Update: The 2010 Shiner Pride Car Show will be held Sunday, July 11, 2010.   For more information about the show, pictures the Shiner Pride Band, or to download a registration form, please visit the Shiner Pride Car Show website, sponsored by Rising Sun Tourism.
1965 Pontiac GTO owned by Roger and Judy Thayer
Jack Daniels [...]

Seasonal Vaccine, Nasal Mist, and H1N1 Vaccine will be available on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last
Regina Crouch, RN, Ohio County Health Nurse, announces that there will be a series of flu vaccination clinics for Ohio County residents who are interested in getting the appropriate procedure. 
Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinic
(the regular annual flu [...]

Arts & Crafters, Home Businesses, Woodworkers to Proudly Show Their Skills, Christmas Gifts Ideas
This fall Historic Downtown Program is going to open Heritage Hall for a perfect holiday shopping location.  The first Friday and Saturday in November and December, table space will be available for wood workers, arts & crafts, and home business owners to [...]

The fall installment of real, personal, business and mobile home taxes are due on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Taxes may be paid in the Treasurer’s office at the Court House; if mailed they must be postmarked on or before November 10, 2009 to be on time.  Payments may be dropped after hours in the payment [...]

The Historic Downtown Program is also conducting an Anniversary Package Giveaway to be awarded at the end of 2009.  Anyone who uses Heritage Hall for their wedding and/or reception during 2009 will be in a drawing in December 2009 for an Anniversary Package Giveaway, which includes a one night stay in local Inn, His and [...]

Inhalants are a diverse group of substances that include volatile solvents, gases, and nitrites that are sniffed, snorted, huffed, or bagged to produce intoxicating effects similar to alcohol. These substances are found in common household products like glues, lighter fluid, cleaning fluids, and paint products. Inhalant abuse is the deliberate inhaling or sniffing of these [...]

Amy Hoffman, Historic Downtown Director and Bruno
It doesn’t seem right, but the Holiday Season is upon us.  So take a deep breath and to try to slow down to enjoy it.  In December, our downtown will be a busy place. In Heritage Hall there will be a local shopping exposition by our local woodworkers, arts [...]

Mayor Bill Marksberry
Some would say it has been a good summer and there are some who say it has not been a good year.  I think overall it has been a good year so far for our community.  The economy may not be the best but we need to continue moving forward.
Most of you have [...]

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 [...]

During the month of September, the Pendleton Art Center will have an exhibit showing postcards from Rising Sun.  Art work is shown in a variety of media deplicting scenes of Ohio County, Ohio River, and Rising Sun.
Four winners were selected to have their work made into a postcard suitable for mailing along with $100.  Come [...]