Commentary

Departments say thanks for grant

Dear Editor: The Rising Sun-Ohio County Parks Department and the Rising Sun Street Department would like to thank the Ohio County Community Foundation for the $500 grant that we received to assist in the purchase of four pet waste stations that will be placed along the River Front walking trail. These pet waste stations will provide more access to areas where pet waste can be discarded.

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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, The 25 th Annual Shiner Pride Band Show Your Pride Car, Truck, and Bike Show will be held on Sunday, July 11. There will be no spectator admission fee for the event, and we would like to invite everyone to come down and enjoy the great cars, wonderful food, and our beautiful riverfront.

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Volunteers who helped place flags in three cemeteries in the Rising Sun are were, back row from left, Mike O’Neal, Mayor Steve Slack, Eldon Fancher, Russ Robinson, Lloyd Pavy, Kara Colen, Cheri Collins, Jarron Bovard; front row, Kassidy Lewis, Hannah Kremer, Tamryn Miller, Hillary Lambert, Olivia Cate, Makenzie Ware, Maria Manologlou, Kaitlyn Henry. Not pictured were Brenda O’Neal, Barbara Fitch and Ron Spurlock. PHOTO BY ROB SPURLOCK

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: Once again over this Memorial Day weekend we remembered and honored all of our fallen veterans buried in the Rising Sun Cemeteries. American flags were placed for all of our fallen veterans in the three cemeteries.

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Letter to the Editor

Dear editor, The 2021 Rising Sun High School prom was held May 1, 2021, at the RS/OC Senior Community Building. The prom theme was “Garden Party.” One hundred and forty-two students attended the prom.

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Randy Frye

Supporting law enforcement, public safety

Our local and state public safety officials risk their lives to protect all Hoosiers and our communities. As chair of the House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, I am committed to making sure they receive the state funding they need to do their jobs. This legislative session, I voted in favor of new laws and the state budget supporting our hardworking Hoosier public safety and law enforcement officers.

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Randy Frye

Historic investments in K-12 students, education

Indiana entered 2021 cautiously optimistic, and as more Hoosiers head back to work and are vaccinated, projections indicate our state’s economy will continue to get stronger by the day. Thanks to nearly a decade of conservative budgeting and reserves to protect the state during economic downturns, our economy is certainly bouncing back. Indiana’s fiscal strength is reflected in the next two-year state budget, which makes historic investments in K-12 education, all while reducing taxpayer-funded debt and providing opportunities for future tax cuts.

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Am I brave?

What do people like Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman have in common? They were all burdened enough about injustice that they made a decision to do something about it. History is taught and remembered because of their divine purpose. Their choice to make a difference changed the world ... and yours can too.

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Randy Frye

Historic investments in K-12 students, education

Indiana entered 2021 cautiously optimistic, and as more Hoosiers head back to work and are vaccinated, projections indicate our state’s economy will continue to get stronger by the day. Thanks to nearly a decade of conservative budgeting and reserves to protect the state during economic downturns, our economy is certainly bouncing back. Indiana’s fiscal strength is reflected in the next two-year state budget, which makes historic investments in K-12 education, all while reducing taxpayer-funded debt and providing opportunities for future tax cuts.

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