfield, two counts of Level 5 felony trafficking a controlled substance with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday At 10:27 p.m. Shane R. Hill, 47, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated endangering a person and...

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administrations Division of Aging has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Golden Hoosier Award. This is the 17th year of the...

The April program of the Dine With a Doc series, sponsored by Senior Education Ministries, will feature Elaine Peck, director at the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association. The program...

I began writing these articles to promote National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16, the day after tax day. That date was chosen because of the famous quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin,...

As an expression of the pride they take in caring for U.S. veterans, staff members at The Waters of Greencastle recently hosted a welcome home party for Vietnam veterans. When veterans returned...

Springtime motivates us to spring clean. We clean our homes. We clean our garages and our yards. This is the perfect time to spring clean our daily habits. Do we have habits that need to be swept...

My mother has always taken care of everybody else, a client told me, but now she cant take care of herself. Weve tried to convince her she cant live by herself, but she says shes doing just...

Just as was the case throughout Greencastle and much of Central Indiana on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, all eyes are on the skies at Asbury Towers as residents and staff members enjoy the...

Before the American Civil War pitted brother against brother in bloody battles far from their homes, what constituted having a good death was austere. It was centered on the home and the family as...

Sandra E. Smith, 58, of Brazil, passed away on April 18, 2024 in Indianapolis following a brief illness. She was born on Nov. 15, 1965 in Greencastle, the daughter of Tim Floyd and Sandra Lanam....

Virginia Mae Neese, 90, of Brazil, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The daughter of Herschel and Lyma (Cooper) Jones, Virginia was born on Dec. 31, 1933 in...

Ruby Hess went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2024 at home in Cloverdale. Ruby was born May 9, 1930 in Bowling Green, Ky., to Jerry and Nelly Vickous. She married John Hess on Oct. 17, 1948. He...

Timed to recognize Earth Day on April 22, Putnam County Artist Matt Rees will complete his second woodblock print in a series of four he is creating to support the Friends of the Park endowment....

As road construction crews expand the affected area of the U.S. 231 road construction project in Greencastle Friday morning, even more chaos on the streets of the city ensues. While southbound...

After giving up two runs in the top of the first inning, Sam Gooch and Treytin Long combined to throw six scoreless innings and Greencastle shutout Linton the rest of the way, picking up a 10-2 win...

North Putnam hosted an eight-team boys volleyball tournament Saturday, finishing runner-up to the Wabash Valley Warriors after going 3-0 in pool play earlier in the day. The Cougars started off with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Fourth District Indiana Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has released a statement after voting on four major pieces of legislation during a Saturday session of Congress....

James Edward Westfall Jr. was born on April 15, 1943 in Greencastle, the son of James E. Westfall and G. June (Alexander) Westfall. With the divorce of his parents, Jim was raised as the child of his...

The 2024 Clinton Center School alumni banquet is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Russellville Community Center. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for refreshments and visiting, with the meal at 6 p.m. Call...

CLOVERDALE The Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual pancake and sausage breakfast this Saturday, April 27. Prices are $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and...

Local stamp collector Scott Zimmerman will lead a program on inheriting and organizing stamp collections at the Putnam County Public Library this Thursday, April 25. The 6-7:30 p.m. program will...

tival Choir, co-sponsored by the Greencastle Arts Council and DePauw University School of Music, will present Gabriel Faurés famous Requiem in D Minor for its spring concert on Wednesday, April 24...

Birth certificates and death certificates are two of the most important pieces of documentation for maneuvering through life. We are reminded of their importance often times when they are misplaced...

In coordination with the national Drug Take Back Day effort on Saturday, April 27, the Greencastle Police Department will be accepting unused or expired medications for safe disposal. Unused...

As was the case last week against North Putnam, South Putnam split a pair of Putnam County baseball and softball games Monday night against Cloverdale. On the softball diamond, the Eagles scored four...

Putnam County voters will have the chance to cast their ballots for the 2024 primary election on each of the next two Saturdays. The Putnam County Courthouse and the Bainbridge Community Center will...

Calling on citizens and community stakeholders to increase their participation in efforts to prevent child abuse, Mayor Lynda Dunbar recent signed a proclamation recognizing April as Child Abuse...

ROACHDALE With major issues concerning the pool and the roof at North Putnam High School, immediate attention was approved as such on Thursday. The North Putnam School Board adopted a resolution at...

Weighing a proposal to take meter reading into the 21st century, the Greencastle Board of Works is casting a eye on the future. During their recent April meeting, board members Trudy Selvia, Thom...

At 8:30 a.m. Saturday, the sound of gunshots reverberated down the hallways of South Putnam Middle/High School. Shortly thereafter, calls of Lockdown, lockdown, lockdown and Send EMS, came over...

Having reached the terminus of U.S. 231 where road construction takes over in Greencastle, a tractor-trailer slowly turns right onto Franklin Street from Jackson Street late Monday morning. As of...

In finding their top choice for a new Greencastle High School principal, administrators and school board members did not have to look far. On Monday, Assistant Principal Yolanda Goodpaster was named...

Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday At 2:40 a.m. Kaitlyn B. Becker, 31, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated endangering a person,...

Sandra Porter, 79, of Coatesville, passed away April, 19, 2024. She was born Sept. 2, 1944 in Greencastle to Russell and Elizabeth Cagle. Sandra dedicated her life to her family and loved spending...

Due to a weather system that is anticipated to roll in around the time many athletic events are expected to start, the following events have been postponed for Tuesday, April 24 Baseball Greencastle...

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