FCHS Athletic Schedule for week of March 30-April 3

FCHS Athletics Director Danny Dorrel Tuesday – Varsity Baseball @ Home vs Indian Creek 5:00 Start Friday – Softball @ Hagerstown 5:30 Start Saturday – JV/Varsity Baseball DH vs Richmond @ Home 10:00 am Start Saturday – JV Softball @ Center Grove Classic 12:00 and 2:00 https://www.larkin-ford.com/ https://www.remax.com/real-estate-agents/dennis-kolb-brookville-in/100081480 https://thepatriotsales.com/ https://www.riversidecandleandco.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pourlillysisters/about/

Indiana 1 between St. Leon and Lawrenceburg being resurfaced through October

Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to begin work in early April on a $5.6 million resurface contract along Indiana 1 in Dearborn County. Patching, milling and paving will take place between Ind. 46 near St. Leon and U.S. 50 near Greendale. Crews will start …

BTC meeting: Speed bumps on Church Street; traffic pattern changes for new daycare

By John Estridge There are two portable speed bumps along Church Street/Alley in Brookville. According to Brookville Town Manager Tim Ripperger, the speed bumps are between Fifth and Sixth streets and Sixth and Seventh streets along the alley. This move came after a request from a town resident. She first stated the need on social …

BTC members discuss new aquatic center’s summer schedule, hours and rates during meeting

By John Estridge Brookville Town Council members talked at length at their meeting, Tuesday, March 23, about what the pool rates and hours will be at Brookville’s new aquatic center. BTC members Catherine Pelsor and Brooke Leffingwell met as council’s pool committee to work out rates, hours and employee pay scale for the pool. After …

Judeo-Christian trifecta on Palm Sunday

Theological Column by Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, I heard there are many spiritual events intersecting Palm Sunday this year. Does this mean anything? A:             Yes, I believe it does. Palm Sunday 2021, which marks the triumphal Sunday right before Easter (for those who may need a refresher on Christian holidays), occurs in the …

Franklin County High School musicals are back with Little Women

A FCHS Drama Department press release from Adam Hofer, FCHS English teacher and FCHS drama director Live theater is back at Franklin County High School this spring. The FCHS drama department is excited to present the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic story, Little Women. Audiences will be transported to the late 1860s as …

Obituary for Denham Bryon Payton (partial)

DENHAM BRYON PAYTON Denham Bryon Payton, 81, of Connersville passed away late Thursday evening, March 25, 2021, at his residence. Friends may visit from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m., the same day at the funeral home …

BTC members are making strides in the right direction but at least one person seems to still have problems with that pesty state law, the Open Door Law (AN EDITORIAL)

AN EDITORIAL BY THE FIRED EDITOR JOHN ESTRIDGE My Long Suffering Wife Ruth and I were on vacation this past week, visiting what should have been warmer climates. Thus, I could not view the March 23 Brookville Town Council meeting until Thursday night, March 25. Let me say right off, I must express my gratitude …

Obituary for Lucille Trossman

LUCILLE TROSSMAN Lucille Trossman, 94, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, with her family by her side. Lucille loved her country and her hometown of Yorkville, of which she was a lifelong resident. Lucille’s work career began in the early 1950s, caring for George Widolff and taking care of Mickey and Dutch’s children. In …