(Versailles, Ind.) - The Indiana Special Olympics Polar Plunge at the Versailles State Park raised a lot of money.
Plungers splashed into the ice-cold water at the park on Saturday, all to raise money for special olympians in Indiana.
The preliminary event fundraising total was $47,600, well over the 2011 total of $38,273, according to event organizer Greg Townsend.
Participation was also up this year as nearly 190 people took the plunge. Another 60 ran in the Polar Climb 5K.
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at St. Martin HallThe project will run into late August.
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An arrest was made on Tuesday after executing a search warrant at a Carrollton home.
The recognition comes from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
The scholarship is administered through the IHSAA.
Several area school teams have qualified for nationals.
