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1989 SECTIONAL CHAMPS, NEAMAN, BROWN HONORED

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The 1989 Rising Sun Sectional Champs were honored Friday, Jan. 31. Those attending, above, were cheerleaders Janie Stutzman Craig, Marcie King Hensley and Dee Hayes Wallace. Players were Chris Wallace, Donald Craig, Brian Thompson, Dale Turner, Kevin Weisman, Martin Hussong, Coach Mike Wilson, Tim Warren, Jamey Romans and Tim Cook. At right: Butch Brown was honored for over 30 years as timekeeper with Virgil Neaman serving as scorekeeper for 50 years. Below: Members of the 2013-14 team greet the champs hoping to get some of that magic for their sectional run this year. The 1984 championship team will be honored this Friday.

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

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Racing event gets county OK The Ohio County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to allow a one time race event at 11755 South Fork Road in Ohio County. The proposed event will take place on property owned by Rod and Kay Ballart and will be held Tim Hillman Recorder-News Editor Oct. 10-12. The five mem- risingsun@registerpublications.com ber board voted 2-1 with one member abstaining and one absent. The Ballarts had planned to have the event in September 2013 but had to cancel because they were unaware a permit was needed and could not secure the permit in time. In the Ballarts proposal to the board, they noted the event was a one weekend function and not the opening of an ATV/UTV riding park, campground or any permanent racing facility as the board may have been led to believe. IXCR (Indiana Cross Country Racing) is a first class operation and has had similar events in nearby communities of Canaan and other Ripley County sites, noted Ballart. The racing group will provide restroom Porto-lets and will take care of clean up. Event coordinator Tim Bowman said his wife is an EMT and first aid facility will be on site. The races will be over by 6 p.m. Saturday and earlier on Sunday. There could be up to 150 youth participants. There will be six entrances to the property with parking and admission costs collected. There will be no permanent structures erected. There were 37 people in attendance at the meeting including adjacent landowners in opposition. Noise and traffic were the major concerns. One of those opposed is Den Lengerich (who responded to the decision with a letter to the editor in today’s paper). The board also heard from county highway superintendent Ron York with concerns over erosion and sheriff Eldon Fancher on traffic concerns. Some of the racing would be crossing Cuneo Road (a gravel road). The board emphasized that this permit is for this year only. Any future events would have to come before the board once again. The rain date would be the following weekend.

Accident claims Patriot man’s life staff report

An accident on Ind. 156 near Patriot on Sunday evening claimed the life of 24-year-old Patriot native James Bevis. According to the Switzerland County Sheriff’s Department the crash occurred around 7:15 p.m. on Ind. 156 east of Patriot. Lawrence Allison, 66, of Warsaw, was travelling westbound when his vehicle struck the Bevis vehicle headed eastbound. Bevis (a 2009 graduate of Switzerland County High School, was pronounced dead at the scene. Allison and his wife were each taken by Switzerland County EMS to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Posey Township Fire Department Patriot Fire Department Jeff-Craig Fire Department, Rising Sun Fire Department Indiana State Police, and the Switzerland County Coroner assisted at the scene. The crash remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office.

TEMPORARY BRIDGE REPAIRS MADE: CAUTION URGED

WEATHER TODAY Mostly Cloudy HIGH ......24 LOW.....10 Friday Mostly Cloudy HIGH ......29 LOW.....18 Saturday Cloudy HIGH ......33 LOW.....21 Sunday: Snow Shower HIGH ......27 LOW.....12 Monday Partley Cloudy HIGH ......27 LOW.......6

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131st Year, No. 6

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The Indiana Department of Transportation reopened the Ind. 156 bridge at North Landing in southeast Ohio County shortly after noon Friday. The structure has been closed to traffic since Jan. 12 when pavement gave way atop the bridge deck. On Thursday, INDOT maintenance crews are shown bolting two 8 X 12 foot steel plates to the bridge deck after fashioning a traction device and attaching it to the metal’s surface to provide a greater measure of skid resistance. Crews removed barricades and detour signs Friday. INDOT officials advise motorists to drive with caution—and at slower speeds—at the Ind. 156 bridge that crosses Grants Creek. Drivers will encounter a rough road surface until permanent measures can be taken.

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