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  • Why doesn’t Easter get the respect it deserves?

    I was singing that beloved Easter ditty “Here Comes Peter Cottontail” to my 2-year-old daughter the other day. She thought it was just great, especially when I inserted her and her brother’s names into the lyrics, and she sang along in much better key than mine.

    As I listened to her, I realized that this was one of the few Easter songs I even knew. We had to repeat it to keep going. There was no Bing Crosby CD to mimic. This was it for a 2-year-old.

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  • Thieves make off with thousands

    Thieves took an area convenience store for thousands of dollars on Wednesday, police say.

    Maj. Danny Goodwin with the Shelbyville Police Department said five or six Hispanic males were involved in the scheme.

    The group cashed several fake payroll checks at the Convenient Food Mart on U.S. 60, checks that police say were made out to look like they came from area businesses.

    They looked real, but they had the wrong date and some misspellings as well. The suspects also used fake I.D.s to cash them.

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  • Zoning board won't meet three months in 09

    The Triple S Commission's decision to reduce the number of meetings it will have for the remainder of the year was not met with open arms by local surveyors and engineers Tuesday night.

    Members of the commission approved an amendment to the Commission Bylaws, Article V, Sections 1 and 4 that requires the commission to meet at least six times a year, and adopted a revised calendar for the rest of this year.

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  • SCHS girls struggle at Apollo tourney

    After her team's 1-2 trip to the round-robin tournament at Owensboro Apollo last weekend, SCHS softball Coach Kelly Cable is at a loss.

    The Lady Rockets started the season 4-0 but now have lost three of their last four, scoring just two runs in the three losses combined.

    “I can’t figure it out,” Cable said. “I know the talent is here, and I know what these girls are capable of, but I can’t figure out how to get it out of them.”

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  • EARLIER: Martinrea says union rejects proposal

    Martinrea Heavy Stamping officials said in a statement Tuesday that union workers have rejected proposals by plant officials.

    Employees had voted in early March to reopen negotiations to try to reach a more competitive collective bargaining agreement as a step to save the struggling plant.

    Martinrea, which supplies the auto industry, primarily Ford sport-utility vehicles, has been struggling with the downturn of the economy.

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  • PART IV: A Japanese counterattack slows advances

     A day or two after we landed on Guam, at about 11:30 p.m. on July 25, 1944, those of us at the Command Post that had been established at the base of the steep cliff near the beaches, heard a cacophony of machine-gun fire and explosive bursts coming from the top of the cliff.

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  • Shelbyville Police Reports April 8, 2009

    Shelbyville Police Reports

    DUI

    Rene Benito Garcia, 27, of Shelbyville, was arrested April 2 on Old Mount Eden Road and charged with DUI, no operator’s license, expired registration and no insurance.

    Buddy C. Stanley, 45, of Shelbyville, was arrested April 3 at 10th and Washington Streets and charged with DUI, improper equipment, no license in possession and possession of a controlled substance (cocaine).

    Other traffic offenses

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  • Local youth to drive in kart series

    Jim Howe was looking for a way to restart his go-kart team, and for that he needed a driver.

    Howe works in Louisville with Sherry Pearcy, and her son Daniel, 11, just happens to be a race enthusiast.

    “I talked some with her about it, and although Daniel had never raced before, he showed some potential,” Howe said.

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  • Teen arrested after shooting at deputy

    After eluding police all night, a local teenager has been captured after a manhunt involving several police agencies.

    Jesse A. Loving, 19, is lodged in the Shelby County Detention Center, charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting incident Thursday night.

    Shelby County Sheriff Mike Armstrong said Loving fired several shots at a deputy who was trying to serve him with a warrant.

    The deputy, whom Armstrong declined to name, was not hit by the bullets and was not injured.

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  • Shelby County Grand Jury Indictments

    Shelby County Grand Jury Indictments

    Salomon Caballero Gomez of Shelbyville was indicted for murder.

    Christopher L. Coulter of Shelbyville was indicted for second-degree burglary and second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor.

    Angela M. Winstead of Shelbyville was indicted for flagrant nonsupport.

    David Chesser of Taylorsville was charged by the Shelby Circuit Court with flagrant nonsupport.

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