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Big first half spurs EC to win

By Marc Emral Editor MEmral@cherryroad.com ST. LEON – It was the tale of two halves for East Central Trojans Friday night against Columbus North. They won the first half 28-0. They lost the second half 13-7. Other games: Lawrenceburg 56, Connersville 7 South Dearborn 49, Rushville 14 Harrison 20, Talawanda 7 Put them together and…

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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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Big first half spurs EC to win

By Marc Emral Editor MEmral@cherryroad.com ST. LEON – It was the tale of two halves for East Central Trojans Friday night against Columbus North. They won the first half 28-0. They lost the second half 13-7. Other games: Lawrenceburg 56, Connersville 7 South Dearborn 49, Rushville 14 Harrison 20, Talawanda 7 Put them together and…

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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…