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Today's News

  • SCC softball gains momentum, reels off six wins in a row

    With two doubleheader sweeps last week the St. Catharine College softball team has run its winning streak to six games. Holly Smith’s squad, 12-8 overall, won a pair at Union College on Wednesday and then swept Mid-South Conference rival Pikeville at home on Saturday.

    The Patriots are now 4-2 in the Mid-South which boosted them to third place. Lindsey Wilson is in second place at 7-1, while Campbellsville heads the standings with a 10-0 mark.

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  • Commander rallies fall short at home, WC bounces back at Casey Co.

    Washington County baseball sits at 3-3 after three games last week, which included a pair of losses to Anderson and Adair counties and a win at Casey County on Saturday. The Commanders’ first round 5th Region All-A game against Green County was postponed last Monday and has been rescheduled for April 8 at Idle Hour Park.

    Washington County @ Casey County
    Score:     12-6 Washington County
    When: Saturday, March 23
    Where: Casey County High School

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  • SCC graduate returns - speaks about job

    SCC Communications

    Nick Houlehan, a recent graduate of St. Catharine College, has carried his success on campus to the workforce.

    Houlehan, who graduated with a degree in criminal justice, landed a job with the police department in Florence, Ky., just two months after commencement.

    Florence is a city of around 75,000 residents, Houlehan told Dr. Harry Toder’s class recently. There are 62 officers in the Florence police department.

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  • North Washington Elementary named 2013 Kentucky School to Watch

    North Washington Elementary School was recently named to the 2013 Kentucky Schools to Watch list.

    At this time, there are about 400 schools nationally that have been designated as schools to watch and 13 schools currently designated in Kentucky. The Schools to Watch program, in 19 states, is part of an initiative developed and guided by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. Schools are recognized for a three-year period; then, at the end of that period must reapply in order to maintain their designation as a STW.

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  • WC Youth Coalition to host Town Hall meeting

    The Washington County Heartland Youth Coalition will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, Mar. 28 at Mordecai’s in Springfield. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is: “I Won’t Be the One”. Our theme will focus on Underage Drinking, Rx Drug Abuse and Sustainability.

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  • WCHS student accepted to WKU Honors College

    David had to fill out a five part application and submit two essays. He had to submit his extra-curricular activities, community service, honors and awards. First-time freshmen who meet any one of the following requirements are eligible to apply:

    • 27 ACT composite, or combined verbal and math SAT of 1210; or
    • 3.8 unweighted high school GPA; or
    • Top 15 percent of graduating high school class.

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  • City awards yearly contracts

    The Springfield City Council held its monthly meeting last Tuesday at City Hall, where it awarded asphalt, concrete and concession contracts for the next year.

    The council named Nally and Haydon Surfacing LLC the winning bidder for the asphalt contract, while Irving Materials Inc. (IMI) was named as the city’s concrete provider.

    Concessions at Idle Hour Park for 2013 were also up for bid with the Springfield Lions Club placing the top proposal according to a consensus vote by the council.

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  • Barnett faces five years in prison

    By Calen McKinney
    Landmark News Service
     
    After completing the majority of it, a Springfield man charged in 2008 after a one-vehicle crash left his passenger dead has failed the terms of his pretrial diversion. And, as a result, he could be sentenced to serve five years in prison.

    Michael A. Barnett, 23, of 301 Hagan Lane, was indicted twice in 2008, with each of the indictments stemming from a September 2007 crash after which Aaron W. Couch was pronounced dead.

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  • Little dresses take Hodgen to TV

    Robert Hodgen Jr.’s and Juanita Hodgen’ passion for providing dresses for young girls in need has led to a chance to share Juanita’s work across the region this week when she visits “The Rachel Platt Show” on Friday.

    Hodgen, whose work was featured in The Springfield Sun in January 2012, had already been providing pillow-case dresses to girls in Haiti and Africa, but the mission has expanded and picked up momentum in recent months.

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  • Town hall meeting: Festival may see changes

    How to improve the Kentucky Crossroads Harvest Festival was the topic of a town hall  meeting the Washington County Chamber of Commerce hosted at Mordecai’s in Springfield last Wednesday.

    Chamber of Commerce President John Weis posed the question of how to enhance the event to several community members and local officials, who agreed changes need to be made.
    Chamber members are hoping to increase turnout at future events, while also finding ways to include more of what makes Washington County unique.

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