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Image Official: sewer plant will smell worse Bottom line - Lawrenceburg is going to stink more than usual for a while this summer.
South Dearborn Regional Sewer District, U.S. 50 next to the Tanners Creek bridge, is going to take the covers off its primary sedimentation basins sometime in mid- to late-July, said SDRSD Superintendent Bill Neyer.
The sedimentation basins are...
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Father’s Day fatalities in wreck; creek An Aurora man is in jail at the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center, Lawrenceburg, following a fatal crash on Dutch Hollow Road, Center Township, Sunday afternoon, June 21.
Lowell “Mac” McLaughlin, 60, Aurora, is charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and as of 1 p.m. Monday, June 22, did not have a preliminary hearing or bond set, according to the Dearborn County Sheriff’s booking department.
Aurora Fire Rescue was called to a head-on collision between a Corvette and a motorcycle at 3:40 p.m. Sunday. Two other motorcycles also were involved in the crash, said AFR Safety and Public Information Officer Kevin Turner.
Glenn Collins, 38, Trevor Drive, Aurora, was riding a motorcycle, and was ... Read more...
Sports
Photo by Jim Buchberger/The Journal-Press Everybody back for 28-2 Trojans ST. LEON - Disappointing as their early state tournament exit in the Class 4A may have been - with a 3-0 loss to Columbus North back on May 28 - there always seems to be a silver lining when it comes to East Central High School fast-pitch softball.
Everybody - except for the lone senior graduate and third team All-State selection Sam Smith, at first base - returns from... Read more...
 
longerlook
Image Declaration of Celebration Dearborn County residents still celebrate with picnics, festivals and fireworks, but the Fourth of July is very different today than it was in the 19th Century.
Even as far back as 1831, virtually the entire population of Lawrenceburg took part in a Sunday School parade to a grove near town, where they heard the reading of the Declaration of Independence and a patriotic speech by Judge Holman.
“Suitable refreshments” were served, presumably without alcoholic beverages.
But that was just one of two celebrations in Lawrenceburg that day... Read more...
Obituaries
Gerald Mitchell Funeral services for Gerald Mitchell, 66, Moores Hill, will be at noon Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at First Baptist Church, Moores Hill, with burial in Gibson Cemetery, Bright. Visitation will be 10 a.m. untl the time of services at the church. Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mitchell died Friday, June 26, 2009, at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. He was a truck driver for several companies and a member of Moores Hill First baptist Church, and the Eagles Lodge in Aurora and Lawrenceburg.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Mitchell, Moores Hill; son Doug Mitchell, Ohio; two brothers, Donny Mitchell and Larry Mitchell, both of Lawrenceburg; five sisters, Helen Ross and Deloris Beech, both of Lawrenceburg, Doris Lozier and Jamie Beech, both of Aurora, and Shirley Herald, Bright, and three grandchildren.
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Coming soon: Video on Tom Brokaw's G'dale stop Video clips and photos taken during Tom Brokaw's stop in Greendale will be posted soon. Read more...
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