Ripley County Chamber Presents Awards, Celebrates Success

Pictured back row, left to right: Ripley County Chamber Director Brandi Merkel;  Stephanie Narwold; the family of Jerry Vollmer; Cameron Everage, and Chamber Board President Matt Cunningham. Front: Helen Einhaus. (WRBI Photo)

(Napoleon, IN) – The Ripley County Chamber of Commerce held its 2025 Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner Thursday night at St. Maurice Catholic Hall in Napoleon..

Batesville High School band director Cameron Everage was honored as Educator of the Year; the Citizen of the Year is Helen Einhaus; Stephanie Narwold is the Business Person of the Year, and Jerry Vollmer was honored posthumously as the Hometown Hero.

The chamber also recognized board members, and the entertainment was a murder mystery.