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🌱 Why are Cloverdale parents rallying around a middle school teacher?
Make time for Open Seat TTRPGs — Putnam County Gaming Initiative on the Cloverdale Patch calendar

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- Why are Cloverdale parents rallying around a middle school teacher?
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Cloverdalefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 30 and low of 28 degrees.
- Friday: A little snow in the morning, temps: high: 34, low: 12. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Very cold with a little snow, with a high of 16 and low of -6 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Heated public comment section at forefront of Cloverdale School Board meeting (suncommercial.com) — Parents packed the latest Cloverdale School Board meeting to protest the removal of Cloverdale Middle School special education teacher Jill Schreiber and to demand better support for students and staff. While the board cited personnel privacy rules and due process, it also approved key items affecting families, including the 2026–27 school calendar, new stipends, a social media outreach agreement, and several coaching and teaching positions.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Open Seat TTRPGs — Putnam County Gaming Initiative
The Bodega , 16 S Jackson St , Greencastle
6:00 pm - Rainbow Dancers: Dance Class
Spencer Pride commUnity center , 17 E Franklin St , Spencer
6:15 pm - Gremlins (1984)
Buskirk-Chumley Theater , 114 E Kirkwood Ave , Bloomington
6:30 pm - Common Council Monthly Meetings
City of Greencastle , 1 N Locust St , Greencastle
7:00 pm - Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Indiana Hoosiers Womens Basketball
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall , 1001 E 17th St , Bloomington
7:00 pm - Animal Footprint Field Guide, McCormick's Creek State Park
McCormick's Creek State Park , 250 McCormick Creek Park Rd , Spencer
2:00 pm - Craft Nights
Spencer Pride commUnity center , 17 E Franklin St , Spencer
5:00 pm - Magic the Gathering Night — Putnam County Gaming Initiative
The Bodega , 16 S Jackson St , Greencastle
6:00 pm - Math Builders - Tutoring Session
Spencer Pride commUnity center , 17 E Franklin St , Spencer
10:00 am - Animal CSI, McCormick's Creek State Park
McCormick's Creek State Park , 250 McCormick Creek Park Rd , Spencer
2:00 pm - Winter Bunny Yoga for Grown-ups (1)
1692 W Romona Rd , Spencer
4:00 pm - Gaming Groups — Putnam County Gaming Initiative
The Bodega , 16 S Jackson St , Greencastle
5:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Greencastle. Apply here.
- Trilogy Health Services posted a job opening for Housekeeping & Laundry Assistant in Greencastle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cloverdale here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Wabash Valley Neighbors Helping Neighbors expands to Brazil (mywabashvalley.com)
- SMWC's Light Your Way Christmas Parade Marks 10th Year (smwc.edu)
- Man Arrested After Crash Kills 2 in Montgomery County (wibc.com)
Danville
- Hyster-Yale, 200-plus jobs leaving Danville (news-gazette.com)
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