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Sheila L. Schwaller, age 72, of Germantown, Ohio, and formerly of Lawrenceburg, Ind., passed away, Tuesday Aug 21, 2018, at Wood Glenn Nursing Home.  

A box truck belonging to Jesse Bailey, Lawrenceburg, owner of A & J Roofing and Remodeling, caught fire and was a total loss Thursday afternoon, Aug. 23.

Bailey was driving into Rising Sun on Ind. 56 around 3 p.m. when the truck backfired several times, the engine catching fire after he turned onto Burgess Avenue. Nearby residents called 911 after hearing Bailey yelling for help. Neither Bailey nor his two passengers were injured.

LAWRENCEBURG - Lawrenceburg girls varsity soccer evened its season mark at 2-2 with an 8-0 win over visiting Rising Sun (1-3) Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Dick Meador Stadium

Senior forward Jenna Farmer led Coach Bill Offutt's crew with a three-goal hat trick, scoring twice in the first half, as the Lady Tigers pushed out to a 3-0 halftime advantage.

Farmer broke the scoring ice at 24:10 in the first 40 minutes, finding net off the cross assist from the left corner by classmate Makenna White.

The Sunman-Dearborn School Corporation Board of Education may be one meeting away from allowing employees to be armed in school, but teachers and instructional assistants have been eliminated from consideration.

The board, on Aug. 9, had the official first reading of a resolution that, if passed, would start in motion the process for schools to have a concealed carry policy.

The board heard discussion from 24 people at its July 12 meeting both for and against having guns in the schools. On Aug. 9, only two people spoke about the new policy.