Library planning for a busy April
The following are the April events for the Lawrenceburg Public Library District. Cozy Cuddles Storytime: Join Ms.
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Ohio County Community Foundation scholarship application available
The application for 2021 Ohio County Community Foundation Community/ Junior College scholarship Cycle I is currently available. The application can be found on the Foundations website; click on scholarships at the top of the page and then select Junior/ Community College from the drop-down menu.
No to school choice expansion; support k-12 public education
The tone of the 2021 budget session of the Indiana General Assembly has been quite different from the last budget session in 2019 when K-12 public education leaders stood with legislative leaders to announce a state budget that devoted $763 million in new funding for K-12 public education. Fast forward to this session, and it has been one consumed with a contentious debate on the proposed expansion of school choice programs that devote significant funds to private education. Indiana already ranks fifth for spending of state tax dollars on private school programs, but now ranks just 39th in the nation for per-pupil expenditures for public schools and the more than 1 million students we serve—down from 22nd among states in 2004. Why this shift in legislative priority has occurred is befuddling, given that the facts neither support the need nor benefit of state funding for private schools.
Rising Sun foundation awards grants
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation awarded a total of $211,546 in 11 new grants in the first quarter of 2021. These grants included are: • $26,698 to Rising Sun/ Ohio County Community School Corporation toward the replacement of a tractor and projector/projector screen; • $5,000 to Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation for the expansion of its Biomedical Science curriculum; • $40,000 to the City of Rising Sun toward safety and security improvements at Heritage Hall; $15,805 to Rising Sun-Ohio County Senior Citizens Housing toward the replacement of electric panels; • $4,893 to Ripley County Communications Center for the purchase of headset equipment; • $40,000 to Napoleon Volunteer Fire Company toward the purchase of a new fire truck; • $14,850 to Ohio County Rescue for the purchase of a chest compression system; • $10,000 to the Versailles Volunteer Fire Department toward the purchase of new helmets; • $36,600 to Otter Creek Township Fire Department for the purchase of first responder/medic supply bags, pagers, and radios; • $12,700 to Ripley County Humane Society toward the replacement of dog doors at the shelter; and • $5,000 to Batesville Area Arts Council toward a permanent support structure for its public art projects.
Commissioners aware of landfill, have no say on development there
A statement from the Dearborn County Commissioners on the ladnfill expansion: “It has been brought to the attention of the Dearborn County Board of Commissioners that Rumpke has purchased 466 acres adjacent to the Bond Road Landfill located in Whitewater Township, Ohio. Unfortunately, no elected officials or departments in the state of Indiana or Dearborn County have any control, authority, or influence over projects located in the state of Ohio.
This and That
This past two weeks was spring break. My family and I went to Okaloosa Island, Florida. We did many activities including the beach, Gulfarium, alligator beach, turkey trail, and eating lots of shrimp. My favorite part was the food.
St. E performing health survey
Important occupational health services can be made easy for new and existing employers of all sizes in Dearborn County. St.
Here’s a Look Back in Time
140 Years Ago Saturday, March 26, 1881 Noble Calhoun of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Patriot, was recently robbed of about $13,700 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the proceeds of two flatboat loads of staves.
Too close for comfort?
A Rumpke Inc. landfill on Bond Road in Whitewater Township, that borders on the Indiana state line, will be improved with the addition of adjacent land.
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