Submitted photo: Some of the South Dearborn students participating in the dual credit and/or dual enrollment program with Ivy Tech gathered together before the end of the 2018-19 school year. First row, from the left: Rachel Montes, Kelsie Jackson, Ethan Getz, Regan Peercy and Maria Townsend. Second row: Grant Lochard, Jacob Teaney, Ben Chapman, Holly Roberts, Andrew Daugherty, Corben Slack, Austin Walters, Chris Stegemiller and Adam Bushhorn.

Ready for what is next
When Aurora resident Kelsie Jackson graduated from South Dearborn High School in May, she did not just walk away with her high school diploma. She took 57 college credit hours with her. It gave her a head start on plans to earn a degree at Indiana...

Submitted photos: Ken Cofield, Carl Burns and Jay Meyer, pose with Cofield’s car, sponsored by Richard Negangard when he ran for State Representative. Cofield won “Best Brakes.” His father used an old firehose on a board that dropped down from the base to stop the racer.

Race down memory lane with the Soap Box Derby
Take a trip this summer down Soap Box Derby Memory Lane at the Dearborn County Historical Society as it salutes the Three Rivers-Chevrolet Soap Box Derby years, with a display at the Society’s museum. On display are cars, racing wheels and plenty of...

Submitted photo: Dearborn Community Foundation Board member Randy Tyler, right, delivers a $1,000 grant check to the Rev. Dana Stout of First Presbyterian Church of Aurora. The DCF grant monies are helping to support the church’s Tuesday night Fourth Street Café outreach program, which feeds an average of 40 to 45 people in need each Tuesday evening.

Grant supports church outreach program
The Dearborn Community Foundation Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 proactive grant to the First Presbyterian Church of Aurora to help support the church’s Tuesday night Fourth Street Café outreach program.   In a continuing effort to make an impact in...

News Stories

Photos by Marc Emral/The Register: This historical stone retaining wall is in need of repair at the First Presbyterian Church of Aurora.

Church asks city for help where the sidewalk ‘bends’

A little bit of history is falling apart in front of the Frist Presbyterian Church of Aurora, and the congregation is asking for help.

L’burg helps ‘light up’ part of Navajo Nation

Ahe’hee’ is not a word you often hear in Dearborn County, but a plaque recently presented to the city of Lawrenceburg includes the Navajo word for “thank you” among other kind words for the city’s

G’dale man accepts plea agreement; prosecution drops rape charge

A Greendale man who had been charged with raping an 11-year-old girl has reached a plea agreement with the Dearborn County Prosecutors Office, admitting to charges of sexual battery in exchange for

Sports

South Dearborn graduate and Franklin College runner Adam Rector, 21, of Aurora, won Saturday's 17th annual Knight Flight 5K Run in a time of 17:57.

RECTOR KEEPS KNIGHT FLIGHT TITLE AT HOME

AURORA - Perhaps the most runner-friendly weather conditions in the 17-year history of South Dearborn's Knight Flight 5K - with temperatures in the mid-60s and low humidity - greeted the field of 1

East Central graduate Caden Browndyke boots the opening kickoff for a touchback in Friday’s IFCA North-South Football All-Star Classic. He was 3-3 on extra points with a 27-yard field goal in the South’s 25-24 loss.

UP 24-15, SOUTH ALL-STARS FALTER

INDIANAPOLIS - East Central graduate Caden Browndyke’s kicks put Indiana’s football South All-Stars ahead twice, while his third of three extra points gave the team a 24-15 lead with 9:55 left to p

39TH ST. MARTIN'S 5K JULY 28 AT YORKVILLE

YORKVILLE - Dearborn County's longest-running road race gets a 9:30 a.m. start for the 39th consecutive year Sunday, July 28, as part of the St. Martin Church Festival in Yorkville.

Community

Learn about advancements is Alzheimer’s research

Last month I mentioned some things about research. Alzheimer’s Disease Research a BrightFocus Foundation Program that we have supported sends out a quarterly letter and a Research Review paper.

The following is the 2018-19 fourth quarter honor roll for South Dearborn Middle School.

The following is the 2018-19 fourth quarter honor roll for South Dearborn Middle School.

Making the Grade 7-11-19

Students make president’s list

Obituaries

Jerry Perkins

Jerry Gene Perkins, 45, Rising Sun, died Monday, July 8, 2019. Markland Funeral Home, Rising Sun, is in charge of arrangements.

Oakley Bowling

Oakley Bowling, 88, Moores Hill, died Wednesday. July 10, 2019. Arrangements are pending at Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home in Moores Hill.  

 

Garry Freeman

Garry Neil Freeman, 75, Harrison, died Friday, July 5, 2019. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Jackman Hensley Funeral Home, Harrison, is in charge of arrangements.

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