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 ■ High school chemo patient beating cancer with friends, family, music ■ Sanders to lead new jail design project ■ Helfrichs prep, improve track for coming season ■ More than 2k county residents vaccinated BULLETIN • No soliciting in Fort Branch • Town Hall drive through open • Dix appointed to tourism • VFW Post 2714 kitchen open • Health Dept. offers free testing • Gibson County SWCD's annual meeting Feb. 4 • VFW Auxiliary Meeting slated for Feb. 9 • Stormwater rates may rise • Knights serve chicken • Craft shows set • VFW Illustrating America and Patriotic Art contests • Class of 1991 plans reunion • Sommerfest, Laufenfest scheduled • FAFSA now open for 2021-22 ■ Fort Branch Police to improve skills with training OBITUARIES • Edwin Graper "Beeper" Kruse • Marion "Tom" Mobley • Richard K. "Rick" Parker ■ Caden Newlin wins Holy Cross bee LOCAL ■ FBPD takes bids on Charger ■ COVID relief hearing set ■ FB Council considers water adjustment requests ■ GCVT sponsors ag-themed events ■ County Commissioners extends employee COVID-19 leave SCHOOL ■ Owensville Community School ■ Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School ■ United Methodist Church Pre-School ■ St. James Catholic School ■ Little Miracles Pre-School ■ Fort Branch Community School ■ Haubstadt Community School ■ Holy Cross Catholic School 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 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 LOCAL ■ Financial fitness – Wellness resolutions for February 2021 ■ USI violence prevention group hosts human trafficking awareness presentation ■ DUI investigation leads to drug charges SPORTS ■ Lady Titans win streak stopped by Patriots ■ GSHS fifth in PAC; four records set ■ SPORTS BRIEF • Haubstadt League ball registrations ongoing until February 7 ■ Sports Calendar ■ Titan swim records two wins at Vincennes ■ Titan seniors skip wrestling PAC ■ Lady Titans face Bosse in sectional ■ Gibson Southern victorious at Southridge, 62-47 ■ Elites split with Mt. Vernon on the road ■ Fort Branch girls sixth bests Mt. Vernon 35-5 ■ Fort Branch boys sixth top Mt. Vernon, 53-23 ■ Lady Twigs best Rebels 27-19 HOME LIFE ■ Slow-Cooker Pork Tenderloin ■ Buster ■ Recognizing anxiety in children ■ Views from the skies ■ Sports ■ Fort Branch sixth grade boys split at Rockport ■ Twigs seventh and eighth grade boys finish 8-5 HISTORY OPINION CLASSIFIEDS

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