The FFA advisor at East Central High School wants the state back off defunding career and technical education courses. Roy Johnson, ECHS agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America adviser, told the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corp.
MARC EMRAL/THE REGISTER Amy and Chris Drake of Drake Lawn and Landscaping prepare the ground in front of the Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds and Speedway for planting. The two were replacing old plants and sprucing up the area to welcome in spring weather..
Debra Ann Hogsten, 67, of Alexandria, Kentucky, formerly of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Friday March 19, 2021, in Alexandria, Kentucky. She was born March 8, 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of the late William Forsyth and Betty (Steele) Forsyth.
The Greendale Board of Works meeting, originally scheduled to meet on March 22, will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, March 29, at the City Administration Building, 500 Ridge Ave.
All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed Friday, April 2, in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday, April 3.
Being a female who has worked in a “man’s” world my entire career, I would like to share my thoughts about National Women’s Month. I support it and think that it is important that we recognize women and the accomplishments that they have made. It is great to see so many qualified and accomplished women in leadership roles and in male-dominated industries today where they were not included in the past.
The Dearborn Highlands Arts Council is calling for entries for artists in any medium 18 or older for Spring Into Art, an annual judged exhibition. There will be cash awards.
The Food and Growers Association of Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Ripley, Rush, Shelby and Union counties has received a $14,720 Food Council Development Grant from Indiana Grown. The association was one of five that receives grants from Indiana Grown.
State Reps. Randy Lyness (R-West Harrison) and Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville) encourage local businesses in operation for at least 100 or 50 years to apply for the Governor’s Century and Half Century Business Awards before the March 31 deadline.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Thanks to three area grantors – The Brookville Foundation, Dearborn Community Foundation and Vevay-Switzerland County Foundation – Safe Passage has a much more dependable vehicle to transport larger families and for moving clients and personal belongings to safer residences. The staff can also use it for large donations or for outreach events with bulky equipment.