EXCEPTIONAL ART, MUSIC, WINE AND FOOD PLANNED FOR
RISING SUN FESTIVAL OF FINE ARTS & CRAFTS
 More than 60 artists from around the country will be in Rising Sun, Indiana, September 18 and 19, for the  annual Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts. This juried festival of exceptional fine art and fine crafts, jewelry, pottery, [...]

The Ohio River Sweep scheduled for Saturday, June 19, was reschedule to Saturday, June 26 and starts at 9 a.m. Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt while supplies last, and lunch will be provided.

Volunteers are asked to meet in Rising Sun at Front Street and 1st Street, under the shelter by the boatdock.
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The 6,000 horsepower “Hoosier State” visited Rising Sun for its official dedication.  Built in 2009, it is the newest addition to AEP River Operations.  The public was welcomed aboard for a tour, and the crew proudly showed off the Towboat.

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Ohio County has a rich history just like every other county in America.  The different personalities and events make it our own wonderful history.  The first recorded history of white Americans in the territory that would become Ohio County refers to Colonel Archibald Lochry in 1781.  Colonel Lochry was leading a contingent of about 100 [...]

Holidays in small-town Indiana is a time when friends and family draw nearer to each other.  The bonds of love and friendship become closer, warmer and more dear, and the memories of holidays past add to the brightness of the holidays we experience today.  Downtown Rising Sun hopes that you and your friends and family [...]

The Kentucky Headhunters and The Grass Roots headline the Stage Shows
The Grammy Award-winning Kentucky Headhunters and the Billboard chart-topping Rob Grill and The Grassroots are among the entertainers performing in free concerts at this year’s Navy Bean Fall Festival in Rising Sun, Indiana. This year’s festival, the 22nd annual, is Friday, October 9, 5:30-9:30 p.m., [...]

America in Bloom judges were in town for the national judging on Tuesday July 14th and Wednesday July 15th.    This year’s judges were Evelyn Alemanni from Elfin Forest, California and Virginia Beatty from Illinois who reviewed the eight categories in the America in Bloom judging.  The Rising Sun America in Bloom committee ended their two [...]

Union forces defending breastworks on May 3, 2009 at the Civil War Encampment held at Shiner Community Park.

The weather forecast for the Civil War Encampment was for a rainy weekend reduced the number of re-enactors to attend. However, those in attendance did an exceptional job of interacting for visitors providing lots of information on [...]