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Today's News

  • The paper trail: Agencies look at ways to trim paper consumption

    At the Shelby County Recycling Center, there are seven large metal bins that are used to collect and store various recyclable items: one for aluminum, one for cardboard, one for plastic and so on.

    But the item that has the biggest bin and takes up the most space at the center is also the one that is the easiest to reduce - paper.

    Val Shirley, who manages the center, spends the majority of his day making sure that the materials donated go in the right bins.

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  • Rockets fall 27-14 at North Bullitt

    The SCHS football gave up four big plays that each went for touchdowns in a 27-14 loss at North Bullitt Friday.

    The Eagles scored on plays of 48 and 44 yards in the first quarter to take an early 13-0 lead.

    Shelby answered when Branden Cresap hit Just Turley for an 18-yard score in the second quarter, but North Bullitt again had a big play waiting.

    This time the Eagles Dalton Cissell pulled in a 56-yard pass that gave North Bullitt a 20-7 lead at the break.

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  • 1968: Sentinel, eight other newspapers consolidate, form new corporation

    If anyone has an old photo that they would like to run with this column bring it and the information into The Sentinel-News office or e-mail it to the writer at sharonw@sentinelnews.com. We are also looking for mystery photos. If you have a picture you can't identify, send it in and we'll ask our readers for help.

    10 years ago, 1998

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  • BBB: Be careful when buying event tickets online

    Tickets to the Ryder Cup to be played Sept. 16-21 at the PGA's Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville are sold out to the general public, but they often are advertised by broker's and other ticket-selling services.

    The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to sports, music, and theater fans about one such online service -- TicketsMyWay.com.

    Hundreds of complaints against the company, which is run by Las Vegas-based Event Tickets LLC, have been pouring in from consumers across the country.

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  • A great life skill

    I wanted to take this time to applaud the accomplishments of the faculty, staff, students, parents and PTO members in our community.

    Recently at Painted Stone Elementary School, a new initiative was launched. "Pennies for Pride" offers students the opportunity to collect money to donate each month to charity. Last month the money went to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help those in our community and state living with certain blood cancers.

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  • Long Run Massacre festival this weekend

    Coonskin caps, muskets and tomahawks will abound this weekend at the annual Long Run Massacre Reenactment and Festival.

    Staged by the Painted Stone Settlers, this event commemorates the pioneering days of Shelby County and two bloody conflicts that occurred between a group of settlers and a tribe of Native Americans in the late 1700s.

    This year the festival will be held for the first time at Red Orchard Park at 704 Kentucky St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

    The main reenactment will take place at 2 p.m. on both days.

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  • Lady Rocket golfers continue to win - Girls dominate Bullitt East tourney, Wiley grabs top medal honors

    The Shelby County girls' golf team hammered the competition at the Bullitt East Invitational over the weekend.

    The girls posted a team score of 340, their second lowest score of the year, to win the title and Candice Wiley put up a 75 to take the top individual honor.

    But that wasn't the end.

    The Lady Rockets put two more players in the top 10.

    Michaela Manley fired an 83 to finish fourth overall, earning her first ever All-state Points, and Shannon Harover shot an 88 to finish 10 in a scorecard playoff. The top 10 placing was Hanover's first.

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  • Boswell promises to 'work hard for local people'

    State Sen. David Boswell promised the Shelbyville Rotary Club on Tuesday that if he is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, he will role up his shirt sleeves and "work hard for local people."

    Boswell, a Democrat, is running against State Sen. Brett Guthrie for Kentucky's Second Congressional District seat.

    During Boswell's address to the Rotary members, he touted his 30 years of political experience as the decisive factor in the race.

    "My experiences and background will allow me to hit the ground running in Washington," he said.

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  • Local man pleads guilty to bank robbery

    A Shelbyville man has pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing seven banks throughout Kentucky.

    Kenneth Chandler, 47, was indicted in March by the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky for taking by force -- using a semi-automatic pistol -- a large amount of cash from Central Bank in Lexington, as well as Citizens Union Bank in Shelby County.

    The indictment said Chandler was accused of taking $11,817 from Central Bank and $22,796 from Citizens Union Bank.

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  • Council keeps property tax steady - Personal property rate drops

    The Ad Valorem property taxes for the 2008 calendar year have been levied after the Shelbyville City Council approved a second reading.

    At its August 21 meeting, the council approved the first reading of the ordinance proposing a tax rate of 27.5 cents per $100.00 assessed real property this year. The rate is the same as last year, when it produced $1,855,368. This year it's expected to produce more than $1.9 million.

    The tax rate on personal property within the city was reduced from 46.8 cents on each $100.00 of assessed value last year, to 43.1 cents this year.

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