Chris Smith Defies Cancer To Earn Diploma
Christopher Smith 18, Alexandria Monroe High School senior and vice president, battled a heart tumor and a second cancer, resumed studies, and will receive his diploma Sunday after a long recovery. Coach Garth Cone lauds his courage and leadership guiding teammates, with community support and a special diploma petition from over 100 students.
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Nancye Hawes
Alexandria
Christopher Smith
Alexandria Tigers
Smith
Alexandria-Monroe High School
Garth Cone
Madison Heights
St. Vincent's Hospital
Indianapolis
Chris
St. Vincent's
Cone
Blues
Mexico
Jimmy Smith
Half Mile Road
Thomas Thomas
Thomas
Alexandria School Board
Bill King
The
Herald
Chris Smith
Butch Hunter
Red Haven
Tim Alt
Kevin Hosier
Mark Miller
Doug Johnson
School Board Reveals Major Principal Transfers
Superintendent Dr. Harold Gallagher announced Tuesday night that seven elementary schools will see principal changes tied to the planned closures of Columbia and Hazelwood. Transfers include Robert Brooks to Director of Transportation and Purchasing and Darlene Westerfield to Killbuck.
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Harold Gallagher
Columbia
Hazelwood
Robert Brooks
Killbuck
Darlene Westerfield
Greenbriar
Charles Loewen
Westvale
Erskine Hawkins
William Beckner
Twenty-Fifth Street
Keith McLaughlin
Shadeland
Lorelei Lacy
Gallagher
Robert Stinson
County Panel Rejects Dog Track Bid for Second Time
Madison County Board of Zoning Appeals denied the Howells petition for a special use dog racing track on their Lafayette Township property after the county Planning Commission rejected it last week. The board also approved a separate petition for a Christian retreat center in Union Township.
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Jackie Rosen
Madison County Board of Zoning Appeals
Walter Howells
County Planning Commission
Howells
Lafayette Township
Planning Commission
Board of Health Control
Cheever
Union Township
Charles Chappel
New Life Christian Community Corp
School district approves new buildings and staff changes
The board outlines a new school housing 24 to 25 students per class serving Columbia Seventh Street and Hazelwood with about 530 from Shadeland 15 from Longfellow and some from Riley and Forest Hills A bus route will transport some Columbia Riley pupils while Riley shifts to a K–6 format next fall to ease overcrowding. Hugh Callison resigns as Highland High band director to direct bands at Edinboro State College a search is launched. Bids awarded for a College Corner School sewer project 66978 50 and kitchen equipment for Maurice Robinson School to several firms.
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Pendleton Avenue
Jackson Street
Gallagher
Columbia
Seventh Street
Hazelwood
Shadeland
Longfellow
Riley
Forest Hills
Robinson School
Columbia-Riley
Maurice Robinson
Hugh Callison
Highland High
Edinboro State College
Edinboro
College Corner School
General Metro Corporation
G.B. Aikman, Kothe, Weiles, Bauer and Continental Inc
Maurice Robinson School
Soviets Triumph Over Sertoma High in Wigwam Clash
Soviet junior team led by Gennadiy Kapustin with 42 points and Nikolay Deryugin with 32 defeated Anderson Sertoma 120 114 in a spirited Wigwam game. Obukhov praised Indiana crowds while Sertoma lamented poor ball movement and shot selection as officials counted 116 free throws.
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Kevin Lane
Herald
Anderson
Soviet Union
Anderson Alacs Sertoma High School
Gennadiy Kapustin
Nikolay Deryugin
Louisville
Vladimir Obukhov
Vladimir Gomelskiy
Indiana
Sertoma
Morvey Code
Rick Lantz
Sertoma All-Stars
Aleksandr Yermolinsky
Anderson High School
Lantz
Arsenic Poisoning Suspected in Frankton Cattle Deaths
Frankton farmer Claudie Eden reports 24 cattle dead after poisoning suspected. Purdue University tests found lethal arsenic levels in stomach and liver samples sent by ELWOOD VETERINARIAN David Harper. Eden notes cattle began dying last Wednesday night with continued losses and some survivors showing symptoms.
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Frankton
Claudie Eden
Purdue University
Elwood
David Harper
Purdue
Eden
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Jeff) Hunter
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