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I-74 ramp closing for resurfacing

Information Submitted HARRISON TOWNSHIP – Ramp closures will be in place at Interstate 74 and State Route 128 during late night and overnight hours beginning tomorrow, Oct. 8, and continuing into early next week for paving operations as part of the I-74 resurfacing project. Work will start on the ramps in the westbound direction on…

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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

Trojans playing tonight for shot at sectional championship game

ST. LEON – Eat Central boys soccer team plays Columbus East tonight (Oct. 8) in Class 3A Sectional 13 semifinal game at the school. Game time is 8 p.m. The Trojans defeated Franklin Community High School 6-0 on Wednesday it is opening round game. EC is 11-5-1 n the year while Columbus East is 7-4-5.…

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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…