Today's News

The following Calvary Elementary students achieved the first honor roll for the second nine weeks of the 2013-14 school year.
First honor roll
•Primary - Jailyn Allen, Will Blake, Jacob Bland, Caleb Brown, Mandy Courtwright, Tralin Craig, Daniel Gordon, Connor Hague, Madison Honaker, Jeb Hughes, Callie Mattingly, Halee May, Grace Raikes, Hayden Robbins, Emily Shuck, Keaton Spalding, Chloe Spears, Jacobi Summers, James Tuttle, and Maddie Wiser.

David Thompson remembers going to horse races in Green and Adair counties when he was 5 or 6 years old. There, he watched Dick and Pipel Cowherd ride horses named Davey Crockett and Francis, and he knew from that moment on that he wanted to be a jockey, too.
He had a pony, and he even asked his dad to make him a track on their property in Springfield. Thompson, now 62, even made his own stirrups out of grass.
After a lot of work, Thompson's dream came true in 1975 when he got his jockey's license.

Kara Tingle has been missing since July 17, 2010. She was last seen on Beechfork Loop Road in Gravel Switch. She was driving a family member's car that was found two days later on Bluegrass Parkway.
Her family, including her children, Austin, 11, and Nora, 4, will be wearing purple on Friday, Feb. 21, to honor Kara’s 31st birthday. Kara’s family and friends would like to invite the public to join them in wearing purple on Friday to show support. Purple is one of Kara's favorite colors.

The 2009 ice storm arrived in Marion County on Monday evening, Jan. 28.
"Roads were beginning to ice over. Limbs were starting to sway to the point of breaking," Marion County Judge/Executive John Mattingly said.
The storm continued to inflict damage throughout the night and the next day. By nightfall on Jan. 29, the county was hitting rock bottom, according to Mattingly.
"It was obvious that we were without water pumping capacity, and the lights were out in probably 60 to 70 percent of the county," he said.