News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
From a DNR Law press release Anyone interested in becoming an Indiana Conservation Officer is encouraged to attend a recruiting event that DNR Law Enforcement’s District 9 will host on Sunday, May 23, at the Recreation Hall inside Versailles State Park starting at 3 p.m. A second event will be hosted on Saturday, June 5 …
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A theological column by Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, God said it is not good to be alone. Do this means I don’t have to marry but I can still be with someone? A: Your question is a good one. I relate to it because I’ve been single almost all of my adult life. There …
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Indiana Department of Health press release Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to protect themselves from tick bites while outdoors as warmer weather increases tick activity. Indiana Department of Health entomologists have found the black-legged tick, which can carry pathogens that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis and other diseases, in all but three Indiana counties. Lyme …
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By John Estridge At the Brookville Town Council meeting Tuesday night, May 11, a couple of Brookville Town Council members and the Brookville Police Chief addressed an editorial that was published on this blog concerning the town’s recent clampdown on enforcing property codes in the town. Also, they addressed questions from the audience. This ranged …
From a FEMA press release The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plans to help families with the funeral expenses incurred by COVID-19 victims. According to a FEMA press release, the money for the program is coming from Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Families …
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MIKAH JOAN POWERS Mikah Joan Powers entered into this world and passed away only 21 days later, on Monday, May 10, 2021, at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, St. Vincent. The daughter of Sydney Smith and Charles Powers, both of Greensburg, was born on April 19, 2021, in Indianapolis. There will be a family visitation on Thursday, …
TERESA TANNER Teresa Tanner, 63, of Glenwood, passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. She was born on April 22, 1958, in Connersville, and is the daughter of Harold Judd and Shirley Pennington. On June 27, 1992, she married her husband, Michael Tanner, at their home in Laurel. Teresa had worked for …
An accident involving a semi could have U.S. 52 at Orschell’s Curve shut down for quite awhile. This is Wednesday, the day for the flea market so expect heavy traffic on Franklin County backroads.
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department May 4 Rebecca Case, Fairfield Avenue, Brookville at 5:16 p.m., was operating a vehicle westbound on St. Mary’s Road. Due to the wet road surface and the excess speed of the vehicle, it hydroplaned as it was negotiating a right-hand curve, causing it to hit a tree on …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department May 3 Curtis B. Hokey, 21, Duck Creek Road, Laurel, was arrested at 1:40 p.m., at the Fayette County Jail, by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy S. Stirn, on a Court Order. Brian L. Judd, 32, Sanes Creek Road, Laurel, was arrested at 2 p.m., at the Rush …