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  • Propane tanks could be used in meth production

    As spring blossoms into summer, more and more people will be grilling out, and they should be aware that propane gas tanks are sometimes used in methamphetamine production, police say.

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  • Preventing a tragedy - FAC offers water rescue for infants

    Susan Groves brought her sons Vaughn, 5, and Gentry, 2, to the indoor pool at Clear Creek Family Activity Center Monday evening to begin their second week of lessons offered by Infant Swimming Resource (ISR). As she watched Gentry calmly float in the pool, she said she was amazed by how comfortable he had become in the water in just a week's time.

    "Brilliant," she said. "Every parent should do this."

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  • Whatcha' doin' Derby Day? - Many locals say Saturday will be business as usual

    Dairy farmer Gil Tucker said he might get to watch a few races Derby Day when he comes in for lunch. Otherwise the cows need to be milked when the cows need to be milked.

    "If I'm still milking when the Derby comes on, I'll unplug the machines and go in and watch it and then go back to milking," Tucker said.

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  • Shelbyville company to lay off Louisville workers - Local facility not affected by Ford's actions

    Ford Motor Co. has announced a contract with Michigan-based Auto Port Ltd. to take over the loading of Ford vehicles from the Louisville Assembly and Kentucky Truck plants onto rail cars for distribution.

    This move will mean that 191 workers will be laid off next month in Louisville at RCS Transportation, the company that is currently loading the vehicles.

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  • May is ALS month

    Every year during the month of May, Yolanda Hickman makes a special effort to raise awareness about the disease that took her husband's life.

    On April 25, 2004, Yolanda's husband, Rev. Michael Hickman, died after an 11-month battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The disease, which is more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, attacks the body's motor neuron system and causes the body to shut down.

    The cause of the disease is not yet fully known.

    It is estimated that 300,000 Americans currently suffer from the disease.

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  • Volunteers 'do it all' at local hospital

    Helen Poole is everywhere.

    If she isn't running a bake sale, she is collecting money for a silent auction, organizing a fundraiser or bustling around the coffee shop at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, where she is beginning her 13th year as a volunteer.

    She laughed when asked about the last time she worked at the coffee shop.

    "I spilled coffee all over my feet," she chuckled.

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  • Peters joins Beshear's cabinet

    When Governor Steve Beshear announces his new Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet in a few weeks, Shelby County resident Dr. Leonard Peters will become Kentucky's next Energy and Environmental Secretary.

    With as much experience as Peters has dealing with important energy issues, Beshear said in a press release that Peters, 68, is "a perfect selection in helping balance energy needs with environmental concerns."

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  • $20k Pflughaupt scholarship finalists announced

    Six Shelby County High School seniors have been named as the finalists for a $20,000 college scholarship.

    Whitney Jesse, Andrew Moffett, Tyler Daniel, John Blair, Kelly Hill and Elizabeth Shemo are in the running for the 2008 Pflughaupt scholarship.

    The scholarship is given to one student from SCHS every year. The winning student will receive $5,000 every year, for four years.

    The scholarship is awarded based on academic achievement combined with community and civic involvement and other accomplishments.

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  • Horse trainer spurred on by challenge

    Editor's note: Read more stories about Shelby County's horse industry in today's special section insert.

    Michael Tomlinson has a way with horses.

    The Shelbyville resident has been training horses ever since he was a small boy, training horses for shows.

    But it wasn't until he struck out at a baseball career in college that he turned to horses as a way to earn a living.

    "After I hurt my arm pitching, I transferred my competitiveness over to rodeos," he said with a grin.

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  • Simpsonville man arrested after high speed chase

    A Simpsonville man was arrested after fleeing from Kentucky State Police who clocked him at 123 miles per hour.

    Eric S. Nichols, 21, of Simpsonville, was arrested April 25 at 11:17 p.m. after leading KSP trooper Hunter Martin on a chase down I-64 eastbound. According to a KSP report, the incident began when Martin clocked Nichols doing 123 mph at the 33 mile marker on I-64.

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