The COVID-19 testing site on Wilson Creek Road in Aurora is now being run by the health departments of Dearborn and Ohio counties. The counties took over all testing in the county Monday, closing the bus that was parked at the Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds.
Rising Sun City Council has approved the popular weight loss contest, the Biggest Loser, for 2021. The contest has been held for the past several years and is a 14-week competition in which participants weigh in each week to see who has lost the most weight.
Not only does Dr. Christopher Walcott contribute to the community as its county health officer and caregiver at the Rising Sun Medical Office, he and his wife, Rachel, also lend their time to leading the pack of second grade Wolf Scouts.
All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Thursday, Feb. 4, from 8:30-10:30 a.m.
It’s not every day, or even every year, that you’ll catch a glimpse of national media in Rising Sun, but the cast and crew of “48 Hours” was here filming last week. The crew was reporting on a murder from 2014 in which Danielle Green was convicted of brutally murdering her husband, Raymond Green, as he slept in their trailer.
Rising Sun City Council approved at the January City Council meeting that Howard Excavating will repair the city pool. Rising Sun Project Manager Mike Northcutt also reported that Natare Corp.
For years, Amanda Eldridge has been slowly connecting the pieces to her career path puzzle and recently was able to enjoy the fruits of her labor. She and her food truck – Amanda’s Mobile Diner – made their debut for National Pie Day, on Jan.
The Ohio County Community Foundation 2020 Perpetual Grants Program awarded the following grants: Mini-grants – An organization may request up to $100 per application with a maximum of $200 per year per organization or a maximum of four mini-grants per year totaling $200 or less. • $100 to Down Syndrome Indiana to pay for supplies, printing and postage of New Parent Packets for Ohio County residents that have a newborn with Down Syndrome or received a diagnosis of Down Syndrome before birth.
The Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation learned it saved money on its utility bill. Superintendent Branden Roeder told the school board at its December meeting the corporation’s utility bill was $75,000 less than it was at this time last year.
Rising Sun’s Police Chief Rodney Rimstidt presented his department’s statistics for the fourth quarter and 2020 totals at the meeting of City Council Jan. 7.