Applications for the 2021 Continuing Education Scholarships administered by the Ohio County Community Foundation are currently available on the foundation website at occfrisingsun.com. The scholarships were established by donors with a vision to provide educational grants for current college students and adults wishing to continue their education or begin working toward a degree.
Southeast Indiana nonprofits can apply to United Way of Greater Cincinnati Southeast Indiana for a second round of funding providing relief to residents dealing with COVID-19 issues. The relief is made possible by a $300,000 COVID-19 Economic Relief Initiative Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Phi Beta Psi Sorority, Theta Lambda Chapter, met Feb. 8 at the Ohio County Public Library.
This is the second year that the Rising Sun cheerleaders and its coach, Heather White-Cook, will host a UTV/Jeep ride to raise money for high school sports, specifically basketball and cheer. The ride is scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
It’s not every day that a shipment of greeting cards explode on your lawn, but that’s exactly what happened Sunday, Feb. 28, at the home of Bob and Bobbi Fulcher on Ind.
Mary Alice (Kaiser) Hermsdorfer, age 93, of Beech Grove, Indiana, formerly of Vevay, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at the Beech Grove Meadow in Beech Grove, Indiana. Arrangement entrusted to Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home.
On March 8 we will observe International Women’s Day; a celebration of equality, empowerment and achievements of women. This year, unlike years prior, the theme references Covid-19. Effective female leaders have always been on the forefront of humanitarian issues, so it seems fitting that this year’s them is:
RISING SUN - Rising Sun boys basketball took a 6-10 season mark into Wednesday night’s Class A Sectional 60 quarterfinal round matchup with Waldron (5-17, late) after splitting its final 2 regular season contests in extreme fashion.
Caterina Russell is a sophomore at Rising Sun High School. She is an eight-year 4H member and has been in Drama Club for five years. She also likes to draw and has nine years of dance experience. This is the first in a regular feature that will appear in the Rising Sun Recorder and Ohio County News.
Friday, Feb. 27, 1891 Died: Near North Vernon, Feb.