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FUEL UP! Current Trends in...

MADISON, Ind. – Hosted by Hanover College, King’s Daughters’ Health will present: FUEL UP! Current Trends in Sports Nutrition at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Horner Center on the Hanover College campus. The program is free for all and parents are encouraged to attend.

The speaker will be Dawn Weatherwax, RD, CSSD, LD, ATC, CSCS, a Registered Dietitian with a specialty in Sports Nutrition. She is also a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, which is the premier.

Teens get a taste of court life

A 15-year-old Carroll County juvenile was sentenced Aug. 30, for underage drinking. But this was a unique situation. This was a mock trial for the newly created Carroll County Teen Court, where teens served as the prosecution, defense, jury and bailiff in a case before District Court Judge Elizabeth Chandler.

While this may have been for practice, it was the last that would be pretend, as the Teen Court will begin hearing real cases in September.

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Mysterious digging leaves Casey...

By Vicki Stevens

The Casey County News

Some mysterious digging at a remote cemetery in Casey County has left a stillborn baby’s grave disturbed and a large empty hole nearby.

The digging, which apparently has happened on two occasions, has family members like Haskel Murphy Jr., whose mother and other relatives are buried at Murphy Cemetery off Shugars Hill Road, scratching their heads wondering why.

Public Records | Sept. 7, 2017

Items published in court news are public record. The News-Democrat publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small-claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in circuit court. Juvenile court cases are not published. Crime reports are provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges or citations reported to the News-Democrat do not imply guilt.

 DISTRICT COURT

The following decisions were rendered Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 29-30, 2017, in Carroll County District Court with the Hon. Thomas M. Funk presiding.

Panthers beat Rebels 7-3 in All...

Carroll County defeated Owen County in the boys’ 8th Region All “A” semi-final at Owen County 7-3, Aug. 31.

Carroll County dominated the first half but it was the event of the second half that also affected Carroll in the championship game against Walton-Verona.

Center for Courageous Kids is...

The Center for Courageous Kids is the happy place for Leah Wang, 9, of Carrollton, Ky. She said it is a place of peace, fun, security, joy, acceptance, love and endless possibilities for her.

Wang was born prematurely and suffers from under developed lung disease. She is chronically asthmatic as a result of the disease. All the children who attend CCK have chronic illnesses. Wang and her mother Starla said families with chronically ill children have challenges to overcome.

Chugging through history with...

Buried beneath the sod near the present-day office of Mark Smith’s State Farm Insurance Agency is an unconventional “coffin” containing the remains of what was once a thriving restaurant on a busy Carrollton thoroughfare.

CCMH breaks ground on expansion

Carroll County Memorial Hospital held its official groundbreaking Sept. 7, for the more than 13,000 square foot expansion that will house primary care services, the specialty clinic and cardio/pulmonary rehabilitation services.

CCMH Chief Executive Officer Harry Hays said the addition would be the new main entrance to the hospital, hosting central registration and a main waiting room. The project has a construction timeline of 10 months and is expected to be complete in July 2018.