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Today's News

  • Rockets split Saturday games

    Saturday morning was cold, but the Rockets’ bats heated up quickly. Shelby County's baseball team put nine runs up in the bottom of the third to whip Fairless, Ohio, 11-1, in five innings.

    That afternoon, however, wasn’t as kind to the Rockets (3-2). Shelby got up 1-0 on No. 5-ranked Tates Creek, but the Commodores (2-0) rallied with an eight-run fourth inning for the victory.

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  • Winding and racing through Waddy

    Cyclists from across the region descended on Waddy Sunday for the third race of the McDonald's Kentuckiana Spring Classic Series. Everyone from juniors to professionals raced through the 10-mile loop that went from the Waddy Ruritan Club on Kings Highway down 395 onto Scott Highway and back to the club.

    The results, listed by category, were:

     

    Men's 1-2

    1 - John Eisinger, Legacy Energy

    2 - John Grant, Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team

    3 - Kevin Attkisson, Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team

    Men's 3

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  • Rockets focused on state

    Distance and middle distance long have been the Rockets' calling cards in track and field.

    But this year, boys’ Coach George Cottrell is excited to have some strong sprinters to go with his distance runners.

    “I’m really, really optimistic,” he said. “There’s a great deal of competition on the team. Our distance and middle-distance guys are very strong, but this year I think there’s more potential with our sprinters.”

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  • Looking Back: April 10, 2009

    Information was gathered from previous years of The Shelby Sentinel, The Shelby News and The Sentinel-News. You can reach the writer at sharonw@sentinelnews.com.

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  • Community leaders wish for a new conference center

    When a group of community leaders went to a planning retreat at Cedarmore Conference Center a couple weeks ago, the top item on their common wish list was for a new conference center in the county.

    "Right now we don't have a specific conference center," Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty said. "There's no real center for the general use of the public to host conferences, workshops, etc. I think it'd just be another good drawing card for business and industry if we did have one. The community would benefit from that."

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  • Shelby's crime rate declines

    The jail is full, sirens can be heard screaming day and night, sensational crimes have made headlines, and, yet, law enforcement officials report crime is down.

    Despite two murders in 2008 - and another this year - statistics compiled by the Shelby County Sheriff's office and Shelbyville Police Department show crime has diminished significantly since 2007.

    Actually, the fact that the jails are full is a good thing because it contributes to the decreased crime rate, Shelby County Sheriff Mike Armstrong said.

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  • New Business: Bob's Hay Barn

     Name: Bob's Hay Barn

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  • EARLIER: Casey continues his tough fight

      Shelby Countian Mike Casey continues his touch-and-go battle to stay alive at Vanderbilt Medical Center.

    Casey, who starred on the basketball court for both Shelby County High School and the University of Kentucky, continues on a respirator as doctors try to rid his body of infection and prepare him for the  heart transplant he requires to survive.

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  • Casey's health somewhat "stable'

    Mike Casey, one of Shelby County’s sports heroes, continues his agonizing fight to recover from a series of ailments related to a failing heart.

    Casey has been in intensive care at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville for two weeks since doctors installed a bilateral pump to assist his heart, which was damaged by infection 20 years ago.

    His battle has been touch-and-go, with infection raging in his body, blockages and shutdowns of organs and  the breathing assistance of a ventilator.

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  • Rockets drop opener to Male

    Visiting Male took advantage of five errors and a balk by SCHS on Monday and spoiled the Rockets' season-opener, 6-2.

    However, SCHS Coach Bart Roettger didn’t force the Rockets to run after the defeat. Instead, he noted several positives despite the outcome.

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