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Monthly Archives: August 2020
Change of venue sought in the case of the man charged with Denise Plfum’s 1986 death
By John Estridge Shawn McClung is going to have a hearing on a change of venue motion in Fayette Circuit Court on Friday, September 18, at 1:30 p.m. McClung is charged with Voluntary Manslaughter (in sudden heat and without a deadly weapon) in the death of Denise Pflum on March 28, 1986. It is a …
Franklin County property damage accidents from August 12 through August 15
Information provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department August 12 At 5:30 a.m., Theressa Kettle, Oxford Pike, was operating a vehicle eastbound on Oxford Pike when she thought she was at her turn onto Liberty Pike northbound. However, she missed the road and struck a fence. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy John Roberts investigated the accident. …
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Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp stresses child internet safety to Franklin County parents
By Chris Huerkamp It is not a stretch to say that the pandemic has turned just about every aspect of life on its head. Many of us are working from home and all Hoosier students finished the school year taking online classes. As we prepare for the start of another school year, many districts are …
Asphalt patching to begin Tuesday, August 18 on U.S. 52 between Ind. 1 and I-74
From an Indiana Department of Transportation press release FRANKLIN/DEARBORN COUNTY, Ind.— Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to begin asphalt patching on a nine-mile section of U.S. 52 in Franklin and Dearborn counties on or after Tuesday, Aug. 18. The work is part of a $1.6 million resurface contract between Indiana 1 and Interstate-74. Patching will …
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Three more COVID-19-related deaths reported in Franklin County making it 22; UCCCJSD has an elementary student and a UCCCJSD teacher test positive
By John Estridge from information supplied by Indiana State Department of Health and Franklin County Health Department The number of Franklin County’s COVID-19-related deaths increased by three from 19 to 22. According to the Franklin County Health Department, the three new deaths are: a female in her 70s, a male in his 70s and a …
Franklin County arrests August 11 to August 16
Information supplied by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office August 11 Joseph L. Thatcher, 35, Clarence Court, Brookville, was arrested at 1 p.m. at Webers Lane in Brookville, by Ryan Geiser for Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated. August 12 Stephanie N. Lally, 26, English Woods Road, Brookville, was arrested at 8:25 p.m. at 52 Co-op in …
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UCCCJSD teacher and College Corner Elementary student test positive for COVID-19 (Updated)
By John Estridge (Updated) Parents of students in the Union County College Corner Joint School District received a message Friday, August 14, and one Sunday, from the school corporation. The first one informed parents a student at College Corner Elementary School had tested positive after leaving school and Sunday’s said one teacher within the system …
FCHS girls golf breaks into state’s Top-25, finishes fourth at the talent-packed Lapel Invitational Saturday, August 15
By John Estridge Franklin County High School girls golf team was ranked in the state’s Top 25 following a torrid start in the 2020 season and playing well against Top 20 teams at the Lapel Invitational. Saturday, August 15, the Lady Cats traveled to Lapel and participated in the storied Lapel Invitational, finishing fourth with …