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Today's News

  • Ethington missing for a month - Family clings to hope

    A month has passed since Maxine Ethington disappeared from her home on Craig Avenue.

    During that time, both the Shelbyville police and the sheriff's office and family members have mounted an exhaustive search for the missing 87-year-old woman with dementia.

    Despite searches on foot, by car and plane, by law enforcement, family and friends, volunteers and the national guard, no trace of the missing woman has been found.

    Ethington is believed to have gotten into her silver 2001 Buick and driven away, despite having no driver's license.

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  • Looking Back

    1983: Lt. Gov. Martha Layne Collins received national 4-H awards

    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.

    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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  • A history lesson

    Dozens of Shelby County children got a lesson in Shelby County history on the grounds of First Presbyterian Church and the Visitor Center/History Museum Tuesday through Thursday of this week.

    The event was a three-day history camp put on by the Shelby County Historical Society. The kids learned about native Americans who may have been in the region in pre-Colonial times as well as about the first settlers and explorers who came through the area at the time of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. They followed history and events in the community through 1825.

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  • Post 37 drops Scott County, 4-1 - Pitching continues to look better

    The Shelbyville American Legion Post 37 baseball team finally won a close game that wasn't in the teens.

    Shelbyville topped Scott County 4-1 on Tuesday with a quiet night from the bats.

    "I didn't think we played real good," Post 37 skipper Jim Wiley said. "Baseball is one of those games where the one guy can control it, and that's what happened (Tuesday). Their pitcher really controlled the game. Just because you beat somebody 14-1 (like Shelby beat Scott on June 17), doesn't mean you'll do that the next time."

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  • Monarch leaves her mark

    For the past 28 years, Sara Monarch has dedicated her life to helping students learn. During her tenure as an educator, Monarch has influenced the lives of hundreds of local students and is credited with helping push the entire district towards excellence.

    And this afternoon, Monarch will clean out her desk at the Shelby County Public Schools central office and walk into her retirement.

    Monarch, a self-proclaimed workaholic, said she will miss being able to influence the quality of local education.

    Teaching has been a journey, she said.

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  • Rockets finish passing season at UK - Team has strong showing in final tournament

    The SCHS football team traveled to the University of Kentucky's passing tournament Saturday to end the summer session.

    The Rockets went 3-0 in pool play to advance to tournament play and then knocked off Prestonsburg in the first round before falling to Manual in the quarterfinals.

    "You know how sometimes you're just not clicking on one side of the ball?" SCHS head coach Todd Shipley said. "Well, we weren't clicking on either side."

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  • Principals take district jobs

    Two local principals have decided to leave their posts in order to take positions with the district.

    Gary Kidwell, principal of Shelby County High School, and Lisa Smith, principal of Painted Stone Elementary, have been hired to fill two vacant positions on the central office staff.

    Kidwell has been hired as the director of Student Accounting and Support Services - the position that was formerly held by James Neihof before he was hired as superintendent.

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  • Equine show is

    Wild horses couldn't keep the crowd away from Walnut Way farm's Equine Extravaganza on Saturday.

    The event, attended by about 100 people, was hosted by Marilyn Macfarlane, owner of Walnut Way.

    The crowd enjoyed a wide assortment of riders who treated the audience to everything from a horse and rider in full Arabian costume, to a tiny five-year-old who handled her horse like Annie Oakley.

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  • Library reopens after adding new facilities

    The Shelby County Public Library reopened recently after shutting down for renovation.

    The new additions to the library are nearly complete, and will add 5,500 additional square-feet of space, according to Shelby County Library Director Pam Federspiel.

    The library was closed for three weeks while the construction took place and reopened the day after Memorial Day. All that remains now is the delivery of some furniture, which is scheduled to arrive July 25, Federspiel said.

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  • Officials: Fair was a smooth ride

    Tacking three extra days onto this year's Shelby County Fair was, for the most part, a good move, fair officials said.

    "Several board members didn't think it would work," fair board secretary/treasurer Jeff Hagerman said. "But a lot of people (at the fair) were very supportive. It was a lot more relaxed atmosphere."

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