One of the main lessons we’ve learned from the COVID- 19 pandemic is that, under a statewide emergency, it makes sense for Hoosiers to have all branches of their state government involved in making decisions that affect them. House Bill 1123 would allow the General Assembly to play a more active role in decision-making during statewide emergencies.
Hoosiers seeking a better-paying job can use the state’s new Hoosier Talent Network website to match to one of more than 135,000 job openings, according to State Reps. Randy Lyness (R-West Harrison) and Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville).
LAWRENCEBURG - After exploding for a chilly 22-5, 5-inning win at Rising Sun in the season opener last Wednesday, March 31, Lawrenceburg baseball saw its 3-2 lead after 2-1/2 innings at Harrison (Ohio) get buried by a 12-run Wildcats third in a 16-3, 5-inning rout Saturday.
ST. LEON - After a 2-0 start to the long-awaited 2021 season, East Central baseball dropped the next 2 games, including Monday’s 7-5, 8-inning loss to Franklin County in its conference opener.
RUSHVILLE - South Dearborn baseball, owner of the EIAC bat traveling trophy since 2019, kept it at home with Monday’s 10-3 win in its 2021 conference opener at Rushville. The bat, a concept formulated by longtime Knights head coach Jay Malott to boost Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference rivalries, remained idle all of last season after IHSAA cancellation of spring sports across the board, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
All-Dearborn County Boys Basketball By Register Publications PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1995 - Eric Ketcham, East Central 1996 - Brian Sturgeon, Lawrenceburg 1997 - Brian Sturgeon, Lawrenceburg 1998 - Brett Snodgrass, East Central 1999 - Brett Snodgrass, East Central 2000 - Zak Kirchgassner, East Central 2001 - Brandon Gabbard, South Dearborn 2002 - Jordan Dever, East Central 2003 - Brandon Kaiser, East Central 2004 - Brandon Kaiser, East Central 2005 - Brandon Kaiser, East Central 2006 - Cody Johnson, South Dearborn 2007 - Seth Daugherty/ Brandon Callahan, East Central 2008 - Seth Daugherty, East Central 2009 - Jim Faehr, Lawrenceburg 2010 – Kevin Kidd, EC/ Justin Ricketts, L’burg 2011 – Joel Scudder, SD/ Logan Jaehnen, EC 2012 – Logan Jaehnen, EC/ Jake Rennekamp, L’burg 2013 – Howie Backherms, East Central 2014 – Hunter Kammer, EC/ Adam Harves, L’burg 2015 - Adam Harves, Lawrenceburg 2016 - York McCory, East Central 2017 - Brady Ewing, EC/ Curtis White, Lawrenceburg 2018 - Tyler Koelling, EC/ Curtis White, Lawrenceburg 2019 - Gavin Yoon, L’burg/ Luke Collinsworth, EC 2020 - Gavin Yoon, Lawrenceburg 2021 - Luke Collinsworth/ Logan Rohrbacher, EC; Eli Hoffman, SD.
ED. NOTE: Photos of the All-Dearborn County 2021 boys basketball players have been provided by Waltz Photography, LHS Athletics and Tim Ashcraft Photography.
Trevor Brunner from Dillsboro recently graduated from the Indiana Connections Academy, a tuition-free fulltime public virtual school. Indiana Connections Academy has served thousands of students with a variety of needs.
Leah Smith of Dillsboro has earned a Bachelor of Science, nursing degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 218,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.
Lydia Trabel, East Central High School, was recognized as a 2021 Regional Academic All-Star by the Indiana Association of School Principals. Academic All-Star distinction recognizes seniors who excel in the classroom first and foremost, but who also are actively involved in their schools and communities, and take on leadership roles in those activities.