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State Route 1 closing again

DEARBORN COUNTY – State Route 1 is expected to close Tuesday, Oct. 13, to perform a slide correction between Dover and Guilford. The Indiana Department of Transportation said contractor Geostabilization International (GSI) will do the work. S.R. 1 is expected to reopen in mid-December, weather permitting. During the closure, motorists should use the official detour…

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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

Early miscues put Knights behind

By Marc EmralEditorMEmral@cherryroad.comBROOKVILLE – The South Dearborn Knights started its game Friday, Oct. 2, holding the Franklin County Wildcats to a third-and-12. But a missed assignment let one Wildcat alone over the middle for a 70-plus-yard TD in a 57-7 loss.The Knights are now 2-5 on the season. The Wildcats improved to 5-2.“We had too…

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…