New Greendale police chief

Shane Slack, 44, has been promoted to police chief of Greendale effective March 6. Slack has been with the Greendale force since May 2020; before that he worked for the Aurora police from 2004 to 2020.

Water meeting

The 55 th annual meeting of the members of the Tri Township Water Corporation will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, at the corporation’s main office, 24192 State Line Road, Bright.

Community Mental Health Center Executive Director Greg Duncan, and a lot of his staff, has been working from home during the pandemic. It has put a strain on his agency. LAURA HOBSON/The Journal-Press

COVID impacting CMHC

Greg Duncan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Center in Lawrenceburg talked about the impact of COVID on his agency. The center is noticing an increase in visits.

Former South Dearborn School Board member Josh Holland speaks before a special meeting where the current board decided to close Moores Hill Elementary School at the end of the school year. AARON SMITH/The Register

Board unanimous in closing school

Moores Hill Elementary will be closing at the end of this school year after a 7-0 vote by the South Dearborn School Corporation board. Saving the corporation money so it can be put to managing the declining enrollment, enhancing curriculum and extracurriculars for all students, and securing necessary funding to pay staff were reasons in the discussion of shutting the school down.