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On Dec. 14, a gunman in Newtown, Conn. committed one of the most heinous and highly-publicized crimes in the country’s history, and recently a local church made a gesture to remember those that died that day.

 A new report issued by Washington County Public Schools shows elementary and middle school students engage in just 50 minutes of physical education each week throughout the academic year. High schoolers enrolled in physical education receive less than 21 minutes of activity per week throughout the same period.    

While elementary students and some middle schoolers receive additional recess time, none of the activity alone is enough to meet guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

An indictment indicates that a grand jury found sufficient evidence for a case to go to trial, and does not indicate guilt. All of those indicted are innocent until proven guilty.

The “Bike MS: Bike the Bluegrass” event, hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, is returning to Central Kentucky on June 2-3.