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The 83 seniors of Trimble County High School’s Class of 2009 took their turns crossing the stage Saturday morning, June 6, to collect diplomas from Superintendent Marcia Dunaway.

 As usual, graduation ceremonies packed the gym with friends, parents and other family members to wish the newly minted graduates luck as one chapter closed and another began.

Kristen Arbinger, the eighth grade science teacher at Carroll County Middle School, has been hired as the new head volleyball coach at Carroll County High School for the 2009-10 season, according to a press release issued by Athletic Director Randy Mefford.

Arbinger served as the middle school coach and their record included 13 wins and six losses, Mefford said.

MADISON, Ind. -- The May 20 fire that heavily damaged the Jefferson County Courthouse in Madison “was accidental in its origin,” according to Madison Fire Chief Steve Horton.

At a press conference held at city hall on Monday, Horton said contractors were in “the finishing stages of an extensive remodeling program. One of the final aspects of that remodeling included the repair and replacement of copper downspouts and gutters from the upper reaches of the building.”

Donald Howard, 54, was sentenced Monday, June 1 by Judge Stephen Bates in circuit court to 20 years imprisonment for his conviction on four counts of first-degree trafficking in prescription drugs, all class C felonies.

On May 14, a Carroll County jury found Howard guilty on all four counts of trafficking in two drugs, namely Opana, the brand name for oxymorphone, and Oxycontin. The jury recommended 10 years incarceration on each count to run consecutively, for a total of 40 years.