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Youth program aims at future high school football |
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Youth program aims at future high school football
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:07 AM CDT
Wrapping up its summer camp Aug. 21, the Sparta Youth Football program is gearing up for its second year. Coordinators Dan Sandridge and David Johnson have built the program with help from other interested groups.
“We do it all,” Johnson said when asked in what capacity he and Sandridge worked. “With the help of our wives.”
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Sparta Police busts pot-growing operation |
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Sparta Police busts pot-growing operation
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Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:07 AM CDT
An anonymous tip in Sparta helped the police department discover a pot-growing and distribution operation, resulting in the July 30 arrest of two Sparta residents.
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Most county districts fail AYP.
By: Emily Hoffman, reporter
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:48 AM CDT
Preliminary MAP scores are in and state officials are pleased with across-the-board academic gains made by students this year. But as the bar continues to rise, Christian County students may not be making the grade quickly enough.
Of the seven school districts in Christian County only Chadwick R-1 managed to meet all Annual Yearly Progress requirements, with other districts across the county remaining steady or falling even farther behind.
“In my opinion AYP is not a true reflection of student achievement,” said Dr. Jeff Hyatt, Sparta superintendent. “There is a breakdown of understanding here and it gives a negative image of the students.”
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07-13-2010 City Council Meeting Minutes |
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CITY COUCNIL MEETING
Sparta City Hall
July 13, 2010
6:30 pm
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Younker at 6:30 pm with Alderman Steve Beyers, Raymond Hampton, Carl Hull and Jim Campbell all present. Also present for Council meeting were City Attorney, James Bowles and City Clerk, Deborah Snider. Campbell made a motion to accept minutes of previous Council meeting. Alderman Steve Beyers made a 2nd. All in favor.
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County’s small-town crime on the rise |
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By: Brady Brite, reporter
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Published:
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 9:29 AM CDT
It appears the increase in reported crime is spreading beyond Springfield and into Christian County’s backyards. Small towns countywide, from Billings to Sparta, have significantly higher crime tallies through the first half of this year.
The county’s southernmost town with a police department, Sparta, has jumped from a mid-year total last year of 354 incidents to 417 so far this year, according to figures provided by the department. The major increase in Sparta is drug- and alcohol-related incidents. According to the figures, 22 drug and alcohol offenses occurred in the first half of 2009; this year the number is just shy of double, at 43.
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