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Today's News

  • Pondering thankfulness

    Last week I watched “Grey’s Anatomy,” a show many of you probably watched or have heard of, I am sure.  Anyway, in last week’s episode, it was Thanksgiving, and they were sitting around and decided to tell what they were unthankful for instead of what they were thankful for.  This got me to thinking about what I wasn’t thankful for, too.  I have thought about this for a few days and I am having trouble coming up with anything.  It is easy to say you aren’t thankful for the frosty morning or the task you have to do at work, but that isn

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  • Two Washington County deputies arrested on drug, other charges

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  • Candidates debate for Senate seat

    While the two candidates started the debate by stating their mutual friendship, clear differences emerged between the Democrat and Republican running for the vacated senate seat of Dan Kelly.

    The hour-and-a-half debate was hosted by PLG-TV 13 and featured questions from a panel of area newspaper editors for Bardstown Democrat Jodie Haydon and Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon.

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  • Lincoln Trail Health Department gives H1N1 flu update

    While communities surrounding the Lincoln Trail District have begun holding community clinics in schools and for the targeted populations, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department has been filling the orders to the registered providers and local county health departments, who have given the vaccine to the targeted populations as quickly as they have received it.  

    “We still have not received enough vaccine to be able to hold community clinics,” said Linda Sims, director of the Lincoln Trail District Health Department.

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  • SCC soccer receives Mid-South Conference honors

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    The Mid-South Conference recognized soccer athletes last week at the conference tournament’s final four played in Lexington. A total of eight Patriots received recognition on the all-conference squads.

    Four women from St. Catharine received honorable mention all-conference. Freshman Nicolette Catlett and sophomore Sally Mattingly, both from Bardstown, received the honor, as did Danielle Mistler, a senior from Harrison, Ohio and Krista Russell, a freshman from Independence, Ky.

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  • Patriots start 5-0

    SCC Sports Information

    In his first season as head coach of the St. Catharine College Patriots, J.T. Burton notched a not-so-enviable 5-24 record. Now, two weeks into his second campaign, Burton has already equaled last year’s win total.

    The Patriots upped their record to 5-0 last week with road wins against Southern Polytechnic State (Marietta, Ga.), 77-67, and Tennessee Wesleyan 76-64, the latter being Burton’s alma mater.

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  • Volleyball season concludes at SCC

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    In its first-ever Mid-South Conference volleyball tournament the St. Catharine College team had a short stay. But the Patriots did not go down without a fight as they fell 3-0 to Campbellsville last Tuesday at the Frankfort Convention Center.

    “I couldn’t be more proud of these players,” said St. Catharine athletic director Mike Doig, who served as interim coach. “They were able to stay focused through some difficult situations to put together a decent season.”

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  • From Left Field

    Please pardon the interruption

    Hey, what does a fella have to do to get a little time off? Apparently, you have to have a stroke!

    In case you haven’t noticed, the past couple of issues of The Springfield Sun have had something missing - me! It’s not that I planned it, but I’ve been out for two weeks recovering from what doctors say was a mild stroke.

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  • Cocanougher leaves public school system for SCC

    Ruth Ann Cocanougher said that she always wanted to work at St. Catharine College. Late last month the Washington County native got that opportunity when she accepted the position of Treasurer at St. Catharine on Oct. 26.  

    “I love college campuses and it is exciting to be around the students,” said Cocanougher who came to St. Catharine after 11 years as Chief Finance Officer/Treasurer at the Washington County Board of Education.

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  • Jones, Bueter and Devine are three hungry Tigers

    Campbellsville University

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    The Three Amigos. Three all-beef patties. The Three Musketeers. The Three Little Pigs. The Three Bears. The three former football Commanders.

    Such is the life for Shane Bueter, Stewart Jones and Ethan Devine as they try to fit in for The Fighting Tigers at Campbellsville University.

    Not much else finds common ground as easily as the two words that all three share — red shirt.

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