Ohio County soldier escapes attack on Pearl Harbor
140 Years Ago Saturday, Dec. 17, 1881 The late residence of Mrs. Catharine Welch, deceased, was sold at public sale for $267, R.L. Davis being… Login to continue reading Login…
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Price of milk rises to seven cents a quart in Rising Sun
140 Years Ago Saturday, Dec. 10, 1881 The township trustees of Ohio County met Saturday and elected C.M. Marble county superintendent in place of… Login to continue reading Login…
Menefee takes home first prize at state rifle shoot
140 Years Ago Saturday, Oct. 1, 1881 R.R. James is working away at the driven well for the court house. The river is in… Login to continue reading Login…
Rising Sun State Bank money strewn along railroad tracks in Aurora
140 Years Ago Saturday, Sept. 24, 1881 Died: Near Aberdeen, recently, Solomon Bruner, 85. Fifty-two acres of land have been added to the poor farm,… Login to continue reading Login…
Passport to history is back
Passport to the Past is returning to the Harrison area after a one-year absence. Passport to the Past is one day where local historical sites… Login to continue reading Login…
Hoosier Boy III defeated in Cincinnati boat races
Here’s A Look Back In Time: Hoosier Boy III defeated in Cincinnati boat races By Tiffany Clark Contributor 140 Years Ago Saturday,… Login to continue reading Login…
Three Rising Sun natives injured on the job at Seagrams
140 Years Ago Saturday, Sept. 10, 1881 The back door of Enos Gary’s cabinet shop was forced open last Friday night. A screwdriver, chisel and… Login to continue reading Login…
Malvin Dorrell organizes Rising Sun Civic Band
By Tiffany Clark Contributor 140 Years Ago Saturday, Aug. 27, 1881 While Samuel Hamilton was lifting a large rock into a wagon last… Login to continue reading Login…
License plates with EY – EZ were seen around Harrison
What the heck is this article about? EY – EZ, is this some kind of secret code or part of an eye chart test? Well,… Login to continue reading Login…
William Craig drowns in Ohio River after falling from rowboat
140 Years Ago Saturday, Aug. 6, 1881 William Griffin’s barn, three miles south of Moores Hill, burned a few nights ago. Loss was about $500.… Login to continue reading Login…