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Thompsons One Of Few Bright Lights For The Andersons Second Quarter

Thompsons Limited's financial performance in the second quarter was steady.

It was one of the few positives in the latest financial report from The Andersons.

The agribusiness conglomerate's Grain Group posted losses of 13 million dollars in that quarter, including losses in it's other affiliate operation, the Lansing Trade Group.

Its Ethanol Group returned to profitability in that quarter while margins in The Andersons Plant Nutrient Group remained soft.

The company posted a net loss of 273 thousand dollars for the first six months of 2016.

CEO Pat Bowe blames much of the company's problems on the poor crop last fall in the Eastern U-S corn belt.

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Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.