Ivy Tech Community College has named Shakira Grubbs as the college’s statewide assistant vice president of Recruitment, effective March 1. Grubbs currently serves as vice chancellor for Enrollment Services and Student Success at the Lawrenceburg Campus.

Registration for preschool and kindergarten students will begin in upcoming months. For preschoolers, the drive-through registration will be from 4-6 p.m.

A date has been set to mark the start of this year’s Biggest Loser contest in Rising Sun. The first weigh-in and registration will take place from 9-11 a.m.

SUBMITTED PHOTOS Two long-time public servants have recently retired. Just a month shy of 27 years as the director of Payroll for the Rising Sun/Ohio County Community School Corporation, Rita Scudder has retired.

The recent airing of a podcast and a recently published newspaper article in Mississippi have helped a two-decades old missing persons case that involves an area family gain traction. Missing since late 1999 are four members of the Anderson family: mom Lesley, and her three children, Rachel, Cameron, and Kyle.

Applications for the 2021 High School Scholarship Program administered by the Ohio County Community Foundation are available online. Rising Sun High School seniors were distributed information concerning the scholarship program and a scholarship timeline.

Rising Sun High School students are eligible to apply to the Rising Sun Regional Foundation’s 2021 Scholarship Program which will award $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors for the purpose of post-secondary education in any accredited institution of higher learning.

Ohio County Land Transfers Jan 1 - 31, 2021 Jan 5: Dean A. McCloud, rep for Marjorie R.

Rising Sun High School honor roll for the second nine weeks of 2020-2021 school year. A’s Grade 9: Nate Elliott, Tucker Levi, Nora Powell, Rachel Schwing, Alyssa Simpson, Alayna Walcott, Vanessa Woodruff Grade 10: Sidney Halloran, Maddy Meyer, Maggie Meyung, Ruby Thompson, Ethan Warr, Kaitlyn Wilson Grade 11: Maddie Bailey, Josie Bell, Maddy Bovard, Kate Jenkins, Meranda Lozier, Odin Morris, Mason Taylor Grade 12: Brooke Benning, Landon Cole, Hayley Davis, Jessica Dresmann, Emma Taylor, Maddi Wilson A’s and B’s Grade 9: Kiera Anglin, Kinzie Bailey, Avery Boes, Ani Edwards, Cameron Garvey, Caden Gilmore, Allison Givan, Megan Hayes, Keira Holbrook, Abigail Kremer, Breiah Lange, Caydence Morris, Jenna Peelman, Breanna Reed, Emma Russell, Connor Southard, Robert Walston Grade 10: Isabelle Davis, Kieran Groover, Peyton Merica, Baylee Morris, Brady Works Grade 11: Mackenzie Annis, Allison Bailey, Rocio Bernabe-Perez, Taylor Carrigan, Ella Eldridge, Gavin Gilb, Will Hayes, Kelsey Hillman, Jonathan Jimenez, Niko Manologlou, Cora Poling, Isabel Siekman, Ethan Snelling Grade 12: Riley Barth, Chris Bowne, Sam Copeland, Steven Courter, Lisa Cutter, Chloe Fletcher, Cyrus McComas, Travis Partin, Gavyn Pater, Julee Sandlin, Shelby Stogsdill, Ashlee Turner, Vada Walston, Brandon Weaver, Haley White.