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Submitted photos: Friends of Lauren Hill Memorial Park committee is inching closer to transforming a former Greendale landfill off Georgetown Road into a park dedicated to the basketball player who inspired the world with her fight against DIPG, a rare form of inoperable brain cancer. Both a dog park and bike trail are part of the plans.

Park of dreams: Volunteers come closer to creating space that will honor Lauren Hill

Dearborn County resident Adam Duwel was only in eighth grade when he went before Greendale City Council to pitch an idea for the old landfill off Georgetown Road. Duwel lives on Georgetown Road just a couple miles from the property. He envisioned it...

Joe Awad/The Register: Election recount oversight board members tally the final vote recount Tuesday, Dec. 10. From left: Christine Craig, Loree Persinger, and Michael Cunningham.

Lennie Fryman survives recount; will take council seat in January

Republican Lennie Fryman survived the Lawrenceburg City Council recount vote, which took over 3 1/2 hours Tuesday, Dec. 10, as election officials sorted through votes cast through five different methods at five different places, as well as at...

Denise Freitag Burdette/The Register: Sheila Stevenson of Rivertown Quilters Guild gives Vietnam War Veteran Nick Ullrich, Aurora, a hug after he received his Quilt of Valor Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Tanner Valley United Methodist Church, Lawrenceburg. Ten veterans received quilts during the gathering.

Grant will help quilters honor veterans

The Dearborn Community Foundation Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 proactive grant to the Rivertown Quilters Guild in support of their Quilts of Valor program for Dearborn County veterans. The quilters recently presented quilts to 10 veterans during a...

Don’t spend Christmas Day alone this year

“Wanting to make something good out of something bad,” is the way that well-known regional Realtor Ken Madden characterized his Christmas Day program to give people who would otherwise be sitting home alone a chance to meet at a place where they...

Submitted photos: West Harrison resident Denny Baker is a lieutenant with the Cincinnati Fire Department, but for the past 35 years he has also worked as a ventriloquist. More recently, he has been performing at business and corporate events, banquets and conferences, and he also does safety training gigs.

Firefighter’s love of ventriloquism has him talking out both sides of his mouth

West Harrison resident Denny Baker, a lieutenant with the Cincinnati Fire Department, said he always wanted to be a fireman, a job held by many people in his family. But, Baker also has a side job that he said sometimes surprises people because he...

News Stories

Submitted photos: Friends of Lauren Hill Memorial Park committee is inching closer to transforming a former Greendale landfill off Georgetown Road into a park dedicated to the basketball player who inspired the world with her fight against DIPG, a rare form of inoperable brain cancer. Both a dog park and bike trail are part of the plans.

Park of dreams: Volunteers come closer to creating space that will honor Lauren Hill

Dearborn County resident Adam Duwel was only in eighth grade when he went before Greendale City Council to pitch an idea for the old landfill off Georgetown Road.

Joe Awad/The Register: Election recount oversight board members tally the final vote recount Tuesday, Dec. 10. From left: Christine Craig, Loree Persinger, and Michael Cunningham.

Lennie Fryman survives recount; will take council seat in January

Republican Lennie Fryman survived the Lawrenceburg City Council recount vote, which took over 3 1/2 hours Tuesday, Dec.

‘Big winner’ is big loser after charged with bribing cop with $50,000

An apparently winning night at the casino turned bad quickly for a patron who allegedly bribed a police officer with $50,000 to be released from custody.

Sports

East Central senior defensive back/tailback/kick returner Devon Donawerth (7) was named to the 2019 Class 4A Senior All-State team by the Indiana Football Coaches Association. (Sandy Mahoney)

THREE TROJANS, TIGER LINEMEN IFCA ALL-STATE

INDIANAPOLIS - Five Dearborn County high school players have earned All-State honors in their class divisions from the Indiana Football Coaches Association.

Lawrenceburg junior center/forward Kierah Lowe (33) led the unbeaten Lady Tigers with 13 points, on 6-10 shooting from the paint, in last Friday’s 48-39 homecourt win over Class 4A non-conference rival Richmond.

LADY TIGERS ROLL TO 9-0 NEAR MIDPOINT

MILAN - Inexplicably unranked in the Class 3A state coaches’ poll, Lawrenceburg girls basketball stood 9-0 near the midpoint of its season after two non-conference wins last weekend.

East Central senior Brilan McCory (15) scored 13 points in the Lady Trojans' 54-37 win at Jennings County Saturday, Dec. 7. (Sandy Mahoney)

EC GALS REBOUND FROM THANKSGIVING LOSSES

NORTH VERNON - East Central girls basketball hit a couple of speed bumps, following a 4-1 start to its season - Thanksgiving week.

Community

The follwoing is the 2019-20 first quarter honor roll for Bright Elementary.

The following is the 2019-20 first quarter honor roll for Bright Elementary School.

The following is the 2019-20 first quarter honor roll for East Central High School.

The following is the 2019-20 first quarter for East Central High School, St. Leon.

Submitted photo: William C. “Bill” McDaniel served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Aurora resident remembers his brother’s service to his country

William C. “Bill” McDaniel was born in Aurora, in 1929 and grew up at 127 George St. He was in the class of 1947 at Aurora High School. His mom and dad were Pina (Walker) and Alvin McDaniel.