Today's News

Imagine the street rods racing for the fastest time. Sitting at the line waiting for the green light, revving their engines, then hammering the gas pedal trying to have the fastest time of all your competitors.

At Wabash Motorsports in Upton Saturday night, they had similar racing but under a little different conditions ... mud.

Not only mud, but trucks. Fast trucks.

There were fans of all ages packing the grandstand to watch the trucks race across 150-foot long track covered in a foot of mud.

Lady Hawk softball player Christian Cox has been selected to play for the West team in the annual East vs. West Senior All-Star Game June 12-14 at the University of Kentucky. Cox, the Lady Hawk shortstop, will play three games that weekend, two seven-inning games on Saturday, and one nine inning game on Sunday.

Cox has played varsity for the Lady Hawks since eighth grade in several positions – shortstop, third base, catcher and centerfield. 

Hot weather is upon us and with the rise in temperatures comes much suffering for animals.

Dogs are descendants of the wolf, an animal who spends his days in the cool forests or in rock shelters. Just as the wolf seeks shelter from the sun, so also dogs need shade. Rather than providing shade, a doghouse sitting in the sun quickly becomes an oven. Deprived of shade a dog can die a slow and painful death from heat stroke. Dog houses need to be placed under a large tree or a side porch needs to be built on the house to provide shade.

There is no substitute for human blood. The need for blood is constant and the gratification of donating is instant. That is why the American Red Cross will proudly join in the fifth anniversary and worldwide celebration of World Blood Donor Day on June 14. This is the day the world honors blood donors for their priceless contributions to their communities. Blood donors speak a universal language of giving. The very gesture of holding out one’s arm in order to give blood is a strong symbol of solidarity around the world. Our common humanity is expressed in blood donations.