The Indiana General Assembly is now moving into the second half of the 2021 legislative session, where proposed bills passed out of the House and Senate swap chambers for further consideration. Bills moving through the legislative process include the House version of the proposed two-year state budget, which makes strong investments in Hoosier law enforcement and rural broadband.
There is still time left to visit the quilt exhibit at the Ohio County Historical Museum. This year’s display is in memory of Sally Branham and is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The last day for the show will be Saturday, April 10.
140 Years Ago Saturday, April 2, 1881 On Tuesday and Wednesday we had the heaviest snow storm of the whole season. The sunshine Thursday soon melted the snow.
Shelby Scalf recently welcomed her son Roman Jacob Caldwell, who became the family’s fifth generation. Shelby’s dad, Nick Scalf admires his new grandson as his mom, Sue Scalf and grandmother, Betty Rose Vinup look on. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Rising Sun’s Chief of Police Rodney Rimstidt recently added a new officer to his squad. At the most recent Board of Works meeting, Joe Gibson was sworn in as the newest patrolman for the city.
Deville’s Rising Sun Pharmacy recently announced that the pharmacy has the COVID-19 vaccine in stock. They are now scheduling appointments for this week and next.
The Rising Sun Revolving Loan Fund Loan Administration Board will be in executive session at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 26, at the City Administration Building, 200 N.
Born in captivity in 1983, a female black bear was purchased by someone to serve as a surrogate child. Dressed in baby clothes and photographed like an adopted child, she would spend the first decade of her life in a swampy mosquito infested backyard cage.
Above, Ember Courter, 5, daughter of Tommy Courter and Angel Rector, poses with the Easter bunny who visited Angie’s Baker’y. Courter is a kindergartner in Mrs.
Fourth-generation craftsman Nick Eaves has recently found a home for his shop – Eaves Family Traditions – at the Pendleton Art Center on Main Street in Rising Sun. He is now accepting orders for custom wood pieces and knives. All of his pieces are 100% handmade and he guarantees them for life.