Submitted photo: Patsy Kaiser, Rising Sun, was named adult learner runner-up by The Coalition on Adult Basic Education, having earned her High School Equivalency Diploma in February 2016.
Center’s graduate gets ‘Learner’ runner-up

The Coalition on Adult Basic Education is 15,000 members strong and growing, and provides a variety of services including annually providing national-level awards, incentive grants and scholarship opportunities through special funding provided by Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

Submitted photo: Rising Sun Rotary members pose, front row, from left: Cliff Thies, Kistie Jaehnen, Angel Marks, Howard Fletcher and Dale Schultz. Back: Bob “Whitey” Howard, Jim Clements, Brent Bascom and Fred Taylor.
Rotary: going, going, GONE

After 84 years, the Rising Sun Rotary Club closed up shop.

But not all its projects will fade away: the Rising Sun Rotary Club Endowment Fund was established with matching contributions from the Eli Lily Foundation and the Ohio County Community Foundation in April 2017, said member Kystie Jaehnen.

Submitted photo Hunter Hart, Moores Hill, is the 200th student to earn his High School Equivalency Diploma through working with Sandy Bowlus at the Education Center of Rising Sun.
200th GED student

Having been honored as IAACE’s 2016 Adult Educator of the Year, Sandra Bowlus from Osgood, recently hit another milestone in her 40-plus years of teaching. Bowlus graduated her 200th student with his High School Equivalency Diploma through the State of Indiana.

Submitted photo: Big Joe’s friendly face draws children and adults alike. Here he holds Leah Karaus while wearing his familiar uniform. Insert at top right is an image he carries in his wallet to remind him of freedom, veterans and faith.
Big Joe’s retirement big loss at courthouse

“To Protect and Serve” became the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department in 1995 and also describes how anyone working in the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department and Ohio County Courthouse felt about Joe Halloran.

“I always felt really secure with him here,” said Glen Potts, Ohio County sheriff.

Submitted photo: As a cargo specialist, Sgt. Jeremy Parks served two 13-month tours of duty in Iraq, and was injured during the second.
Parks honored at Reds game

Sgt. Jeremy Parks was the Hometown Hero at the Reds vs. Pirates game Monday, May 1.

Photo by CHANDRA L. MATTINGLY/The Register Patients Winnie, a Cairn terrior, left, and Rufus, a wirehair dachshund mix, stand calmly with, from left: registered veterinary technician Erin McCord-Shepherd, client Larry Lorton, 513 Poplar St., Rising Sun, and veterinarian Dr. Janie Wilson, Lawrenceburg, inside the mobile veterinary clinic.
Making House Calls: Mobile vet goes to you

Remember the days when doctors made house calls? Probably not, it’s been so long ago. But now there’s a local veterinarian who makes house calls in Southeastern Indiana and Southwestern Ohio.

Dr. Janie Wilson, Lawrenceburg, owns On A Roll House Calls, a business she started Oct. 1, 2015.

Submitted photo: Patsy Kaiser, Rising Sun, was named adult learner runner-up by The Coalition on Adult Basic Education, having earned her High School Equivalency Diploma in February 2016.
Submitted photo: Rising Sun Rotary members pose, front row, from left: Cliff Thies, Kistie Jaehnen, Angel Marks, Howard Fletcher and Dale Schultz. Back: Bob “Whitey” Howard, Jim Clements, Brent Bascom and Fred Taylor.
Submitted photo Hunter Hart, Moores Hill, is the 200th student to earn his High School Equivalency Diploma through working with Sandy Bowlus at the Education Center of Rising Sun.
Submitted photo: Big Joe’s friendly face draws children and adults alike. Here he holds Leah Karaus while wearing his familiar uniform. Insert at top right is an image he carries in his wallet to remind him of freedom, veterans and faith.
Submitted photo: As a cargo specialist, Sgt. Jeremy Parks served two 13-month tours of duty in Iraq, and was injured during the second.
Photo by CHANDRA L. MATTINGLY/The Register Patients Winnie, a Cairn terrior, left, and Rufus, a wirehair dachshund mix, stand calmly with, from left: registered veterinary technician Erin McCord-Shepherd, client Larry Lorton, 513 Poplar St., Rising Sun, and veterinarian Dr. Janie Wilson, Lawrenceburg, inside the mobile veterinary clinic.

Deputy's car wrecks

Tue, 06/20/2017 - 12:21 Ohiocounty1

An Ohio County Sheriff's Department vehicle went off the road during heavy rains late Sunday, June 18, and suffered a fair amount of damage, according to a narrative from investigating officer

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Boys spring athletes boost All-Sports title

Rising Sun spring sports overcame a five-point deficit to clinch the Ohio River Valley Conference All-Sports trophy by a one-point margin over Southwestern (Hanover).

Shiners honor top student-athletes
Saints end RS diamond trail 6-1