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Error on ballot for South Dearborn school board

By Marc Emral Editor MEmral@cherryroad.com This story has been updated to include comments by Tammara Schwing. LAWRENCEBURG – A problem with the ballot in District 3 of the South Dearborn Community School District election has caused confusion and some revoting. According to Dearborn County Clerk of Courts Wendy Beatty, the ballot was incorrect for the…

Schools

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

Racing for hardware: Harrison cross country collecting trophies

By Dick Maloney Contributor HARRISON – With decreased opportunities to win postseason hardware, one of the better cross country programs in recent Harrison High School history made up for it during the regular season. As in independent, Harrison has no league meet in which to compete, and expansion and realignment of divisions by the Ohio…

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…