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Early deadlines
This issue of The Journal Press was produced and printed on Thursday, May 27, due to the Memorial Day holidays. Coverage of Memorial Day and the regional track tournament will be featured in the June 9 edition. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Group wants no mask mandate, required vaccinations in Sunman-Dearborn schools
A group of women in the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corp. don’t think their kids should have to wear masks at school.
Prom Parade
South Dearborn students who went to the prom walked a line of parents who were happy to see all of the prom-goers dressed in their finest. The prom was held at the Lawrenceburg Event Center. PHOTO BY JOE AWAD
School community helping Lburg woman after fire
When Sandy Flach’s Lawrenceburg home was destroyed in a fire last week all she had left were the clothes on her back and the stuff in her car. The Harrison community was part of a number of groups that rallied around Flach and offered whatever it could give.
Herd immunity may be getting closer
Although the numbers don’t look like it Dearborn County could be close to herd immunity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Wednesday, May 26, there were 17,046 people in the county fully vaccinated, according to the Indiana Department of Health’s COVID dashboard.
Melissa Fryman
Melissa Fryman, 76, of Guilford, Indiana, passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021. She was born June 14, 1944, in Johnson County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Clyde and Elsie (Caudill) Castle.
Death Notices
Martha Cutter, 95 of Greendale passed away Tuesday, Sept.22, 2020, at her home. Arrangements entrusted to Filter-DeVries-Moore Funeral Home..
College Notes
USI Dean’s List The following students were named to the Dean’ List at the University of Southern Indiana for the spring 2021 semester: Robin E. Lusby of Aurora.
Baylor is Walmart’s carrier of the year
Baylor Trucking has once again been recognized by Walmart as a Carrier of the Year. The company has been recognized as a Carrier of the Year by Walmart four times, and in 2021 received its second consecutive award as Diversity Carrier of the Year.