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The Prairie Bird photographed off Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa 1864-65. Note Vicksburg courthouse on the hilltop in left center. Photograph courtesy of US Navy History and Heritage Command photo #NH42359 SUBMITTED PHOTO

Dearborn Countian Welles helped Navy navigate river in Civil War

At the Dearborn County Historical Society, work is progressing to recognize Lawrenceburg as part of the Underground Railroad and African American contributions in the Civil War. Noted black Civil War veterans from Dearborn County include William “Pap” Early, William Welles, George Willis, William Hobbs, and Nancy Jones served as a cook for the Union Army.

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Eric Busch

Busch rejoins CMHC as CFO

Having been on the job now for just more than two months, Eric Busch, new chief financial officer at Community Mental Health Center Inc., Lawrenceburg, is again getting to know CMHC since coming back to the agency after having worked there from September 2009 to March 2014.

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