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The city is mulling the creation of a "designated outdoor refreshment area" for 2025 First Fridays.
In the aftermath of securing the $19 million Stellar Grant that helped revitalize Greencastle's downtown, city officials looked to other locations for ideas on how to expand business opportunities. One of those pointed to an increase in specialty restaurants by allowing additional alcoholic beverage...
Scenes from the 2024 Putnam County 4-H Fair Supreme Showmanship contest Thursday, in which Emmie Haddon became the youngest winner and topped the first ever all-girl field in the contest. Read the story at www.bannergraphic.com
In her third time competing in Supreme Showmanship, Emmie Haddon came out on top of the field at the Putnam County 4-H Fair Thursday evening.
A few minutes after Emmie Haddon was named the 2024 Supreme Showmanship champion at the Putnam County 4-H Fair, older brother Hunter shared what could have been a private family joke. "Bailey," he said to a fellow Haddon sibling, "now we don't have to show against her anymore!" A round of laughter e...
The return of a longtime Greencastle culinary staple was a hit at Family Fun Day at the Putnam County Fair -- as were a number of current local businesses.
With a theme of "Happiness is Putnam County home grown," the annual Family Fun Day program at the Putnam County Fair featured seven local businesses from a flower farm to meat markets to soap makers. With Sandy Rissler, president of the host Allspice Club, emceeing the program, she took the Communit...
Greencastle will formally unveil its new and improved academic and athletic areas during an open house next week.
The result of three years of work and a $32 million bond issuance, the final pieces of a major construction project for Greencastle Community Schools is finally ready to be unveiled. While none of the five school buildings in the corporation were untouched during the project, no area received more u...
It's a regular zoo in the latest edition of Daze Work by Editor Emeritus Eric Bernsee.
Some of the stories I'm about to share might make a lot more sense if I didn't live smack dab in the middle of Greencastle. But then I've always been a sucker for a good animal story. I blame it on listening to WLS radio in Chicago and cutting my teeth on Superjock Larry Lujack doing a darkly humoro...
With obligations already coming up on three federal aid projects, Putnam County will hold off on additional funding for Bridge 45 in Jackson Township.
In a meeting featuring updates on several county bridges, perhaps the most notable news was a bridge that won't be getting any work. Bridge 45 on County Road 900 East (Hendricks County line) over Big Walnut Creek in Jackson Township will not be the subject of a federal aid project after the three Pu...
Greencastle and North Putnam earned honors at the Putnam County Cheerleading Contest on Saturday night.
BAINBRIDGE -- For the second year in a row, North Putnam hosted the Putnam County Cheerleading Contest Saturday night, bringing in six schools to compete across four different divisions. Notably, half the field was made up of Putnam County schools as the host Cougars, Greencastle and Cloverdale all....
Pianist Taka Kigawa will return to the Greencastle Summer Music Festival on Wednesday, with a bonus concert set Thursday.
Virtuoso pianist Taka Kigawa returns to Greencastle from his home in New York and a recent series of concerts in Japan to perform two 7:30 p.m. recitals as the Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues this week. On Wednesday, he performs music by Beethoven (the "Pathetique" sonata) and Chopin (th...
Turning an antique piano into a coffee bar? Stone Stauch's home environment grand champion project is just one of many reasons to get to the Putnam County 4-H Fair in the coming days.
There's a little bit of mystery to one of the most interesting projects in the Putnam County Fair 4-H Exhibit Hall this year. Eighth-year 4-H'er Stone Stauch, the son of Courtney Williams and Adam Stauch, has clearly taken an antique upright piano and turned it into a beautiful coffee bar. The proje...
Following an excellent football career at South Putnam, Aiden Beadles is headed for Wabash College.
Somewhere in the rush of the end of the school year, Aiden Beadles finally found a place to tackle his academic and athletic needs after high school. That location is Wabash College where Beadles will become a member of the Little Giant football program starting next month in the 2024-25 school year...
South Putnam is moving forward with a $9.8 million plan to construct a fieldhouse in addition to its current athletic facilities.
By this time next year, an entirely new set of athletic facilities should be available to South Putnam student-athletes. On Wednesday evening, the South Putnam School Board accepted a $9.8 million bid from Peterson Co. for the new fieldhouse project at South Putnam Middle School/High School...
The Greencastle City Council recently approved an economic target area for a housing project, but not without some objections from two members.
For what is believed to be the first time in the post-IBM era in Greencastle, a parcel of land targeted as an economic development area was met with a split vote of the Greencastle City Council. During the July meeting of the Council, a 1.245-acre tract along Tennessee Street, being developed by Chr...
An exhibition later this week at the Putnam County Fair will reveal substance concealment tactics to parents.
Purdue Extension-Putnam County is proud to partner in bringing a very important visual tool to help combat substance abuse to our community. Substance abuse rises to the top in nearly every local need assessment survey. The following article is from Rachele Love, to***co prevention cessation coordin...
What's going on this weekend at the Putnam County Fair?
With the Putnam County Fair officially kicked off, Jori Beasley leads her llama through the obstacle course Friday during the 4-H llama and alpaca show.
The Putnam County Health Department could be moving to a location on Medic Way.
Hemmed in at its current home and with a landlord not interested in renting more space, the Putnam County Health Department may soon find itself in a new home. Earlier this week, both the Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council approved the expenditure of no more than $3,500 in grant m...
The Putnam County Commissioners are requesting the return from the Putnam County Museum of paintings that formerly hung on the walls of the courthouse.
On loan to the Putnam County Museum since 2018 and now fully restored, six paintings by a local artist and public official should soon be on their way back to the Putnam County Courthouse. Also a public official in both the city and county, Elisha Cowgill (1835-1914) was a painter. Six of his landsc...
Auditions for "Flowers for Algernon," the final production of the Putnam County Playhouse season, are set for July 21 and 22.
Director Jack Randall Earles will hold two sessions of auditions for "Flowers For Algernon," the final production of the 63rd season of the Putnam County Playhouse. The first will be Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m., and the second will be Monday, July 22 at 7 p.m. Both will be at the Michael McClaine Rehe...
The U.S. 231 project through Greencastle remains beset by problems.
First the U.S. 231 reconstruction project became a detour issue and a traffic headache this spring. Then the whole length of Washington Street through downtown Greencastle was completely shut down, creating even greater local angst as spring turned to summer. And now as the Dog Days arrive, the late...
Before heading off to college football careers in the fall, Jackson Buis and Aiden Beadles concluded their high school days with a big win at the IFCA North-South All-Star Game.
INDIANAPOLIS -- After three plays, the North squad led 7-0 in the 58th edition of the Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South Game. The North also scored the last touchdown of the game. It was the 41 points in-between scored by the South squad that proved problematic on the night as Greenca...
Check out scenes from the 2024 Putnam County Fair Parade on Sunday afternoon.
Scooping up Fair Parade candy with a butterfly net, two-year-old Griffin Goldman, son of Hank and Joanna Goldman of Heritage Lake, enjoys the annual extravaganza as it marches past his grandma's house on Seminary Street. The parade kicks off fair season in Putnam County. The fair will begin in earne...
The Putnam County Playhouse production of "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" continues this evening through Saturday at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. For ticket inquiries, call 653-5880 between 5-7 p.m.
One of the actual "Pink Panthers" who will serve as the crew for the Putnam County Playhouse production of "The Pink Panther Strikes Again," Joey Draper shares a moment onstage with Dan Hankee, who plays the leading role of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Sponsored by Greene Realty, the show conti...
No one was seriously injured Wednesday morning when a pickup truck collided with a vintage Volkswagen van at Veterans Highway and Putnamville Street, causing the van to overturn.
Greencastle firefighters stand by after a collision involving a vintage Volkswagen van Wednesday morning...
An update on the Chet Clodfelter's upcoming trip to the world championships. A community effort is under way to get his poles to Sweden. Editor Jared Jernagan shares some musings on the outpouring. (Photo credit: Family Goals Photography/SARAH GERKEN )
Some days in this job are better than others. That's hardly news to any of you grownups out there, as it's a description of life more than it is of journalism. Then again, they are often more pronounced in this line of work because, aside from the routine of civic meetings, we don't usually report o...
A Fillmore man wants to be buried at his home in the town. Now town officials and their attorney are deciding if that is an option.
FILLMORE -- With a more concrete determination sought, Fillmore leaders are considering a request for a cemetery to be allowed at a residence. Coming to the Fillmore Town Council on Thursday, resident Wes Terhune first contextualized that he bought his home 25 years ago. Now he is working to make it...
As the Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues this Wednesday, Steven Snyder and Rachel Caswell will present "Pop with Touches of Jazz" Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Gobin Church.
Steven Snyder, head of Jazz Studies at DePauw University, will be joined this week by vocalist Rachel Caswell for a Greencastle Summer Music Festival performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Gobin Church. Backed up by Sophie Faught (saxophone), Jesse Whitman (bass) and Brian Yarde (drums), Snyder and C...
Putnam County resident Chet Clodfelter set an American record for pole vaulters in his age group on Sunday. He's headed to the world championships next month.
CLEVELAND -- A six-hour wait and a sore wrist could have ruined Chet Clodfelter's day at the Pan American Masters Track & Field Championships on Sunday. Instead, the Greencastle man emerged as the American pole vault record holder for his age group and the top-ranked vaulter among men 60-64 headed i...
National Night Out is set for Monday, July 29 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds.
The 18th-annual Putnam County National Night Out for Safety is scheduled for Monday, July 29 from 5-7 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. This is the Monday following the Putnam County Fair. Note the change in time, as the event will run two hours instead of three. The evening is scheduled rain o...
Major building upgrades remain on schedule at Cloverdale Schools, the school board was assured recently.
CLOVERDALE -- Despite a delay on an integral part of the project, leaders have been assured of major building updates at Cloverdale Schools being on pace. Maintenance Director Eddie Byrns gave a positive report as such to the Cloverdale School Board at its regular meeting on Monday. His message was....
Two JAG (Jobs for America's Graduates) specialists from Putnam County high schools were recently honored at a state conference. Congratulations to Brandy Dickson and Karl Turk.
INDIANAPOLIS -- A pair of JAG (Jobs for America's Graduates) specialists in Putnam County were honored at a recent state conference. JAG specialists from around the state met in Indianapolis for training and preparation for the upcoming school year. At the end of each day of training, several awards...
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Roachdale Elementary School brought back its Pioneer Day tradition on Friday. This included retired teacher Deb Myers leading the students in a rendition of "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain." The event was more, though, allowing students to connect with Indiana's pioneer past but a decades-old Roachdale tradition. https://buff.ly/41EyD1s
With the end of the school year approaching, we have some upcoming special sections honoring our kindergartners and our graduating seniors. Editor Jared Jernagan shares a little about these and encourages everyone to be a Banner Graphic subscriber.
