Fayette County’s COVID-19 positive test results increase by double digits for the second straight day

By John Estridge from ISDH data For the second day in a row, Fayette County’s number of positive COVID-19 tests increased by double digits. The Indiana State Department of Health reported Saturday, September 5, that number increased by a dozen. Today, Sunday, September 6, that number increased by 14 to 375. Thankfully no further COVID-19-related …

Vote for the East Central and FCHS game Friday night so the school can win $1,000

From the Franklin County High School Athletics Department website The Indianapolis Colts nominated the football game this Friday, Sept. 11, featuring Franklin County and East Central as one of 12 games of the week in the state. “If our game gets the most votes, we win $1,000,” Franklin County High School Athletics Director Denny Dorrel …

UC commissioner forced to stop bickering between two insurance company representatives

By John Estridge Usually when insurance is discussed at governmental entity meetings, the discussion is very dry and boring. That was not the case Friday morning, September 4, at the Union County Commissioners’ meeting. Commissioner Howard Curry had to strongly tell everyone to stop as the bickering between representatives for two different insurance companies got …

Obituary for Ella Jean Laker

ELLA JEAN LAKER Ella Jean Laker, 68, of Enochsburg, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020, at The Waters of Batesville. Ella was born November 17, 1951, in Batesville, to Clifford and Gertrude “Katie” (Goldsmith) Fichtner. She graduated from Immaculate Conception Academy in Oldenburg in 1969.  Ella was married to Dan Laker on November 22, 1969, …

Fayette County’s positive COVID-19 test results increase by a dozen

By John Estridge with date from the ISDH Fayette County’s number of positive COVID-19 test results went up by a dozen with the total now standing at 361. There were no new COVID-19-related deaths in any of the three counties: Fayette, Franklin and Union. Those numbers are holding at 10, 25 and zero, respectively. Union …

Reid Health awarded UC ambulance bid for $1.17 million over three years

By John Estridge Union County Commissioners had an unusual meeting at an unusual time in the world Friday morning, September 4. With this world dealing with a pandemic where there is social distancing and masks. And everyone had to try to deal with the social distancing in the commissioners’ small meeting room. Because of that, …

Southern Indiana nurse convicted of stealing prescription drugs from dying patients

Indiana State Attorney General’s Office press release A Southern Indiana hospice nurse investigated by the Office of the Attorney General in connection with the misappropriation of patients’ prescription drugs has been convicted and sentenced for her crimes. The office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) began investigating Jennifer Daniel in the spring of 2019 following a …

No new COVID-19-related deaths in Franklin, Union and Fayette counties

By John Estridge from ISDH data For the second straight day, Franklin County does not have any new COVID-19 positive test results and no new deaths recorded that are suspected of being COVID-19 related, meaning the numbers remain at 279 and 25, respectively. Union County has the same statistics as FC in that there are …