News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge In any year other than 2020, this would have been the lead article coming out of the Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees special meeting Wednesday afternoon, July 29. But this is 2020, and it was the third leading article from the meeting. Amendments to the school reentry plan and …
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By John Estridge Five people have signed up to run for Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees in Franklin County as of Friday, July 31. They are Secret Brougher for District One. Kyle Seibert is running for District Two. Incumbent Phil Harsh and Justin Moore are both in the race for District 3. …
By John Estridge The Indiana Department of Health just released information that Franklin County has just suffered a ninth death due to COVID-19. The Franklin County Health Department just reported the ninth death is a male in his 80s. The local health department will be making weekly reports to the county on Fridays, beginning today. …
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By John Estridge As a rule, when the Franklin County Community School Corporation (FCCSC) Board of Trustees have a special meeting, it does not allow public comment. That rule was waived Wednesday afternoon, July 29, at a special school board meeting. Several people opposed to their children wearing masks in school once the school system …
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Information provided by State Rep. Randy Lyness Established in 1998, the scholarship provides four years of full tuition for a bachelor’s degree earned at any accredited public or private Indiana college or university. The Independent Colleges of Indiana administers the program in partnership with community foundations throughout the state. Applicants must be Indiana residents and pursue a bachelor’s degree …
Information from ISP Pendleton District Public Information Officer Sgt. John Bowling Henry County – A single-vehicle crash in Henry County Thursday night, July 30, claimed the life of a 31-year-old Shirley man. Henry County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Indiana State Police troopers were called to the 6500 block of Grant City Road, just north of Indiana …
Information and photos provided by Union County Development Corporation
From a thank you message Mt. Carmel Police Department wants to thank the Mt. Carmel town board members for their work on a 80/20 USDA Rural Development Grant. We would like to thank Jolissa Bates, grant writer, along with Marcia Comer with the USDA. All of this would not be possible without everyone’s involvement. The …
By Adrienne Greene Q: I’m studying end-time stuff at my church. Will Christ-followers experience death when the rapture comes? A: You’ve asked a question we’ve all pondered a time or two. The rapture, as the Christian Church widely understands it, will occur in such a way that people who are alive will not experience death …
By John Estridge Seventy-one people participated through Zoom in the Union County College Corner Joint School District Board of Trustees special meeting Thursday night, July 30, to make changes to the corporation’s re-entry plan. About another 10 people were masked up and in the audience. Numbers of known positive cases in Union County have gone …
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