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Savanna Baker does her best to keep jumping rope during the two-hour annual Jump Rope for Heart event at Seymour-Jackson Elementary School on Wednesday. Students jumped Wednesday and Thursday, raising more than $5,000 for the American Heart Association.
Kids hop to it
By JANUARY WETZEL
After two hours of jumping, 8-year-old Trey George wiped the sweat off his brow and sat down, exhausted.His arms were tired, his legs were tired and he was out of breath. He also could feel his heart beating faster. It was the exact response... Full story
Connie Stahl, RT(R)N, a mammographer/technician with Schneck Medical Center, watches a mammography on a digital mammography machine at Schneck Medical Center. A federal panel has recommended that women wait until they're 50 years old to begin routine mammograms. The recommendation has drawn criticism from many health care and cancer groups.
Health panel stirs debate
By BRANDY EMILY
Responding to a government task force’s recommendation for women to wait until age 50 to get a mammogram, Sally Acton of Schneck Medical Center said the decision for a patient to receive a mammogram is still a very personal one that should be... Full story
Joe Wilson, right, hands tree ornaments to Ray Edwards as they decorate the Christmas tree at Seymour's One Chamber Square Wednesday afternoon. Wilson and Edwards, who work for Seymour Department of Public Works, have decorated the tree for several years. The tree, which was donated to the city, is about 40 feet tall.
Looking like Christmas
By JANUARY WETZEL
Christmas is coming to Jackson County and sooner than you think. Seymour Main Street is gearing up for its annual Downtown Seymour Christmas to take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at One Chamber Square. “I just like the downtown... Full story
Macy Casner, 3, Seymour, and her aunt, Lisa Meadors, hold up candles Tuesday night at the March of Dimes Candlelight Roll Call to Fight Prematurity. Casner, who was born premature, attended the ceremony with her parents, Missy and Monty Casner.
Shining the light of hope
By BRANDY EMILY
As 48 names of premature babies were read aloud Tuesday evening, silence filled the room as loved ones lit candles in honor of them. Candlelight illuminated the faces of those attending the March of Dimes Candlelight Roll Call to Fight Prematurity... Full story
Mark Hehman of Hamilton Township adjusts the flow of corn from his trailer while dumping part of his harvest at the Jackson-Jennings Co-Op elevators Monday afternoon in Cortland. The area harvest is moving along and looking good. Some Hoosier farmers are facing problems with moldy corn, however, and its effect on livestock.
Harvest looks good
By DAN DAVIS
As hundreds of bushels of dried, golden kernels of corn rained down into the auger at Jackson-Jennings Co-op on Monday, you’d be hard-pressed to think farmers have faced a cool, wet fall on top of a cool, wet spring and early summer.... Full story
Docs offer diagnosis
3 doctors agree change is needed; prescriptions differ
By BRANDY EMILY
Three area doctors sat down with The Tribune in interviews recently to discuss their views on health care reform. While each agreed the system is in need of changes, they offered different solutions. Dr. Richard A. Wiethoff, Dr. William Blaisdell... Full story
Gavin Bane, a fifth-grader at Brownstown Elementary School, celebrates Tuesday night after receiving his certificate for completing the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program sponsored by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. The ceremony for fifth-graders attending Brownstown, Freetown Elementary School, Lutheran Central School in Brownstown and Medora Elementary School was held in the auditorium at Brownstown Central High School.
DARE students graduate
By AUBREY WOODS
BROWNSTOWN — Today’s kids may know more than their parents and others credit them with knowing, but that doesn’t mean those same kids can’t learn more. “I learned there are a lot more ways of saying ‘no’... Full story
Maria Munoz, left, and Yamile Fontanez, second from left, serve samples of coconut milk and other treats from Puerto Rico to Daniela Basquez, 8, and her family, including her sister, Baola Basquez, father, Fernando Morales, and brother, Angel Basquez, 2, during Cultural Night at Seymour-Jackson Elementary School. Around 1,000 students and parents packed the school Tuesday for the annual event.
Cultures meet at school
By JANUARY WETZEL
Placing his palms flat together with his fingers pointing up, Dylan Johnson demonstrated the proper Japanese greeting. “Konichiwa,” he said, bowing his head and closing his eyes. “That’s how you say... Full story
Sixth-graders, from left, Stephanie Druschel, Paetan Brennan and Levi Pfaffenberger read the text of the Veterans Memorial at Gaiser Park in Seymour. The students visited the memorial for Veterans Day on Wednesday morning.
Service offers a lesson
By BRANDY EMILY
Sixth-grader Morgan Ritz knew about the Veterans Memorial at Gaiser Park but had never read the names on its bricks or looked at it up close until her school visited Wednesday morning for Veterans Day. Ritz, along with other students from the... Full story
Crothersville Elementary School second-grade students Cami Keasler, Sydney Stewart, Rebekah Cook and Derikka Lock sing during the school's patriotic medley for the Veterans Day convocation at the high school Tuesday afternoon.
Students salute vets
By BRANDY EMILY
CROTHERSVILLE — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1083 Commander Walter Mosley and Senior Vice Commander Mark Abbott folded the American flag in the Crothersville High School gymnasium Tuesday afternoon as students watched and learned about each... Full story

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