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Sewer board gets to source of wafting odor

The Tuesday, Jan. 14, meeting of the South Regional Sewer District Board of Directors was replete with technical information, but Lawrenceburg Mayor Kelly Mollaun took advantage during a pause to broach an issue apparently on many residents’ minds...

Joe Awad/The Register: Natalie Noppert addresses the Lawrenceburg Redevelopment Commission Monday, Jan. 13.

Councilman’s and wife’s plan to open bar in old union hall is rejected

An expresso and craft beer bar will not be opening in the Union Hall development anytime soon. The Lawrenceburg Redevelopment Commission, at its meeting Monday, Jan. 13, effectively quashed the plans after voting 4-1 not to review any proposal from...

Marc Emral/The Register: Former Sunman-Dearborn Community School board member, and current director of support services, Brandon “Dusty” Burress, left, receives a plaque in recognition of his eight years on the board from board president Mike Norman Thursday, Jan. 9.

Sunman-Dearborn school board gets organized for 2020

The Sunman-Dearborn Community School District board had an organized organizational meeting Thursday, Jan. 9. Mike Norman was elected to continue as board president. Jamie Graf was elected as vice president, taking over from Brandon “Dusty” Burress...

Marc Emral/The Journal-Press: Newly appointed Sunman-Dearborn School Corporation Board Member Robert Scot Davis, left, is sworn in by corporation attorney Frank Kramer Tuesday, Jan. 7, in the media center of East Central High School.

Sunman-Dearborn school board is at full strength

The board appointed at a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7, Robert Scot Davis of West Harrison to replace Brandon “Dusty” Burress. Burress resigned last month to become the corporation’s director of support services. Davis’ main job starting out will...

Photos by Denise Freitag Burdette/The Journal-Press: Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson answers questions from St. Mary Catholic School students Wednesday, Jan. 8, after Mass. He accepted invitations to visits the school written by the eighth grade students.

Archbishop encourages students to recognize their abilities to lead

Sometimes the banquets and long-speaking engagements can be overwhelming for Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson. Of course, administrative work is never fun either. But when Thompson was asked by a St. Mary Catholic School student to name...

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Sewer board gets to source of wafting odor

The Tuesday, Jan.

Joe Awad/The Register: Natalie Noppert addresses the Lawrenceburg Redevelopment Commission Monday, Jan. 13.

Councilman’s and wife’s plan to open bar in old union hall is rejected

An expresso and craft beer bar will not be opening in the Union Hall development anytime soon.

Marc Emral/The Register: Former Sunman-Dearborn Community School board member, and current director of support services, Brandon “Dusty” Burress, left, receives a plaque in recognition of his eight years on the board from board president Mike Norman Thursday, Jan. 9.

Sunman-Dearborn school board gets organized for 2020

The Sunman-Dearborn Community School District board had an organized organizational meeting Thursday, Jan. 9.

Mike Norman was elected to continue as board president.

Sports

Prior to Lawrenceburg High School's Jan. 16 varsity home game vs. Bellevue (Ky.), fellow Tigers basketball career 1,000-point scorer Brian Sturgeon (right) presented current senior Gavin Yoon with a game ball commemorating Yoon's recent milestone. The 6'1" guard surpassed the 1,000 mark Jan. 3 vs. Toledo (Ohio) Cardinal Stritch in the Not Quite Hawaii Challenge at Holy Cross High in Covington. Gavin is averaging 21.3 points through 10 games for Coach John Blackwell's 8-2 team this season. (LHS Athletics)

YOON'S 1,000TH POINT HONORED - Photo

Lawrenceburg junior Dakota Roth (20) came off the bench to hit 4-5 three-pointers in the Tigers' 82-22 blowout win over Bellevue (Ky.) Thursday night at home.

L'BURG ROLLS 82-22 VS. MISMATCHED BELLEVUE

LAWRENCEBURG - When stateline rival Harrison (Ohio) dumped Lawrenceburg boys basketball from its schedule last year, the Tigers got no response in trying to find an Indiana rival to fill the date.

East Central senior Jackson Ketcham became only the fourth 4-time Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference Most Valuable Swimmer award winner Jan. 11 at Connersville. (EC Athletics)

KETCHAM 4-TIME MVP AS EC SWIMMERS SWEEP

CONNERSVILLE - East Central senior Jackson Ketcham became only the fourth 4-time Most Valuable Swimmer in Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference history as the AquaTrojans swept both boys and girls le

Community

Lawrenceburg Consolidated High School graduate and U.S. Army veteran Tom Cook was recently presented a Quilt of Valor by Sheila Stevenson of the Rivertown Quilters Club.

WW II veteran honored with Quilt of Valor

World War II veteran Tom Cook, a 1942 graduate of Lawrenceburg Consolidated High School, was presented with a Quilt of Valor recently by Shelia Stevenson made by the Rivertown Quilters, Lawrencebur

Purple Heart recipients join guest Cindy Nguyen during the Vietnam Veterans dinner. Pictured in the front row, from the left, are: Andy Ziegler, Ken Nelson, Mike LaFollette, Bo Schreiner. Middle row: Ebbie Roberts, Rick Sommer, George Richards, Larry Schaufert, Jack Day, Tim Albright and Fred Lester. Back row: Nick Ullrich, Cindy Nguyen and Ed Shannon.

Vietnam veteran dinner has several special guests

The Vietnam Veterans of America, Lary D. Fogle Chapter 71, held their annual Christmas dinner at the Dearborn Adult Center Sunday, Dec. 15.

Call for entries made for youth art exhibit

The Dearborn Highlands Arts Council is seeking creative student art entries for the 2020 Youth Art Month Exhibition in the Gallery, 331 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg.