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9.3.26 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: We now turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
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Speaker 1: news from in and around Washington County. Your leader today
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Speaker 1: is Amy Jones-Timoney. We begin with the edition dated Thursday,
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Speaker 1: September 3rd, 2026. As a reminder, Radio Eye is a
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Speaker 1: reading service intended for people who are blind or have
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Speaker 1: other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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Speaker 1: Rotary Park is welcomed with open arms from the community
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Speaker 1: by Jenna George editor at the Springfield Sun. And before
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Speaker 1: we get to the article, there are a couple pictures.
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Speaker 1: One shows a little boy with sunglasses at the park.
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Speaker 1: The caption says, Asher Yoakum swayed his hips and moved
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Speaker 1: to the music radiating from the speakers at the pavilion
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Speaker 1: celebration last week. And then there is another photo that
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Speaker 1: has a little girl all wrapped around with ribbon and
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Speaker 1: other kids in the background. It says, once the ribbon
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Speaker 1: cutting was over, Annie Reed let the ribbon fall onto
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Speaker 1: her arms as she walked away twirling with the silk
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Speaker 1: now in possession. And one more picture. This is of
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Speaker 1: a little boy going down a water slide. It says,
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Speaker 1: eight-year-old Oakley King goes down the water slide with his
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Speaker 1: waterproof camera. With only three shots left on the film,
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Speaker 1: he was making them count during last week's celebrations. On
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Speaker 1: this most recent and sunny Saturday, the Rotary Club of
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Speaker 1: Springfield held the first Rotary Park Community Day celebration and
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Speaker 1: ribbon cutting, giving the community and others a chance to
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Speaker 1: come celebrate the park. Starting with the welcoming to the event,
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Speaker 1: this was presented by Rotary President Quincy Purdom, followed by
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Speaker 1: speaking moments by local officials such as Mayor Chris Essex
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Speaker 1: and Judge Executive Tim Grace and Margaret Goatley. The blessing
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Speaker 1: of the food and pavilion was given as well, and
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Speaker 1: the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Keji Goatley, a
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Speaker 1: local Girl Scout. The day started bright and early for most,
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Speaker 1: with a fishing competition, which ended in many awards being
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Speaker 1: given out to the participants within all age groups, involving
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Speaker 1: certificates and gift cards, even just flat-out cash prizes to
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Speaker 1: celebrate their catches. Saturday was used as a celebration for
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Speaker 1: not only the pavilion and America's 250th birthday, but for
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Speaker 1: the community as a whole, where the events of the
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Speaker 1: 29th also helped showcase the 95 years of service Springfield
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Speaker 1: Rotary has provided the county and their gratefulness of the
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Speaker 1: county's support. We're very excited and we're very proud of this,
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Speaker 1: said Margaret Goatley. We want to continue celebrating Rotary and
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Speaker 1: thank you all for helping us with this project. We
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Speaker 1: are very proud to celebrate this and celebrate the birthday
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Speaker 1: in the USA. And the story continues. Soon the food
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Speaker 1: trucks began serving dishes and the Lincoln Perks started dishing
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Speaker 1: out ice cream as well. While many sat and enjoyed
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Speaker 1: their hot meals or cold treats, they basked in each
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Speaker 1: other's company and the live music being provided by Stingray.
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Speaker 1: Laughter and chatter filled the air as the day progressed.
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Speaker 1: The children bouncing on the bouncy house are going down
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Speaker 1: the water slide together. As the adults gathered around the
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Speaker 1: picnic tables and talked about their week, singing along with
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Speaker 1: the tunes and some even playing a few rounds of
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Speaker 1: cornhole with one another. This event is just the beginning
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Speaker 1: for the park and for Rotary's additions to it. Upcoming,
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Speaker 1: there will be a handicap accessible path paved around the
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Speaker 1: land coming in just under a mile to help advance
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Speaker 1: the area. You should look at this in amazement of
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Speaker 1: what can be done when we work together, said Graves.
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Speaker 1: So many times we see at all levels in our
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Speaker 1: world that people do not work together for whatever reason.
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Speaker 1: We are a close-knit community, and we should work together.
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Speaker 1: We should continue to work together for these little fellas
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Speaker 1: out here to give them a nice park to come together.
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Speaker 1: While the park is one item on a list of
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Speaker 1: projects and commitments for expansion of the Rotary Park, the
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Speaker 1: city of Springfield and Washington County, there are so many
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Speaker 1: things which are rooted deeper than just the park. Today,
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Speaker 1: we're celebrating more than a new park, said Ethics. We're
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Speaker 1: celebrating another place where families can make memories, where children
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Speaker 1: can fish and play, where friends can gather, where we
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Speaker 1: can listen to some good music, and where our community
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Speaker 1: can simply enjoy meeting around each other. And then there
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Speaker 1: are a few other pictures. One has a big group
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Speaker 1: of people during the ribbon cutting. It says the community,
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Speaker 1: local officials, and Rotary Club members gathered in front of
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Speaker 1: the pavilion on Saturday, holding the bright red ribbon and
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Speaker 1: large scissors as they celebrated the ribbon cutting. Another photo
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Speaker 1: of a little boy at a table. Having taken advantage
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Speaker 1: of the freebies being provided, this attendee held on tightly
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Speaker 1: to his flags, lollipops, and folded van while rocking his
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Speaker 1: new green sunglasses too. And then finally, Steve Ray provided
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Speaker 1: the music at Rotary Park on the 29th, giving the
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Speaker 1: crowd interactive moments and portions of each song to get
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Speaker 1: them involved throughout the afternoon. It's Back to School for
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Speaker 1: Washington County by Jenna George, editor at the Springfield Sun.
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Speaker 1: And there's a photo of a little girl on her
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Speaker 1: first day of school And it says, with a freshly
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Speaker 1: opened new box of crayons at her side, this Washington
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Speaker 1: County elementary student was happy to be back in session.
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Speaker 1: On August 24, 2026, Washington County officials are officially returned
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Speaker 1: back to their campuses for the 2026-2027 school year. This
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Speaker 1: year is the first time some residents of the county
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Speaker 1: have ever attended school, while for others, this is the
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Speaker 1: last time they will ever be on a Washington County campus.
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Speaker 1: As we begin another school year, Washington County Schools is
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Speaker 1: commander-sent committed. We are all in for our students, our families,
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Speaker 1: and our communities. Superintendent Dr. Robin Cochran says, being commander-committed
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Speaker 1: means showing up every day with purpose. It means believing
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Speaker 1: in our students, supporting our educators and staff, listening to
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Speaker 1: our families, and working together with our community partners to
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Speaker 1: make sure every child has the opportunity to succeed. The
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Speaker 1: school year also gives the staff at each building room
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Speaker 1: to grow in their own ways within teaching and their
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Speaker 1: connection with the students, as they aid them in their
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Speaker 1: foundation in many ways. Along with the academic year, giving
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Speaker 1: the community and families a chance to connect with the
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Speaker 1: school district as well. Monday through Friday, the students will
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Speaker 1: go through their days in their respective buildings, learning both
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Speaker 1: academics and social skills. These individuals, from kids to teens,
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Speaker 1: are able to be in their classes, making friends which
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Speaker 1: will last a lifetime. We know that a successful school
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Speaker 1: year is about much more than what happens inside our classrooms.
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Speaker 1: It is about removing barriers, building relationships, creating opportunities, and
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Speaker 1: making sure our families know that they are valued partners
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Speaker 1: in their children's education. Providing excellent instructional opportunities is a
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Speaker 1: focus for all of our schools at Cochran. We are
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Speaker 1: excited about the year ahead, and we are ready to
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Speaker 1: get to work. Our commitment is simple. We are all
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Speaker 1: in for our kids, all in for our families, and
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Speaker 1: all in for Washington County. We are Commander Committed. And
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Speaker 1: there's a photo of two girls. It says, was this
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Speaker 1: year's schedules rested in hand for these two Washington County
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Speaker 1: middle school students? They prepared for the first day of
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Speaker 1: school for the 2026-27 academic year to begin on August 24, 2026.
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Speaker 1: And then there is another photo provided as well, and
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Speaker 1: it is of four girls in a hallway. It says,
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Speaker 1: sporting their first day of senior year jeans. This group
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Speaker 1: smiles happily as they prepare to tackle their final year
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Speaker 1: of high school. The first home game touchdown of the year.
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Speaker 1: This is a photo of a football player. I believe
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Speaker 1: his name is Christian Hart. And the caption says, and
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Speaker 1: it's by Jennifer Smith, It says, playing the first home
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Speaker 1: game of the season, the Washington County Commanders went up
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Speaker 1: against the Bethlehem Eagles Friday night. During the game, recent
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Speaker 1: transfer Christian Hart scored the first touchdown on the home
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Speaker 1: field for the year, taking a brief cool down as
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Speaker 1: he returned for the next play. And then we will
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Speaker 1: move over to the story about that game. Washington County
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Speaker 1: falls to Bethlehem in hometown game by Jenna George. Though
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Speaker 1: this was the Commanders' first home game of the season,
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Speaker 1: this was the second weekend in a row where the
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Speaker 1: turnovers for Washington County 0-2 were call slate as they
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Speaker 1: succumbed to the Bethlehem Eagles 2-0, 41-12. During the first quarter,
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Speaker 1: the teams pushed and pulled against one another for quite
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Speaker 1: a while, though ultimately Bethlehem made the first score of
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Speaker 1: the session, the score setting 7-0 in the Eagles' favor.
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Speaker 1: With the time dwindling in the half, Washington County was
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Speaker 1: able to bring the score to 7-6 during an untimed
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Speaker 1: down due to time expiring for halftime during a live
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Speaker 1: ball foul. However, in the end, this touchdown would end
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Speaker 1: up being one of only two in the game for
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Speaker 1: the Commanders, which was made by recent transfer Christian Hart
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Speaker 1: in the 17-yard run. As halftime began, the score was
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Speaker 1: settled at 20-6 in Bethlehem's favor. After the band had
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Speaker 1: left the field from their halftime performance, it was merely
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Speaker 1: moments after in which the second half of the game resumed.
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Speaker 1: The third quarter once again was led by the Eagles
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Speaker 1: in their plays. The tally was pulled up to 27-6
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Speaker 1: with the commanders behind. Once in the final quarter, Bethlehem
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Speaker 1: went on to the board two more times. However, this
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Speaker 1: was not before Washington County ended the night with their
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Speaker 1: final touchdown on a 68-yard touchdown dash by running back
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Speaker 1: Jaquiston Thompson. as there was 2.45 left on the clock.
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Speaker 1: In this matchup, the final score was 41-12, the Commanders
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Speaker 1: falling to the Eagles. Next up for Washington County is
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Speaker 1: their yearly rivalry game against Marion County, which will be
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Speaker 1: held at the Knight Stadium this year at 7.30 p.m.
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Speaker 1: on September 4, 2026. And to go along with the story,
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Speaker 1: there is a photo making a break down the field
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Speaker 1: Eli Keene attempts to dodge the many members of the
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Speaker 1: Bethlehem team surrounding him during Friday night's game. And then
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Speaker 1: a photo of the Color Guard on the field performing
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Speaker 1: during their first halftime show of the year. The band
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Speaker 1: and Color Guard presented the community a portion of their
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Speaker 1: show for the season under the red moon and direction
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Speaker 1: of their new leader, Zachary Howalt. Washington County Falls and
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Speaker 1: Semis of Region All-A by Doug Thomas. The Washington County
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Speaker 1: volleyball team was defeated in the semifinals of the All-A
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Speaker 1: fifth-region tournament on Saturday in Campbellsville. After embarrassing first-round opponent
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Speaker 1: Caverna by a lopsided 25-7 and 25-5 scores, the Commanderites
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Speaker 1: were swept by the host team in two games Washington
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Speaker 1: County coach Darren Morris thought his team should have won.
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Speaker 1: Campbellsville used that momentum and would upset tournament favorite Bethlehem
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Speaker 1: in the finals to claim the title. The Lady Eagles
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Speaker 1: entered the regional with a sparkling 6-0 mark, but the
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Speaker 1: Commanderettes proved to be their equal in their semifinal matchup.
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Speaker 1: Washington County led much of the opening set until serve-receive
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Speaker 1: errors helped the Eagles back into the contest. Four aces
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Speaker 1: by Eagle outside hitter Carson Smith fueled the first set
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Speaker 1: win for Campbellsville at 27-25. The second set seesawed, with
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Speaker 1: Washington County gaining the upper hand only to squander its
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Speaker 1: advantage with serving errors. Two passing errors with the game
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Speaker 1: tied at 23-23 allowed Campbellsville to complete the feat. Washington
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Speaker 1: County earlier in the day dominated its first-round opponent, Caverna,
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Speaker 1: in straight sets. Middle hitter Haley McEvoy made her presence
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Speaker 1: known early against the undersized opponents with several kills to
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Speaker 1: open the match. The Commanderettes did not let up, dealing
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Speaker 1: out a barrage of service aces to easily win both sets.
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Speaker 1: On Tuesday, Washington County earned an important district win against
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Speaker 1: Nelson County by a 3-1 score. The Commanderettes struggled with
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Speaker 1: their hitting and allowed the Cardinals to take the second
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Speaker 1: set of the match after Washington prevailed 25-22 in the
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Speaker 1: first frame. The Commanderettes righted the ship in the final
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Speaker 1: two sets as aces from Claire Mattingly and Kate Smith
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Speaker 1: pushed Washington to victories of 25-21 and 25-16 to close
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Speaker 1: out the match. Riley Hunt finished with 11 kills in
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Speaker 1: the win, but the team managed to hit only. 072
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Speaker 1: against their district foe. Washington County made quick work of
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Speaker 1: Danville to earn its second win of the season on Thursday.
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Speaker 1: The Commander Act swept their opponents in all three sets
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Speaker 1: with a better all-around performance. The three victories on the
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Speaker 1: week pushed the Washington County record to 3-3 on the
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Speaker 1: young season with another pivotal district match on the road
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Speaker 1: Thursday at Bardstown. And photos from the match, Selena DeLeon
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Speaker 1: plays out for a dig Saturday during the region All-A.
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Speaker 1: And then Annalee Mattingly blocks a kill attempt by Campbellsville
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Speaker 1: Carson Smith on Saturday. Smith records 1,000th career assist. In
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Speaker 1: the photo, courtesy of Washington County High School Volleyball, Washington
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Speaker 1: County Junior Kate Smith recorded her 1,000th career assist in
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Speaker 1: a win over Danville on Thursday, August 27th. Smith is
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Speaker 1: pictured receiving a commemorative volleyball from Washington County Coach Darren Morris.
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Speaker 1: Washington County Junior Kate Smith recorded her... 1,000th career assist
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Speaker 1: in Commanderette's win over Danville on Thursday, August 27th. The
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Speaker 1: Commanderette shut out Danville 3-0. Smith, a setter right-side hitter,
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Speaker 1: ranks among the top high school volleyball players in the
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Speaker 1: fifth region. The Washington County standout has excelled throughout our
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Speaker 1: high school volleyball career. Washington County notched its second straight win.
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Speaker 1: The Commanderettes evened their record at 2-2 with that win.
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Speaker 1: Washington County defeated Nelson County in the 19th district opener
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Speaker 1: on Monday, August 24th. The Commanderettes are scheduled to visit
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Speaker 1: Danville for another match on Saturday, September 19th. Turning to
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Speaker 1: some obituaries from the area. Martha Melinda Kelly Hayes, 87,
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Speaker 1: of Milton, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026,
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Speaker 1: at home with her family by her side. A visitation
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Speaker 1: was held on Friday, August 28th. In lieu of flowers,
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Speaker 1: donations may be made to any church of your choice.
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Speaker 1: Dixie D. Durr, 77, passed away at home in Shelbyville,
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Speaker 1: surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, August 27th, 2026.
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Speaker 1: A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday,
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Speaker 1: September 3rd at the Shannon Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Shannon
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Speaker 1: Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Eva Ethel
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Speaker 1: Skimmerhorn Noel, 83, of Bloomfield, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2026,
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Speaker 1: at her daughter's home. Funeral services were held Sunday, August 30.
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Speaker 1: Carrie and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Speaker 1: John Willis Grider, 61, of Lexington, formerly of Springfield, passed
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Speaker 1: away Monday, August 17, 2026, at his home. In keeping
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Speaker 1: with his wishes, cremation was chosen and private graveside services
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Speaker 1: were held August 26. Cary and Son Funeral Home was
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Speaker 1: in charge of the arrangement. George steps into the editor position,
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Speaker 1: staff reports. The Springfield Sun is turning a new page
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Speaker 1: as recent graduate Jenna George has now been selected to
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Speaker 1: fill the editor position. Jenna has been a reporter for
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Speaker 1: both the Springfield Sun and the Lebanon Enterprise since August
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Speaker 1: of 2025. She has covered meetings, sporting events, as well
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Speaker 1: as community events over this last year, said general manager
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Speaker 1: and sales director Alice Walker. You may have seen her
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Speaker 1: at a school board meeting, graduation, fiscal court, or city meetings.
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Speaker 1: She stepped into the reporter role while finishing her time
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Speaker 1: at Lindsay Wilson University. Beginning in August 2025, George's final
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Speaker 1: year in school began. Over her time at Lindsay Wilson,
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Speaker 1: she completed a bachelor's in arts within both media studies,
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Speaker 1: emphasis in journalism, and psychology in her four years there.
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Speaker 1: During her time in college, George had interned at multiple
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Speaker 1: different media outlets. first under WBRT radio station in Bardstown, Kentucky,
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Speaker 1: and then moving to WAIN in Columbia, Kentucky, briefly. When
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Speaker 1: working under WAIN, George got her first true experience at
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Speaker 1: both writing stories and being able to properly go out
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Speaker 1: into the Adair County community covering events. Once she had
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Speaker 1: spent time out in the community and had a few
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Speaker 1: article publications under her belt, she took on a larger
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Speaker 1: challenge upon entering the newspaper business. with a final internship
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Speaker 1: at Paxton Media Group. This final internship would lead her
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Speaker 1: to her previous role as a reporter at both the
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Speaker 1: Springfield Sun and the Lebanon Enterprise. Once the internship was
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Speaker 1: complete with Paxton, George moved up to a part-time employee
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Speaker 1: for her final semester and transitioned to full-time on her
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Speaker 1: graduation in May 2026. Prior to college, George has quite
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Speaker 1: a history within journalism and with those around her in
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Speaker 1: the field as well. Her mom had spent time within
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Speaker 1: the newspaper industry as George grew up, while her dad
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Speaker 1: had been in the field since he was just 16
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Speaker 1: years old, working in both newspaper and radio. As George
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Speaker 1: grew up, she traveled with him to many events and
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Speaker 1: learned other steps of the newspaper from her mom. She
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Speaker 1: had been to every sports game you can think of,
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Speaker 1: a few meetings and parades galore. To her, it only
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Speaker 1: seemed right for George to dive into what was already
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Speaker 1: in her blood. I am thankful to be in the
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Speaker 1: position I am, George said. I have worked for years
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Speaker 1: to establish my footing and learn deeper about journalism as
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Speaker 1: a whole through experiences and school. So when I was
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Speaker 1: presented with this chance, I knew instantly I had to
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Speaker 1: take it. Being an editor is a place young reporters
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Speaker 1: can only dream of reaching someday. If you need to
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Speaker 1: contact George about anything related to a story idea, upcoming
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Speaker 1: and recently passed events, or overall submissions and inquiries, Please
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Speaker 1: reach out to her via the editor at thespringfieldsun.com email address.
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Speaker 1: We had an intern this summer that gave Jenna the
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Speaker 1: opportunity to work side-by-side with an upcoming journalist at Walker.
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Speaker 1: I think Jenna will bring a lot to both the
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Speaker 1: papers and to her new role. Moving on to some
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Speaker 1: other stories from the area. Looking back. Editor's note. The
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Speaker 1: dates listed in Looking Back reflect the date of the
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Speaker 1: article's publication. The dates do not necessarily reflect the date
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Speaker 1: of a specific incident occurring. Items taken from the files
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Speaker 1: of the son and the leader for this Looking Back
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Speaker 1: page are as they appeared in the previous edition. This
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Speaker 1: includes spelling of names and locations as they were spelled
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Speaker 1: when published. We may use a unique item that we
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Speaker 1: find interesting. It may seem odd and incorrect now, but
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Speaker 1: we print it as it was published. 90 years ago,
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Speaker 1: September 3rd, 1936. Weird murder story told by Lebanon youth.
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Speaker 1: Flaying of a botanical girl and hiding body in a
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Speaker 1: well revealed in what is believed to be a fabricated
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Speaker 1: confession of a crime. Alleged victim missing. Falster Ray Jr.,
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Speaker 1: age about 22 years, is in the Marion County Jail
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Speaker 1: at Lebanon pending the solution of the alleged murder of Ms.
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Speaker 1: Katie Blaine, age 16, of Botland, Nelson County, a crime
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Speaker 1: the youth alleges to have been committed last Thursday evening
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Speaker 1: at his home on Danville Road near Lebanon. According to
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Speaker 1: the Weird Story, which is believed to be fabricated by
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Speaker 1: the youth in an effort to gain notoriety, The girl
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Speaker 1: was shot to death, her body wrapped in a sheet
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Speaker 1: and placed in a well on the Ray farm. So
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Speaker 1: insistent was Ray in the story, in which he endeavored
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Speaker 1: to implicate another youth who was able to establish a
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Speaker 1: perfect alibi, disproving Ray's statement. City and county officials instituted
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Speaker 1: a search for the body, no trace of which was found,
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Speaker 1: nor did the searching party find any clue that would
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Speaker 1: substantiate those statements made by Ray. Members of the Blaine
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Speaker 1: family were contacted and, strange to relate, the alleged victim
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Speaker 1: left her home Thursday afternoon and is said to have
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Speaker 1: been seen with Ray in Lebanon late in the afternoon. Ms.
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Speaker 1: Blaine's brother went to Lebanon to aid in the search
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Speaker 1: of his sister. Young Ray will be taken to Cincinnati
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Speaker 1: for observation at a mental institution, according to her report
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Speaker 1: to The Sun. Eighty years ago, September 5, 1946. Town
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Speaker 1: urged to submit airport plans at once. Aeronautic Commission anxious
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Speaker 1: for state to share in $ 6 million federal fund available
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Speaker 1: on a 50-50 basis. The Kentucky Aeronautics Commission Tuesday urged
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Speaker 1: all Kentucky communities to submit ideas for building or improving
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Speaker 1: their airports for inclusion in the state's master airport plan
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Speaker 1: so they can share in $ 6 million of federal matching funds.
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Speaker 1: Louis G.K., Louisville Commission Chairman, pointed out that the improvement
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Speaker 1: or construction of airport facilities must be accomplished with local funds,
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Speaker 1: matched on a 50-50 basis by federal money. He urged
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Speaker 1: cities and counties to form air boards in order to
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Speaker 1: be able to issue revenue bonds and expend local governmental
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Speaker 1: funds on the projects. 70 years ago, September 6, 1956.
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Speaker 1: Fishing Lake is planned on farm at Texas. Sheriff Charlie
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Speaker 1: Good to build two dams creating a huge fishing lake
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Speaker 1: and means of fire protection. Ponds are completed. Plans are underway,
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Speaker 1: according to Samuel T. Vanover, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, for
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Speaker 1: the construction of two dams on the farm of Sheriff
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Speaker 1: Charlie Good at Texas, this county that will provide approximately
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Speaker 1: three and a half acres of surface water for fishing
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Speaker 1: lakes and furnish adequate fire protection for the citizens of
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Speaker 1: the community. This work is being done through the assistance
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Speaker 1: and cooperation of the Washington County Soil Conservation District and
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Speaker 1: is a very worthy undertaking that will provide a food
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Speaker 1: supply as well as fire protection. Sixty years ago, September 1, 1966,
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Speaker 1: county rose in the news as building season nears the end.
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Speaker 1: The fiscal court has voted to inaugurate a road marking
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Speaker 1: program in Washington County. the purpose being to place identification
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Speaker 1: signs on two roads in each of the six magisterial
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Speaker 1: districts each year until all the years have been marked.
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Speaker 1: Fifty years ago, September 2, 1976, Student Advisory Council formed
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Speaker 1: at WCHS. A Student Advisory Council has been formed at
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Speaker 1: the Washington County High School for the Title VII ESAA project.
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Speaker 1: The purpose of this committee is to have input into
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Speaker 1: the program planning and to make recommendations for needed changes
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Speaker 1: during the year. The following will serve on the committee.
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Speaker 1: Mike Smith-Newby, Kevin Tucker, Gary Smalley, Paulette Newby, Melinda Coyle,
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Speaker 1: Eleanor Tapp, Cynthia Wright, Philip Hayden, and Kathy Wright. Mike
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Speaker 1: Smith and Annette Newby will also service the district-wide advisory committee.
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Speaker 1: Forty years ago, September 3, 1986, Nelson fugitive is captured
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Speaker 1: in the county. A fugitive from the Nelson County Jail,
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Speaker 1: who had escaped in July and was considered armed and dangerous,
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Speaker 1: was captured Thursday night in Washington County. Doug Hamilton, 23,
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Speaker 1: was arrested after police surrounded the home of his sister,
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Speaker 1: Rose Marie Hamilton. A family member had to talk to
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Speaker 1: the armed, surrounded man into coming out of the home,
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Speaker 1: located on Pleasant Grove Lane, behind Pleasant Grove Church, just
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Speaker 1: off Kentucky 53. Hamilton was arrested at about 10 p.m.
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Speaker 1: 30 years ago. September 4th, 1996. By a 4-1 vote,
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Speaker 1: Springfield City Council members elected Jim Logsdon to fill the
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Speaker 1: seat left vacant by Mike Hayden's resignation. Monday night's Connell
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Speaker 1: action guarantees only that Logsdon, candidate in the November election,
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Speaker 1: will serve until the end of December. Let's see. 20
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Speaker 1: years ago. A year has passed since Hurricane Katrina struck
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Speaker 1: New Orleans. When the storm hit, lives were impacted, and
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Speaker 1: those lucky enough to survive were scattered across the United States.
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Speaker 1: Among the scattered was a group of nuns who found
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Speaker 1: a new home in Springfield at the St. Catherine Mother House.
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Speaker 1: Seated in comfortable chairs and a cozy couch in an
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Speaker 1: elegant gathering space, as they call it, a group of nuns,
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Speaker 1: known as Sisters of the Dominican, recently sat down to
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Speaker 1: reflect upon the physical, mental, and spiritual journey that began
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Speaker 1: last August and of the kindness they've been shown by
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Speaker 1: so many people along the way. Ten years ago, September 7, 2016,
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Speaker 1: Washington County residents who have bulky items they would like
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Speaker 1: to get rid of will soon be able to free
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Speaker 1: of charge for a limited time. During Monday morning's fiscal
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Speaker 1: court meeting, magistrates voted to allow free bulky item drop-off
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Speaker 1: at the transfer station at St. Rose, Lebanon Road, October
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Speaker 1: 3rd through the 31st. Also in the article, the court
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Speaker 1: voted to approve a bid from McCain Brothers for the
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Speaker 1: installation of a 1,500-gallon two-chamber septic tank to build a
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Speaker 1: new road to the department building. and several new people
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Speaker 1: will be joining the road department. Magistrates decided to offer
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Speaker 1: positions to Paul Cooksey and Alan Carpenter at the rates
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Speaker 1: of $ 10 per hour. This concludes excerpts from recent editions
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Speaker 1: of The Springfield Sun. Your reader has been Amy Jones-Timoney.
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Speaker 1: On behalf of everyone here at Radio Eye, thank you
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Speaker 1: for listening. Keep on listening, and have a good day.