Today's News

St. Catharine College will offer its first ever master’s programs beginning in 2012, according to President William D. Huston. 

The announcement was made at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville.
“This was one of those memorable days that I will always remember during my tenure at SCC,” said Huston.

Listening to the stories of the abused women that now call The Caring Place home is a sobering experience. For one woman and her three young boys, the shelter is the start of an entirely new life.

“When you have to leave a domestic violence situation, you have to leave family,” she said with tears streaming down her face. “I had to leave family on both sides. My children and I have to completely start over. A brand new life.”

After reading a letter from the Washington County Fire Department (printed in last week’s issue of The Springfield Sun), the Washington County fiscal court had little comment and agreed to move forward on the issue.

Springfield and Washington County are currently served by two separate fire departments. Each department operates on its own budget, with its own sources of income. However, the departments are primarily made up of the same firefighters doing the work when a fire arises.