News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge Brookville’s Trick or Treat will go on as usual. Brookville Town Council unanimously voted to have Trick or Treat from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, October 31. BTC President Mike Biltz said if anyone feels uncomfortable with children coming up to their doors this year because of COVID-19 for those people to not turn …
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By John Estridge from information provided by the ISDH All three counties in the Whitewater Valley: Franklin, Fayette and Union, are now blue. And blue is good. According to the color coding put out by the Indiana State Department of Health, blue is the best a county can do. And, according to its color-coding reference …
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Information provided by the Union County Clerk’s Office There are three (3) different ways to vote VOTE BY MAIL (ABS) Request an application Go to www.indianavoters.in.gov. Call or stop by your local Clerk’s Office for an application. (UNION COUNTY: 765-458-6121 / 26 W. Union St., Liberty) Or drop off your application in the Clerk’s Office …
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Information provided by UC EMA Director Jim Franklin Union County implemented a burn ban Wednesday morning, September 23. Union County is one of the counties in Indiana deemed in the Abnormally Dry regions within the state, according to Indiana/drought.gov. Enacted by the county commissioners, it stipulates: 1. No unattended campfires and recreational fires; must be …
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MARY ANN FOX MULHEEREN Mary Ann Fox Mulheeren, 83 of Connersville, went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2020, while at Heritage House in Connersville. She was born on March 22, 1937, in Liberty, to Vola and Lena Daniels Whitis, both preceded her in death. She married Darrell Fox on July 27, 1956. He …
By John Estridge from commissioners meeting and ISDH numbers On Tuesday morning, September 22, Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel read an update of numbers concerning COVID-19 in Franklin County. Linkel said the number of positive test results in the county stands at 303. Of those, 24 have recovered, 34 are being monitored and seven …
Information provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 14 At 7:56 p.m., Sonya McColley, U.S. 52, Brookville, missed the turnoff to a road she wanted off Highland Center Road. She started backing toward the edge of the road. The vehicle she was operating then slid over an embankment into a deep ditch coming to …
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By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approved a burn ban for Franklin County at their meeting Tuesday morning, September 22. Commissioners Tom Linkel and Gerald Wendel are both farmers and said it would be nice to get some rain at this point, especially for the crops to help in their development. On the state’s …
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ROBERT WILLIAM ROLLINS, JR. Robert William Rollins, Jr., 55, of Rushville, passed away September 20, 2020, at his residence. He was born November 28, 1964, in New Castle, to Robert Rollins, Sr. and Mary Gannon Rollins. On August 15, 2013, he married Gwen Qualls in Brookville. Mrs. Rollins survives. Robert was a member of Eagles …