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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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Nil-nil

Photo by Mason J. Uhlmansiek Lillian Felser drives the ball downfield against South Ripley’s Maddy Pollard during Rising Sun’s game Sept. 28.Photo by Mason J. Uhlmansiek Rising Sun’s Kenlee Ryan gets to the ball in front of South Ripley’s Ellie Combs in a game Sept 28.Photo by Mason J. Uhlmansiek Dribbling the ball upfield is…

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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…