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  • Claudia Sanders remains closed

    A total of 100 people have now been reported to have gotten ill from eating at Claudia Sanders Dinner House on Easter Sunday.

    As the investigation continues, Renee Blair, director of the North Central Health District, said the restaurant will remain closed until the cause of the illnesses is found.

    Currently, the only correlation between all of the victims is that they ate at Claudia Sanders that day. No specific food item has been identified, Blair said.

    The symptoms of the illnesses include severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

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  • Democrats hope to build momentum

    As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination drags on, the Shelby County Democratic Party is hoping political interest at the national level will translate to local involvement at their upcoming county convention.

    On April 5 the party will hold precinct conventions across the county in order to elect 99 precinct officers.

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  • Plan created in case of dam failure

    A coalition of local elected officials and emergency personnel recently met to evaluate what they would do in the event that the Guist Creek Lake Dam were to break.

    Leaders from the Shelby County and Shelbyville governments along with various state and local emergency response agencies reviewed a draft action plan on March 21 that detailed the steps they should take in response to such a disaster.

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  • Heritage to get parking project

    A five-year traffic headache will soon come to an end for parents and teachers at Heritage Elementary School.

    On March 20, the Shelby County Board of Education unanimously approved a construction plan that would give the school more parking and ensure that parents who are dropping off their children do not have to wait in line on U.S. 60 to get on to the school's campus.

    Principal Cindy Adkins was jubilant after the board made the decision.

    "I am so thrilled," she said. "It is just so needed"

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  • Fire destroys home near Simpsonville

    A fire that may have started in a chimney destroyed a home at 573 Henry Smith Road near Simpsonville Tuesday. A tenant, Jessica Barnett, was home at the time the fire started, but she was not injured.

    Firefighters from Simpsonville, Shelby County and Eastwood fire departments fought the blaze. The fire was in the walls of the building when firefighters arrived on the scene just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, Simpsonville Fire Chief Walter Jones said.

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  • Preliminary tests point to staph bacteria at Claudia Sanders

    The North Central Health District reported that preliminary tests indicate a common staph bacteria may have resulted in the 115 reported cases of illness from individuals who had eaten at Claudia Sanders restaurant Easter Sunday.

    The district stressed the findings were not definitive. Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria commonly found on food and on the human body, was found in some samples provided by victims but not from all, the district said.

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  • Woman sentenced in poisoning case

    A babysitter who was accused of trying to poison the family she was caring for was sentenced to a four-year sentence with five years diversion last week.

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  • Alternative fuel company may locate here

    Louisville Clean Energy, a company that produces electricity, biodiesel, ethanol and natural gas - all without the use of fossil fuels - may locate in Shelby County.

    On Thursday, the company received preliminary approval for tax credits from the Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Association (KIPDA). The money comes through the Kentucky Energy Independence Act, which encourages the growth of alternative fuel companies.

    Louisville Clean Energy President Bill Bivins said he expects to gain final approval from KIPDA for the funds.

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  • Claudia Sanders still closed

    The North Central Health District said that it has determined that 100 people fell ill after eating at Claudia Sanders Dinner House on Easter Sunday, but it has not found what made the people sick.

    Meanwhile the restaurant remains closed. Health district director Renee Blair confirmed that one man who ate at the restaurant died Tuesday night, but said there is no confirmed correlation between his eating at the restaurant and his death.

    Read the entire story in Friday's Sentinel-News.

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  • Miller named Republican chair

    The Shelby County Republican Party came under new leadership recently when a local caucus elected a man who has been a Republican for only eight years as their chair.

    Steve Miller said after a week and a half as the party's chairman he is enjoying the job and the opportunity to serve Shelby County.

    Miller, 58, won the county caucus on March 15 and replaces Charles Bates as head of the party.

    He said his major focus as chair will be working to keep good candidates in office and having a good relationship with the local representatives.

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