ARC presents awards to educators
Darah Knopp, Becky Sipes and Kelley Robinson, left to right, all in the Shelbyville Central Schools system, werehonored by the ARC of Shelby County for their work with special needs students. The awards were presented by Mayor Tom DeBaun, right, atthe local ARC’s annual dinneron Tuesday. The ARC of Shelby County has honored four members of the Shelbyville Central Schools community for their work with special needs students. Darah Knopp, who teaches at Shelbyville High School,
Local teacher nominated for STEM award
A local teacher is up for an award that recognizes women who have shown to impact their students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Sara Roberts, a science teacher and robotics team sponsor at Triton Central Middle School, was one of the nominees in the Outstanding Educator in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math category for a Leading Lights award. The award recognizes women in STEM for their achievements in their industry. Ten other nominees were annou
Local Walmart is tops raising money for Riley
The Walmart store in Shelbyville has raised so much money for the Riley Hospital for Children, it got a new banner color to mark the occasion. “We were just awarded a platinum banner for $51,030 (raised) last year,” said staff member Dawn Gilles. That figure made the local store the top Walmart in Indiana and sixth in the nation for raising money to help sick children and their families, she said. And the fundraising effort is ongoing. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, volu
Meltzer takes seat as Circuit Court judge
His first case Friday morning was an uncontested divorce, but no doubt many others await the new judge of the Shelby Circuit Court. Trent Meltzer has taken his seat on the bench of the Circuit Court following his appointment by Gov. Eric Holcomb last week. He was sworn in by his predecessor. Retired judge Charles O’Connor, who stepped down from the Circuit Court bench after 36 years, administered the oath to Meltzer late Thursday afternoon in the Circuit courtroom at the Shel
Claxton inducted into Franklin Alumni Hall of Fame
Bob Claxton was recently inducted into the Franklin Community High School Alumni Hall of Fame along with Dr. Alva Neal, Nancy Ann Phares Brown Poynter and Karen Wenning Stellick. Claxton is a 1972 Franklin Community graduate who went on to graduate from Franklin College. He then began his career with Knauf Insulation in Shelbyville, Indiana, as an accounting clerk. Claxton went on to earn his MBA from the University of Indianapolis and continued to work his way up through the
