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Another Close One
for the Whitley County boys varsity basketball team, the old saying 'close, but no cigar' could become a team motto. The colonels let another game slip away in the final minutes to Bell County over the weekend. And with a district battle with Corbin looming, will the team be mentally prepared?
Explosive gas prices
After just a few months of relief at the pump, cheap gasoline is disappearing. Gas prices have risen 41 days in a row, to a national average of almost $2.62 a gallon. That is a sharp increase from the low of $1.62 a gallon that prevailed at the end of last year.

New photo gallery
Well, we've dredge up some of our favorite photos from the past year and put them in a small collection for your viewing pleasure. It's just a small sampling, and there's more to come.		 Web site of the week
OK, here's one we found that's kind of funny. Want to watch animated stick figure drawings die in creative and strange ways? We think you may like this humor-packed site. Go to www.sfdt.com.


• Indians stun No. 3 Georgetown
• Jackets thwart Rockets' upset
• Corbin golfers sign with Indians

In the News
• Judge refuses to throw out case against W'burg fire chief
• State road plan calls for removal of local rock hazards
• Democrat county chairman dies at age 76

Our Opinion
• Estep - Publisher's Corner
Our publisher talks about being interviewed by KET for a special program on the "Dixie Highway."

• Howard - Listen to This
A few thoughts on the eve of another district tournament.

• Bailey - Up the Creek
Joe talks about fishing and the latest adventures of Cousin Willie.

• Seivers - Simple Pleasures
Our most popular columnist, Bena Mae Seivers, is now online with some of your favorite recipes, and her famous gift of storytelling.

• Crook - Looking back
Sports columnist Bill Crook is now part of our weekly offerings of online content. Read how his love affair with sports began in 1951, and continues to this day.


View this week's gallery
Finally!!! We've updated the In Focus section of the web site and we think you will like it.

Editorial cartoon


Focus on local government
Check out our ongoing series of stories focusing on our elected officials' first year in office. News Journal Staff Writer Mark White gives an inside view on Whitley County politics in this informative series. Have they kept their promises? Do these people represent you? You be the judge.


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It's out! Get your copy of Bena Mae's new book, Simple Pleasures, while they still last!