Headlines

Greater Clark Teachers ratify contract

January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

With 205 teachers reported voting, the Greater Clark County School Board teachers voted to ratify a 3/4 of one percent pay raise that reportedly is retroactive to July of last year. Additionally, the contract will be voted on by the School Board at tonight’s meeting. While the contract apparently does not address raises in 2010 / 2011, more negotiation on that issue will take place at that time.  Read More →

Sports

Cards fall to Villanova 92-84

January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

In a contest that many described as the longest basketball game they had been to in a long time, the Louisville Cardinals lost to 4th ranked Villanova 92-84 after building a first half lead of 17 points. Coach Rick Pitino was pleased with the teams defensive play in the first half, but said that they were outsmarted in the second half especially at the junior and senior levels. Samardo Samuals led the Cards with 21 points, while the story of the evening was the number of fouls called and the exceptional play of Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds who stayed for his senior year. After a lackluster... [Read the full story]

Business

First Savings Charitable foundation helps Junior Acheivement

January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

It was reported by 1 Southern Indiana (linked here) that First Savings Bank’s Charitable foundation made a donation to Junior Acheivement of Kentuickiana. According to 1 Southern Indiana’s Website. “First Savings Charitable Foundation recently presented Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc. with a donation of $15,000. The contribution will be used to fund participation by southern Indiana students in Junior Achievement’s Exchange City and Biztown. It is anticipated that more than 350 southern Indiana students will be able to participate in the program as a result of this contribution. First... [Read the full story]

Lifestyle

We are looking for success stories…

January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

In an economic environment plagued by the recession, layoffs and cutbacks, the Southern Indiana Times is looking for the bright side. Are you a small business that has defied the odds and won? Are you one of those people who are succeeding despite the turbulent times? We want to hear from you! We have found that there ARE ways to succeed in any kind of economic climate and we want to interview those hardy souls who get out and make it happen – against all odds. If you are one of these people, PLEASE contact us. If you know one of these people here in the Southern Indiana area, please let... [Read the full story]

Weather

Southern Indiana Ice Fisherman nearly dies….

January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

51-year-old Arthur Parsley of Indianapolis has been ice fishing for years. He was fishing last week at Muskatatuck when he broke through the ice and yelled for help from his son and one other fishing companion nearby. According to his account, he was in the water for 3 to 4 minutes before his son could get a flotation device to him and get him pulled out. He was taken to a nearby hospital and released, but he was shaken by the experience. This shows the dangers of ice fishing when the ice is not thick enough and ice fishing experts say that it is often hard to tell. According to the site About.com,... [Read the full story]

Politics

Sodrel makes it three.

January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Mike Sodrel Mike Sodrel has now officially joined the race in a bid to unseat Baron Hill (D) in the ninth congressional district. According to a press release from the Sodrel camp, among the reasons that he is running for a fifth time against Hill are: “I’ve been in business for years and we’ve faced hard times before. The way out of those hard times never came from higher taxes or more regulations or a government takeover.” “We cannot keep spending money in hopes of spending our way out of debt. We are writing checks that our grandchildren are going to have to pay. We are printing money... [Read the full story]

Sports

Cards fall to Villanova 92-84

In a contest that many described as the longest basketball game they had been to in a long time, the Louisville Cardinals lost to 4th ranked Villanova 92-84 after building a first half lead of 17 points. Coach Rick Pitino was pleased with the teams defensive play in the first half, but said that they were outsmarted...

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Cards face a tough test in Villanova tonight

The University of Louisville men’s basketball team has been doing better lately. They defeated St. John’s on Saturday keeping their Big East record spotless. Samardo Samuels seems to be progressing nicely and especially in the 2nd half of the St. Johns game, Edgar Sosa is (finally) paying some big dividends...

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Lifestyle

We are looking for success stories…

In an economic environment plagued by the recession, layoffs and cutbacks, the Southern...

First Savings Charitable foundation helps Junior Acheivement

It was reported by 1 Southern Indiana (linked here) that First Savings Bank’s...

Southern Indiana Graduation Rates Mixed

According to Indiana Department of Education numbers released last week, high school...

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Politics

Sodrel makes it three.

Mike Sodrel Mike Sodrel has now officially joined the race in a bid to unseat Baron...

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