A replica of a flatboat that might have been one of the first vessels to reach this area will be on display at the Ohio County Historical Society and Museum. SUBMITTED

Flatboat replica being built in Rising Sun

Construction of a 36-foot x 12-foot life-size flatboat replica in honor of Rising Sun’s founders is underway at the Ohio County Historical Society and Museum. The replica will be 8 feet tall with a one-room cabin and was inspired by an 1840s flatboat similar to the one that people in this area would have used to settle the Western Frontier.

Mayor Kelly Mollaun

A virtual State of City address

Lawrenceburg Mayor Kelly Mollaun will give his 2021 State of the City Address virtually at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb.

Death Notices

Gerald Duane Peterson, 92, of Lawrenceburg passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Ridgewood Health Campus in Lawrenceburg. Arrangements entrusted to Filter-DeVries-Moore Funeral Home.

Shirley Mae Steiner

Shirley Mae (Witte) Steiner, 83, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away Tuesday January 19, 2021, in Aurora, Indiana. She was born July 2, 1937, in Dearborn County, IN, daughter of the late Walter M.

Brian Edward Cassidy

Brian Edward Cassidy, 46, of Aurora, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021. He was born August 20, 1974, in Dearborn County, Indiana, to Bill and Dorthy (McGraw) Cassidy.

113 Pounds Carson Whitehead East Central (14-5)

Conference Wrestling Champions 2021

113 Pounds Carson Whitehead East Central (14-5) 120 Pounds Dylan Lengerich East Central (15-4) 126 Pounds Blake Wolf East Central (19-0) 132 Pounds Tanner Busch East Central (13-6) 138 Pounds Rider Searcy East Central (15-3) 145 Pounds Eli Otto South Dearborn (23-0) 152 Pounds Ben Wolf East Central (15-3) 160 Pounds David Nash East Central (16-3) 170 Pounds Bryer Hall - EIAC MVP East Central (19-0) 182 Pounds Samual Ringer East Central (15-1) 195 Pounds Noah Rowlett Lawrenceburg (19-2) 220 Pounds Kole Viel East Central (17-1) Photos by Sue Story.

Rodney Rimstidt

Police chief presents fourth quarter stats

Rising Sun’s Police Chief Rodney Rimstidt presented his department’s statistics for the fourth quarter and 2020 totals at the meeting of City Council Jan. 7.