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News Archives 2009 (clicking on title will provide full article text in a new window) |
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JANUARY 2009
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1-12-09
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Road department gets ready for bad weather SentinelNews.com Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger announced that crews from the Shelby County Road Department will be out in force on Monday, pre-treating the county roadways with de-icing material in preparation of the Canadian Clipper System that is due to arrive in the Ohio Valley on Tuesday. |
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1-21-09
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County approves zone changes, budget amendments SentinelNews.com At its semimonthly meeting Tuesday morning, the Shelby County Fiscal Court approved two zoning change requests, as well as some budget amendments and some other items of county business. |
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| Road employees earn new certifications SentinelNews.com Shelby County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger announced recently that seven county road department employees have been recognized by the University of Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet upon their completion of the Roads Scholar and Master Scholar Training Program. |
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| Some advice, Mr. President SentinelNews.com If President Barack Obama tries to follow all of the advice of local leaders, he will indeed be a busy man -- and perhaps a miracle worker. ... |
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1-22-09
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Heavy hauling company will be on the move SentinelNews.com ... “I am very pleased that the Shelby County Fiscal Court recognized the importance and strong attributes that the Edwards Moving and Rigging Company has displayed for over four decades,” he said. “I am overjoyed that we were able to accommodate the specific needs of the Edwards Company, enabling their business to thrive while remaining in Shelby County.” ... |
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FEBRUARY 2009
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2-3-09
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Magistrates praise efforts to deal with storms SentinelNews.com At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Shelby County Fiscal Court received updates from several department heads and agencies on the status of storm-related repairs and clean-ups. ... Magistrate Betty Curtsinger praised county employees for doing a good job getting the county back in order after the ice storm and Shelby County Judge Rob Rothenburger agreed. ... |
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2-12-09
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FDA rule may halt dead animal disposal here SentinelNews.com “It's of grave concern to us,” Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said. “If farmers have to send their cattle to a landfill, it may cost $100 a cow. No farmer's going to pay that.” ... |
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| July 4 fireworks may fizzle SentinelNews.com Unless a financial backer steps forward, the life flame of the annual 4th of July “Fireworks at the Park” celebration may burn out in 2009. ... |
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2-13-09
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Seasoned with love SentinelNews.com Rob Rothenburger was adamant, clacking his spaghetti tongs together as he spoke. No, no, I can't give up Mama Rothenburger's secret family chili recipe. But I will tell you this,” he said, leaning forward and glancing at the other contestant at the chili cook-off with a mischievous gleam in his eye, “this guy's secret ingredient is road kill!” ... |
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2-26-09
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County officials hope stimulus dollars will help projects SentinelNews.com Leaders in Shelby County are hopeful that the $3.2 billion allotted to the state by President Obama’s stimulus package will provide dollars for several planned local projects. ... “We’re working on a package of local infrastructure requests that we hope to get funding for,” Shelby County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger said. “These are projects we have been planning.” |
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| Sunday alcohol vote set for Tuesday night SentinelNews.com The matter of Sunday alcohol sales in Shelby County is on the table for the first time this year. ... Shelby County Judge Rob Rothenburger said a new restaurant would bring 10 to 15 new jobs to the county. |
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| Nation Brothers to stop dead animal pickup today SentinelNews.com Starting today, farmers may want to work doubly hard to keep their cattle, horses and other livestock healthy; there's no good place to send them if they die. Nation Bros., which has a contract with the county to pick up and render dead livestock, has notified Shelby County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger that its last day of business will be today. |
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MARCH 2009
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3-3-09
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County says yes to Sunday liquor sales SentinelNews.com The ongoing battle about Sunday alcohol sales in the county finally has come to an end. With a full house in attendance, the Shelby County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday night in favor of an ordinance allowing liquor to be sold in county restaurants on Sunday. |
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3-12-09
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Here's what to know about severe weather season SentinelNews.com ... Sullivan explained that the reason why March is known aa for severe storms is because this month is the transitional time between winter and spring, when warm air and cold air are most likely to collide. ... |
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3-31-09
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Local road projects to get underway SentinelNews.com Though legislators spent much of the last session of the General Assembly finding ways to pinch pennies, they found enough cash in state coffers to fund several local road projects. |
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APRIL 2009
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4-2-09
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Community leaders wish for a new conference center SentinelNews.com When a group of community leaders went to a planning retreat at Cedarmore Conference Center a couple weeks ago, the top item on their common wish list was for a new conference center in the county. |
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4-3-09
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Arbor Day celebraton honors McClure SentinelNews.com A cold, biting wind and gray, overcast skies couldn't dampen the warmth that permeated the crowd of about 100 who turned out for Arbor Day to honor one of Shelby's own. |
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4-8-09
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Dead-animal issue laid to rest SentinelNews.com No one at Shelby County Fiscal Court's meeting Tuesday seemed unhappy that the county will not be getting into the dead animal hauling business. Magistrates unanimously approved a contract with Dars, Inc. a company from Winchester, Ky., that has agreed to haul off the county's roughly 2,000 dead livestock per year to be rendered into fertilizer by a company in Greensburg, Ind. |
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4-13-09
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Child abuse prevention month is focus of awareness campaign SentinelNews.com How many times do you hear the phrase "children are our future?" Those words appear in all types of speeches, advertisements and even popular songs. But the reality is that though many people hold that idea to be a noble concept, child abuse still exists. |
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MAY 2009
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5-5-09
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'Noise' on magistrate's mind SentinelNews.com Magistrate Allen Ruble's house sits some 200 feet off the road, yet sometimes in the summer he and his family are still jarred by the sound of blaring stereos or unmuffled mufflers. |
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5-7-09
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County to freeze salaries in proposed 2009-10 budget SentinelNews.com If Shelby County Fiscal Court is to balance its budget next fiscal year, there will have to be salary freezes across the county. ... County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger proposed the budget, saying that Shelby County would have to adjust its spending like seemingly everyone else as the U.S. battles through its recession |
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5-11-09
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Sheriff's Department buys new cruisers locally SentinelNews.com ... County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger and magistrates agreed that the difference in price was small enough to justify going with the local choice. |
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5-21-09
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County says 'weeds' won't cut it anymore SentinelNews.com ... County officials say they are getting tired of dealing with the growing numbers of yards sporting "obnoxious growth." ... Shelby County Judge Rob Rothenburger said the county plans to get tougher in enforcing its grass/weed ordinance. |
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5-26-09
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Martinrea's closing is 'big blow' to community SentinelNews.com The demise of one of Shelby County's industrial giants was, in the end, quick, but it won't be painless. ... "This will be a significant revenue downfall for the county government," he said. "We will probably have to do a budget adjustment because of it." |
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5-27-09
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Ash borer found in Shelby County SentinelNews.com ... The emerald ash borer, a foreign-born insect that is decimating ash trees in the Midwest, was found near Cedarmore in Shelby County last week. ... Shelby County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger said he is still waiting to hear whether any quarantine will affect just Shelby County, several counties or the whole state. |
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JUNE 2009
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6-3-09
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County renews jail's healthcare program SentinelNews.com Shelby County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday night to renew the Health Services agreement with the detention center to provide health care to the inmates. |
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6-12-09
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Cemetary Board recieves first major grant SentinelNews.com The Shelby County Cemetery Preservation Board has been awarded a $1,950.00 grant, according to Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger. |
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6-16-09
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County updates building inspection codes SentinelNews.com Shelby County Fiscal Court approved Tuesday the first reading of an ordinance to update the codebook for building inspections and allow county inspectors to evaluate those buildings. In the past, state inspectors were called in. |
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6-23-09
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Bypass construction stalled by weather SentinelNews.com Construction on the Shelbyville Bypass has all but come to a standstill, and state officials say it's because the county had such a rainy spring. ... Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said he thinks the construction delay is having an adverse affect on the economic development of the county. |
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6-30-09
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Foreclosures continue to rise in Shelby SentinelNews.com Foreclosures are continuing to increase dramatically in Shelby County, and Shelby County Fiscal Court is partnering with a non-profit agency to help curtail that trend. |
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JULY 2009
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7-2-09
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Gang problem still growing SentinelNews.com Elizabeth Lafferty thinks Shelby County has a gang problem and that it's time to do something about it. Lafferty, the new director of the Shelby County Drug/Alcohol Advisory Council, recently made presentations to both Shelby County Fiscal Court and Shelbyville City Council to outline what she says are signs that gangs are active in this area. She is seeking a federal grant to address this issue. |
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7-7-09
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State to cover Shelby's costs for ice storm clean up SentinelNews.com Shelby County, Shelbyville and Simpsonville paid thousands of dollars to clean up after January's ice storm, and now it appears that money will be coming back into those governments' pockets. |
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7-9-09
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New requirements for posting house numbers SentinelNews.com ... The ordinance specifies that street addresses must be clearly displayed on the mailbox in numerals 4 to 6 inches in height made of reflective material or in a color that contrasts with the color of the mailbox, or on the front of the house in the same manner so that it is clearly visible from the street during both day and night. |
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7-14-09
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Shelbyville bypass is a year away SentinelNews.com Construction of the Shelbyville Bypass, expected to be completed sometime this fall, will require at least one more year before it will open to the public. |
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7-21-09
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County postpones approval of plan update SentinelNews.com Shelby County Fiscal Court magistrates voted Tuesday to postpone a first reading to adopt the goals and objectives portion of the county's new Comprehensive Plan. The consensus of the court, sparked by Magistrate Michael Riggs, is that magistrates did not want to approve the plan because planners had not explained the variances of the document to them. |
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8-2-09
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Storm blows down trees, knocks out power SentinelNews.com ... During a day of intense storms that inundated Southern Indiana, Louisville and surrounding counties, there were no serious problems in Shelby. |
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8-5-09
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County approves address and flood ordinances, ambulance bids SentinelNews.com At Tuesday night's meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court, magistrates approved the second reading of an ordinance to provide for the establishment and displaying of addresses, residential, commercial and agricultural. |
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8-6-09
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New rules for your street addresses SentinelNews.com It's official: Every resident must make sure his or her house number can be identified easily by emergency vehicles. ... Numbers must be 4 to 6 inches high and made of reflective material or in a color that contrasts with that of the surface to which they are attached. For curbside mailboxes, addresses must be posted on both sides of the box. |
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8-11-09
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Courthouse beset by fowl situation SentinelNews.com Shelby County Deputy Judge-Executive Rusty Newton said the county is - once again - devising a plan to make the birds flock together someplace else. ... The county's actions are prompted by concerns about health-related problems that could arise from the accumulation of bird droppings around entrances to the courthouse. |
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8-11-09
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Prather resigns from Transportation Cabinet SentinelNews.com Kentucky Transportation Secretary Joe Prather, the man who two weeks ago admitted construction problems with the Shelbyville Bypass, is resigning. |
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8-13-09
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County reviews comprehensive plan SentinelNews.com The Shelby County Fiscal Court held a workshop Wednesday night to review the Goals and Objectives of the county’s new Comprehensive Plan. The workshop was held at the request of Magistrate Michael Riggs, who said at a fiscal court meeting on July 19 when the document came up for a first reading that he wanted the court to examine it further before adopting it. |
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8-18-09
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Harley takes Shelby County for a test ride SentinelNews.com Harley-Davidson Corp. is considering Shelby County as one of three finalists to be the site of a plant it might relocate. |
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8-20-09
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The new Goody's opens its doors SentinelNews.com After a brief absence from Shelbyville, Goody’s had its grand re-opening in Village Plaza on Thursday morning, and the threat of rain could do little to sway the horde of eager shoppers from attending. "... it looks like the entire community is out to wish you all the best of success,” Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said to Goody’s staff and management before the ribbon cutting. |
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8-25-09
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Shelby Countian's chief concerns: health care SentinelNews.com U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) visited several sites in Shelbyville Friday, and he was met by robust audiences who wanted him to focus on two hot-button topics: health-care reform and environmental issues. |
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8-27-09
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County finished review of plan SentinelNews.com After a second workshop, the Shelby County Fiscal Court has finished its review of the Goals and Objectives of the county's new Comprehensive Plan. |
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8-28-09
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County to approve goals and objectives SentinelNews.com ... The G&Os comes before the fiscal court after two workshops to refine the plan to fit the wishes of the magistrates and County Judge Executive Rob Rothenburger, who met with Triple S Planning and Zoning Executive Director Ryan Libke on those occasions. |
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SEPTEMBER 2009
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9-16-09
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Fiscal Court made a bold bid for Harley SentinelNews.com Though the minutes of its meeting will not mention the name Harley-Davidson, Shelby County Fiscal Court’s vote Tuesday morning may well have been the most significant card the county could play in its bid to lure Harley-Davidson’s plant from southern Pennsylvania. |
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9-24-09
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Job Corps celebrates 45 years SentinelNews.com A ceremony Wednesday celebrated the 45-year history of Job Corps nationwide and honored its present contributions to its students and communities. ... Its 123 campuses across the country – including the one just west of Simpsonville – have provided nearly 3 million economically disadvantaged youth ages 16-24 with residential, academic, social and vocational skills. |
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9-29-09
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City Center proposal greeted with open arms SentinelNews.com ... County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger applauded Mooneyhan for his hard work in getting the plan developed and said Fiscal Court completely supports it. "A community is not really complete until you have cultural arts and humanities,” he said. |
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NOVEMBER 2009
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11-6-09
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Harley: If we move, it will be Shelby SentinelNews.com A surge of hope mixed with optimism is pulsing through Shelby County — and Kentucky — today, little more than a day after Harley-Davidson officials announced Shelby is their remaining option as a site for their largest production facility. |
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11-8-09
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It's the most wonderful time of the year SentinelNews.com Only the presence of snow could have brought more Christmas spirit to the magical atmosphere that surrounded Shelbyville's Celebration of Lights on Saturday. |
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11-12-09
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New "hope" for homeless men SentinelNews.com The nights are getting colder, the winds more biting, and the homeless men who live under bridges or in abandoned houses in Shelbyville draw their threadbare clothing more tightly around them. |
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11-24-09
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Southville says yes to winery SentinelNews.com Ferenc Vegh and Lisa Davis had been anxiously awaiting a special election for their winery that took place Tuesday, and the community of Southville didn't let them down. |
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11-25-09
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Wired65 conducts survey SentinelNews.com The Wired65 Initiative announces the launch of its quantum fund project with an outreach effort to more than 20,000 area employers throughout the 26-county region, including Shelby County companies with five or more employees. |
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DECEMBER 2009
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12-1-09
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Harley workers overwhelmingly approve contract SentinelNews.com Shelby County may be down to that last strike in its bid to get Harley-Davidson to move its largest production plant here. ... "We are just going to keep pushing forward until we hear a more definite word out of York, Pa.," County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said. |
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12-3-09
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New company negotiating to buy former Buckhorn facility SentinelNews.com A local company that had planned to close its doors by mid-December may remain open under new ownership. ... Shelby County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday night to waive the company's 1 percent occupational tax fee for 5 years if the purchase should go through. |
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12-4-09
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Harley to Shelby: We're not coming SentinelNews.com On a cold, gray December day, Harley-Davidson rode out of town Thursday. ... |
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| Beshear: Your work was not in vain SentinelNews.com ... The governor extended special thanks to the Fiscal Court and County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger, Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty and the city council, Triple S Planning and Zoning, Sen. Gary Tapp and Rep. Brad Montell, and Bobby Hudson and Libby Adams with the Shelby County Industrial & Development Foundation. ... |
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12-6-09
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A joyful noise (Christmas Parade) SentinelNews.com ... Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty and County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger presented awards for floats, including the grand champion and overall winner, The Penguins of the Shelby County Detention Center. ... |
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12-8-09
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We congratulate Fiscal Court for keeping its promise SentinelNews.com ... The court had moved quickly and with great commitment to do all it could to persuade Harley to choose Shelby County, and, now that no longer is a possibility, we thank magistrates and County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger for living up to their word and handling this process properly and quickly. ... |
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12-15-09
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County completes circle on Harley land SentinelNews.com Magistrates unanimously approved a motion to rescind a 150-acre zone change from agricultural to industrial for the Shelby County Industrial Park, one of the parcels targeted to attract Harley-Davidson. ... |
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12-21-09
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Santa finds helpers in Shelby SentinelNews.com A recent addition to Santa’s list of helpers is county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger. “This year was my first time. I got asked to assist Santa at the Southern States breakfast,” he said. ... |
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| City, OVEC agree to fund City Center research SentinelNews.com ... This proposed city center, first introduced to the community back in September, would offer vast new conference and theater space at the corner of 8th and Main Streets and would incorporate all existing facilities except the downtown branch of Citizens Union Bank. ... |
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12-22-09
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Beef O'Brady's to open in Kobe's vacancy SentinelNews.com ... The Kohlers are designing a new outlet of this national eatery in the space formerly occupied by Kobe. They are in the process of getting permits and collecting bids and hope to begin renovations soon. ... |
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12-30-09
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Shelby County has seen a medley of changes this decade SentinelNews.com The first decade of the new millennium yielded plenty of interesting changes for Shelby County, from a boom of growth in businesses, population and infrastructure, to busts in jobs, tobacco and the housing sector. |
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