Tired of COVID? Treat yourself to a performance of the musical “Mamma Mia!” presented by East Central High School on April 9, 10 and 11. ABBA, pop group from the 1970s, performed “Mamma Mia!” songs written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus.
A Rumpke Inc. landfill on Bond Road in Whitewater Township, that borders on the Indiana state line, will be improved with the addition of adjacent land.
Important occupational health services can be made easy for new and existing employers of all sizes in Dearborn County. St.
A statement from the Dearborn County Commissioners on the ladnfill expansion: “It has been brought to the attention of the Dearborn County Board of Commissioners that Rumpke has purchased 466 acres adjacent to the Bond Road Landfill located in Whitewater Township, Ohio. Unfortunately, no elected officials or departments in the state of Indiana or Dearborn County have any control, authority, or influence over projects located in the state of Ohio.
The tone of the 2021 budget session of the Indiana General Assembly has been quite different from the last budget session in 2019 when K-12 public education leaders stood with legislative leaders to announce a state budget that devoted $763 million in new funding for K-12 public education. Fast forward to this session, and it has been one consumed with a contentious debate on the proposed expansion of school choice programs that devote significant funds to private education. Indiana already ranks fifth for spending of state tax dollars on private school programs, but now ranks just 39th in the nation for per-pupil expenditures for public schools and the more than 1 million students we serve—down from 22nd among states in 2004. Why this shift in legislative priority has occurred is befuddling, given that the facts neither support the need nor benefit of state funding for private schools.
The following are the April events for the Lawrenceburg Public Library District. Cozy Cuddles Storytime: Join Ms.
U.S. Congressman Greg Pence (R–6th District) shared details of the annual Congressional Art Competition.
It was a beautiful day for the St. Lawrence School Walk-a-Thon. The students had a fun afternoon. The school thanks everyone who donated as the Panthers raised over $20,000. The students, teachers and staff can’t thank you enough. Thanks go to Katie Lainhart, Melissa Lahey and the St. Lawrence PTO for planning and organizing the walk-a-thon. SUBMITTED PHOTO VIA FACEBOOK
The South Dearborn High School A Honor Roll for the second trimester: Elizabeth Ball, Austin M. Ballart, Leia M.
The story of brave African Americans from Dearborn County fighting in the Civil War is worth telling. One of the last survivors of the Lawrenceburg G.A.R. Huff Post No. 89 in our county was former slave William J. Early “Pap” Gaines born on Sept. 18, 1843 in Boone County, Kentucky. At the time there was a large slave owning family with the name “Gaines” living in Petersburg, Kentucky, so more than likely this is where he was enslaved.