Stories from Friday, March 6, 2020

A sunny and dry weekend is shaping up across our area. After a cold and breezy Friday, we will see temperatures rebound into the 50s on Saturday and 60s on Sunday. Looking at the long-range data through March 19, it becomes clear that we are going to continue to be above normal on rainfall and temperatures. Highs will be in the 60s on many days next week...

“Hope itself is like a star – not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.” —Charles Haddon Spurgeon We have 461 bills set to be heard in our committees this week. I have 10 bills that I’m presenting and hopeful that they will all pass and move on the House Floor in the next couple of weeks. ...

Bethel University Vice President Dr. Kimberly Martin announced the College of Professional Studies' first Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes students who achieved outstanding academic excellence in the term ending January 31, 2020. Martin commented, "This is a momentousoccasion for us in the College of Professional Studies because it marks the first time we've issued a Dean's List. ...

Officers searched an eastern Shelbyville neighborhood early Thursday for a suspect in a Neeley Avenue incident. Warrants have been issued for Demond Kirkendoll, who allegedly took $4,500 and a cell phone from an acquaintance’s home and walked away after kicking a newly-purchased television...

For three years and seven months, Chris and Stephanie Sarsfield have been trying to establish a pick-your-own berry and fruit tree farm on their 22-acre property just outside Bell Buckle. They also planned to provide a wedding venue as a source of income while they wait for their agricultural pursuits to come to fruition...

Shelbyville’s own Kelly and Micky Pietkiewicz raised funds and delivered essentials this week for those affected by the F-4 tornado which hit east Nashville early Tuesday morning. The sisters say the massive tornado’s destruction is just a few streets over from where they now reside...

UNIONVILLE – After the Community Vikings jumped out to a 12-point halftime lead in the Region 6-AA championship game Thursday night, the biggest obstacle the Vikings faced was preventing the dangerous Creek Wood Red Hawks from making a second-half run...

Mildred S. Smith, 89, of Shelbyville died March 5, 2020 at Williamson Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services 3 p.m. Sunday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at noon.