A crowd turned out for the ribbon cutting at Couch’s Barbershop on East High Street in Lawrenceburg. SUBMITTED PHOTO

New place for a hair cut

A new barber shop has opened in downtown Lawrenceburg. Couch’s Barbershop, at 42 E.

Help wanted for road cleanup

There are two cleanup sessions coming up in the county. State Line Road, between the two entrances to Augusta, will be cleaned from 8:30 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 10.

Struggling Hoosiers can turn to helpline

With the pandemic continuing to take a toll on mental health, State Reps. Randy Lyness (R-West Harrison) and Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville) encourage Hoosiers to turn to Indiana’s Be Well Crisis Helpline, a free and confidential resource already helping thousands of people across the state.

Alt Text for Image

Office Donation

Office360’s Partners in Giving program recently presented The Clearinghouse with a check to help the food pantry in Southeast Indiana. Office360 is one of the largest and fastest growing independently owned office products companies in the country. It is headquartered in Indianapolis with warehouses located across the continental United States. SUBMITTED PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK

Food growers group receives grant

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 Indian Grown. The association was one of five that receives grants from Indiana Grown.

Alt Text for Image

PAINTING A MURAL

Students in Kim Lyttle’s art classes at Moores Hill School are working on a Collaboration Project. Students in each class are participating in a different part of an end of the year mural to hang in the halls of Moores Hill School. The sixth grade students are painting the trees that will be a part of the mural. Other classes were in charge of adding buildings, clouds, raindrops, suns, and smiley faces. SUBMITTED PHOTO

What’s Going On

If you have info for this calendar, or anything you think we should know, send it in an email to newsroom@registerpublications.com. St.

State Sen. Jeff Raatz

Balancing the powers of Indiana government

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.

Online tool connects to jobs, career

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).