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On summer Saturdays, Sandy Harper's tradition is to head down to Jeffersonville's Preservation Park early in the morning.

Many fifth graders across Clark County have recently graduated from a program that will help them make the right decisions and choices for the rest of their lives.

The finalist for the superintendent position at Greater Clark County Schools will meet with students, staff and the public in three separate meetings Tuesday.

Is this New Washington's third high school, or fourth? Memories differ. It has been a long time, after all.

CHEERS ... to the collection of cheers from readers found below. It's been a busy week, with another editor on vacation, as well as other people off work here at the newspaper.

This list is intended only as a basic list of names and information to provide an early alert to friends and well wishers.

I would simply like to begin this morning by reminding my readers of the final paraphrased quote from my Jan.

A 71-year-old man - who faces 35 class A felonies in Clark County - pleaded guilty Thursday to class C felony child molesting and class D felony sexual misconduct with a minor in Floyd County.

A man who pleaded guilty last month to attempted murder was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison with 10 years probation.

The four years Tony Branch has served as athletic director at Jeffersonville High School will be over at the end of this school year.

The talk became more and more directed to what was going to happen with the snow chances became higher and higher.

A 20-year-old pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to attempted murder for striking a bicyclist with his car in New Washington.

A driver pleaded guilty to attempted murder yesterday in a 2006 incident in which his vehicle struck a bicyclist near New Washington.

The clinic will begin at 3 p.m. and end with a performance at the boys junior varsity/varsity basketball game that evening against Charlestown.

I recently shared a breakfast with Dr. Tony Bennett. As a precursor, I will add that any time I - or any other columnist or journalist - interviews a high-profile person, two distinct discussions take place.

Two people were arrested following a reported shooting in New Washington shortly after midnight this morning.