By John Estridge There has been some action in the case of the man charged with the March 28, 1986, death of Denise Pflum of Fayette County. Shawn McClung’s trial date has been changed from Friday, Oct. 2, to Monday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. Also, Brookville attorney Jud McMillin made an appearance to represent …
Monthly Archives: July 2020
A link to Gov. Holcomb’s executive order on mandatory masks
https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-37%20Face%20Covering%20Requirement.pdf
Democrats: The Party of Death & Destruction
By Larry Wiwi It sounds like political hysteria to broad brush a political party with the charge of being in favor of death and destruction and that attitude certainly does not apply to the typical moderately involved Democrat voter, but at the policy and action level it is true and becoming more so as the …
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American Legion awards $9,500 in scholarships
Submitted by Mike Biltz for the American Legion The Brookville American Legion Post 77 is pleased to announce that they have awarded $9,500 in scholarships to FCHS graduates of 2020. A chicken drive thru and cash raffle were conducted by chairmen, Ray Amrhein, Bill Higgs and Mike Biltz with the help of over 30 volunteers …
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Franklin County real estate transfers from Jan. 13 to Jan. 17
Compiled by John Estridge The real estate transfers are provided by the Franklin County Recorder’s Office. This installment is beginning on Jan. 13, 2020. Warranty Deed: Kathleen Margaret Traylor to Shelli Arvin, Katie Zeinner and Shelli Traylor; land in Highland Township. Warranty Deed: William T. Bulmer and Brett A. Bulmer to Raymond Doyle Green; Lot …
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The Case for Masks and some Patience
By Dr. Darrell Brimhall, Franklin County public health officer I’ll get straight to it. We need to start wearing masks when in public. Initially, I was against this for many reasons. If 80 percent of our communication is non-verbal and I’m in the office, I don’t want to be this faceless beady-eyed Brimhall looking at …
Glory of God please come down
By Adrienne Greene Q: I’m studying something known as the “glory of God.” What do you know about it? A: We often associate the glory of God with the way Catholic and Anglican art has presented it to us: a golden halo surrounding spiritually-special people. But that idea is only one tiny expression of …
Tangled up in unemployment filing blues
By John Estridge While I was on hold for 50 minutes with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (Unemployment), I was wondering if the person who wrote the instrumental song that was playing almost the entire time — only to be interrupted by robo messages about other things that might be wrong with my claim …
FC property damage accidents from June 30 to July 16
These are property damage accidents in Franklin County from June 30 to July 16. These reports were supplied by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. July 1 was apparently an extremely bad day to be driving around on the county’s road system. On June 30, around 10:25 p.m., Thomas Franks, Oxford Pike, Brookville, was traveling west …
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FC’s Great Mask Mandate Debate may be over with state mask mandate
By John Estridge The Great Franklin County Mask Debate may be very short-lived. Gov. Eric Holcomb issued an executive order Wednesday afternoon, July 22, mandating masks statewide. It goes into effect, Monday, July 27. Failure to wear a mask in the mandatory areas could result in a criminal charge, as a class B misdemeanor, which …
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