South Gibson Star-Times

INSIDE O N L I N E • S M A RT P H O N E • TA B L E T FRONT ■ State to send ISP excise for COVID- related enforcement ■ Cheesy fundraiser keeps holiday tradition ■ FCCLA elves sending Santa's letters ■ Scout installs fl ag retirement drop box in Owensville ■ VFW Auxiliary reaches out to children, soldiers, vets and more ■ Council makes decisions about COVID quarantining ■ Commissioners send COVID request on to council ■ Water meter batteries failing in Owensville OBITUARIES • Alien Strange • Ben Wolf, Jr. • Doyin Knowles Barrett • Marianne Lingis • Ray Oliver Falls COMMUNITY BULLETIN • No soliciting in Fort Branch • Town Hall drive through open • VFW sponsors Angel Tree • Hopkins Park improvements will go out to bid • VFW kitchen now open • Health Dept. offers free testing • Care package donations accepted • LEPC meets • Pictures with Santa Dec. 18-19 • Beekeepers meetings set • Swearing in Dec. 28 • Year-end meeting set • VFW sponsors Illustrating America and Patriotic Art contests • Sommerfest, Laufenfest scheduled • Class of 1991 plans reunion • FAFSA now open for 2021-22 LOCAL ■ Council, commissioners approve jail site planning ■ Senior center uses recovery funds to hire new staff, help 55+ make comeback ■ County tourism offi ce releases stay- home calendar of activities ■ OCU professors lauded with PALSave Open Educator Award ■ Loehr hired as Highland Pigeon watershed coordinator ■ Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 apps due this week ■ Suspicious vehicle in Owensville leads to DUI charge ■ Chandler man arrested on U.S. 41 charged with battery on offi cer ■ Traffi c stop nets drug charges ■ Princeton woman charged with battery ■ Crossroads Baptist Church helps more than 100 people fulfi ll Christmas wishes ■ Record year for drive in Michas' memory ■ How to host virtual holiday celebrations HISTORY HOME LIFE ■ Homemade Eggnog ■ Adjusting to a different holiday season, Part I ■ Pack it up, pack it in ■ Heaven SPORTS ■ Titan swimmers best Pike Central ■ Chris May notches 300th win at Pike Central ■ GS wrestlers open season at quad meet ■ Balanced attack delivers 53-40 win over Alices ■ Frosh nipped in fi nal minute ■ Lady Titan swim team posts two PAC wins ■ Titan freshmen best North Posey ■ FBCS seventh notch Castle North ■ Twigs best Castle, nipped by Raiders ■ Twig 8th grade nipped 40-27 ■ Elites claim two wins ■ Elites notch two wins at Vincennes ■ Lady Twigs best Tecumseh ■ Lady Elites best Spartans 25-19 SCHOOL ■ Fort Branch Community School ■ St. James Catholic School ■ Owensville Community School ■ Haubstadt Comm. School ■ Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School ■ Little Miracles Preschool CHURCH ■ Barnett Chapel ■ Bethel Memorial Church ■ Bethlehem General Baptist Church ■ Blythe Chapel United Methodist ■ Dayspring Community Church ■ Fair Haven Christ Fellowship ■ First Baptist Church Of Princeton ■ First Christian Church ■ First Church Of The Nazarene ■ First Presbyterian Church ■ First United Church Of Christ ■ First United Methodist Church Of Fort Branch ■ Holy Cross Catholic Church ■ Immanuel Lutheran Church (Lcms) ■ Maumee General Baptist Church ■ New Liberty Christian Church ■ New Life House Of Prayer ■ Old Union Christian Church ■ Our Savior Lutheran Church (Elca) ■ Owensville First General Baptist Church ■ Owensville First General Baptist Church ■ Owensville United Methodist Church ■ Princeton Christian Church ■ Providence Primitive Baptist Church ■ Salvation Army Church ■ South Gibson Apostolic Church ■ St. Bernard Catholic Church Snake Run ■ St. James Catholic Church ■ St. John's Church Of Buckskin ■ St. Lucas United Church Of Christ ■ St. Paul's United Church Of Christ ■ Sts. Peter And Paul Catholic Church ■ St. Stephens Community Church ■ Vertical Church ■ Wesleyan Church ■ Zion United Church Of Christ ■ United Methodist Church Pre-School ■ Holy Cross Catholic School OPINION CLASSIFIEDS

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