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Women are empowered to succeed

Barbara Bonney

National Women’s Month, right? That’s nice. I saw a notice this morning for “important” women in Indiana history – there were only three mentioned! Dearborn County has Women of Distinction and I celebrate each of them and their contributions to our local culture.

Friendship State Bank helping Kids Discovery Factory

Friendship State Bank pledged $25,000 toward Kids Discovery Factory’s creation of an interactive STEAM discovery center. “We believe KDF is going to be a great asset to Batesville and all of southeastern Indiana,” according to Katie Sparks, marketing coordinator for Friendship State Bank, Kids Discovery Factory recognizes the value of the donation beyond its financial impact.

Schools want help in opposing legislation

This graphic is a nice visual from the Indiana Coalition for Public Education that describes K-12 funding. SUBMITTED

Those that live in southern Indiana are fortunate to live in communities with strong public schools. This has been no more evident than this past year when our schools have been consistently open for business during a global pandemic. We have strong educators that are highly qualified in their specialized fields of academics to provide rigorous instruction preparing students for their postsecondary future whether it be the workforce, college, technical school, apprenticeships, or the military. Other critical services of support such as transportation, meals, supplemental academics for those in need, counseling/social-emotional guidance, career and technical certifications, early college courses, full range of fine arts, clubs/activities and athletics are provided by the public schools within our communities. Approximately 96% of all Hoosier students attend public schools.

Ohio U Dean’s List

Three students from Lawrenceburg qualified for the fall semester 2020 Dean’s List at Ohio University, including main and regional campuses. The students were: Kaitlyn Brock in the College of Arts and Sciences, Dianna Sprague fin the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, and Andrew Snyder from Lawrenceburg in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology..