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Despite a number of significant cutbacks and rumors that the plant could shut down, Martinrea is continuing to hang in there, at least for now.

Sources inside the plant, who asked for anonymity because of the volatility of the employment situation, say they have heard the plant is going to close its doors soon, but so far, that has not come to pass.

Martinrea Heavy Stamping, located at 1000 Old Brunerstown Road, currently has 400 employees.

 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.

When former SCHS star and current Western Kentucky University guard A.J. Slaughter put up 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 68-54 victory against the University of Louisville in December, the basketball world took notice.

It seems, however, that many had forgotten about the ‘Toppers.

If WKU didn’t win the Sunbelt Conference Tournament, some thought they might not make the NCAA Tournament.

Now that the Hilltoppers are firmly in the field of 65, some may think their 1-year wonder has passed.

Anytime you lose 80 percent of your innings pitched, people are going to question your pitching staff.

“That’s where we have the most questions right now,” SCHS Coach Bart Roettger said. “We lost a lot of guys, but we do have several guys coming back with experience.”

After his team played 23 teams ranked at some point last year and was shocked by Henry County in the first round of the region tournament, Roettger said he and his team have learned from his first season.