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SR 46 bridge opening still unknown

Marc Emral/The Register A fire delayed the reopening of the truss bridge over the Whitewater River on State Route 46. Information SubmittedWEST HARRISON – There is still no definitive opening date for the opening of the bridge on State Route 46 over the Whitewater River.The work on the bridge was delayed when a box truck…

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Foundation awards community grants

Information SubmittedRISING SUN – The Ohio County Community Foundation awarded a total of $44,270.38 in Community Grants to 11 local non-profits during the second grant cycle of 2026. Each organization could request up to $5,000.The following grants were funded through the Ohio County Today & Tomorrow Endowment Fund, created by the city of Rising Sun…

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Sports

Last match

Photo by Mason J. Uhlmansiek Rising Sun’s libero Bri Sams crouches down to return a ball in the sectional volleyball tournamentPhoto by Mason J. Uhlmansiek Shiner Bailey Smith bumps the ball during Rising Sun’s sectional volleyball tournament against Oldenburg.Photo by Mason J. Uhlmansiek Marley Roeder dinks the ball over the net for Rising Sun in…

Community

What precautions you should take if your garden flooded

John McMahan raises hogs, chickens and organic vegetables on his family’s northern Bartholomew County farm. Recent heavy rains and strong winds reduced his fields to muddy bogs and damaged his sweet corn and tomatoes.

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The Community Newspaper

By Jeremy Gulban Publisher CherryRoad Media When I was growing up in the early 1980s, we had a weekly newspaper in our town. There was a woman assigned to cover our little neighborhood. I remember…