Rising Sun High School’s 2020-21 Academic Award winners, honored at the Shiners’ annual year-ending Athletic Awards Night Tuesday, June 8, in the RSHS gym, were seniors Landon Cole and Maddi Wilson. The pair also were Mental Attitude Award winners for baseball and track and field, respectively. MASON J. UHLMANSIEK
The Indiana University Women’s Philanthropy and Leadership Council (WPLC), named Aaron Comstock, of IU East, director of the IUE Archaeology Research Center, and Christina Emery, of the Archaeological Research Institute, as recipients of the 2021 WPLC fund grant.
CARMEL - Center Grove’s Trojans followed their Providence regional title June 10 with onestroke victory over Guerin Catholic for the IHSAA Boys Golf state championship Wednesday, June 16, at Prairie View Golf Club.
Circuit and Superior Courts June 11-17 Divorce Decree The following have been granted dissolution of marriage. Jennifer Ming and Richard Tolson Michael Paul and Sarah Frances Smith Marriage license Kyle Jonathan Eckstein and Jessica Marie Baird, 23333 Mount Pleasant Road, Lawrenceburg Angela Sue Hopper and Theodore Bernard Wind, 491 Bielby Road, Lawrenceburg Kasey M.
Connie Sue (Earls) Knotts, age 67, of Hanover, Indiana, formerly of Vevay, Indiana, passed away at 8:35 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2021, at her son’s residence in Vevay, Indiana. Arrangements entrusted to Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home.
Members of the South Dearborn Middle School National Junior Honor Society recently volunteered to clean up the South Dearborn Community School Corporation’s main campus as well as the area along Ind. 350. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Does your non-profit organization have a project or program that would benefit the residents of Ohio County that can’t be initiated because of lack of funding? The Ohio County Community Foundation invites non-profit organizations whose projects and programs benefit Ohio County to apply for the OCCF Annual Celebration Grant program.
Franklin College graduates Three Dearborn Countians took part in Franklin College’s 2021 Commencement on Saturday, May 22 in Stewart “Red” Faught Stadium on the Franklin College campus. The college conferred 194 The college conferred 194 undergraduate degrees and 25 graduate degrees.
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation has awarded a total of $45,000 in scholarship grants to 45 graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the city of Aurora, the foundation’s southeastern Indiana grantmaking region.
Paula Jean Smith, 59, of Rising Sun, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at her home surrounded with love. Paula was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 7, 1961, a daughter of the late Lorene (Hacker) Greer and Gene Greer. Paula was a graduate of Norwood High School, Class of 1979. She was the wife of James Smith. Paula and James were married on July 27, 2005. Paula worked as a bartender at Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, for 19 years. She was a loving mother and amazing memaw. Paula loved spending time with her grandchildren and making up songs for the kids. Paula also enjoyed her TV time and watching movies.