Local administrators weigh in on NRA proposal of armed staff
By Eric Adams
Local school leaders are still digesting the National Rifle Association's recommendation on Tuesday that selected school staff be trained as armed security officers. One administrator called it a "knee-jerk" reaction.
Howard Overman, superintendent of New Bremen schools, said it is an option the district has not seriously considered. [More]
While the San Diego Padres opened the 2013 Major League Baseball season at Citi Field in New York against the Mets, Cory Luebke was in San Diego continuing his rehabilitation to get back to pitching in the majors.
After missing most of the 2012 season after having Tommy John surgery to repair his pitching elbow last May, the Padres' left-handed pitcher and Maria Stein native is going through the rehab process of getting his arm back to full strength. [More]
NEW BREMEN - The Community Improvement Corporation honored a local businessman and two relocated businesses during its annual luncheon Wednesday afternoon.
DAYTON - The house lights faded and the sold-out Nutter Center became black as death, the stage now properly set for Elton John's multi-part epic "Funeral for Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)" midway through his concert Wednesday night.
CARTHAGENA - A chance discussion years ago regarding an art show at St. Charles Senior Living Center has led to an event appropriately named Artistry Under the Dome.
For three seasons in the early 1990s, Marion Local's Adam McFarland was nearly untouchable.
With a lightning-quick release from the sprinter's block and blazing speed down the straightaway, opponents had little hope of beating him in a foot race.
