FC Commissioners’ estimation of June storm flood damage

FC Commissioners information Earlier this week I wrote an article concerning the amount of storm damage done to Franklin County infrastructure during the several major storms in June. In the article, it was discussed by the county’s Emergency Management Agency Director Amy Lindsey at the most recent FC commissioners’ meeting, the state and federal governments …

Old Guy Rant: Our Israelite moment?

Political column by FC resident Larry Wiwi Do not let the title fool you, I make no claims to be a Biblical scholar, and in fact am in the middle of my third cover-to-cover run through the Bible and it is not getting much easier to sort through this long and complex text.  That said, …

Obituary for Jason Lee Barrett

JASON LEE BARRETT Jason Lee Barrett, 46, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on June 5, 1975, in Richmond, and is the son of Ruth Isaacs Barrett and the late Kyle Barrett.  Jason attended Blooming Grove Family Worship Center. He loved being outdoors, especially going …

Chip and seal starting next week on Ind. 229 between Batesville and Metamora

INDOT press release Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews plan to begin chip seal operations next week on Indiana 229 between Batesville and Metamora in Franklin County. Work will begin as early as Tuesday, July 6, just north of Interstate-74 and continue to U.S. 52. Chip seal operations typically last around three to four days …

Obituary for Becky Jo Teeguarden

Becky Jo Teeguarden, 70 of Rushville, passed away on June 30, 2021, in Rushville. She was born on September 29, 1950, in Connersville, to the late Eugene Rogers and Julie (Bray) Frye. Becky was a 1969 graduate of Brookville High School. She worked at Stant Manufacturing in Connersville for more than 20 years and then …

Obituary for William Michael “Pinkie” Fisher

WILLIAM MICHAEL “PINKIE” FISHER William Michael Fisher; just Bill to his friends, or, to some of his more chronologically enhanced friends, Pinky (due to his fiery red hair growing up), passed away on Saturday, June 26, in Tucson, AZ. Bill was 85 years young, born and raised in Batesville, where he spent all but the …

Obituary for Dawnna Grace Brown

DAWNNA GRACE BROWN Dawnna Grace Brown, 62, of Connersville, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021. She was born on September 26, 1958, in Charlestown, West Virginia, and is the daughter of the late Charles Simpson and Betty Parish Simpson. She graduated from high and went on to pursue her career in nursing, where she received several …

Purdue to develop wireless electric charging solution

Indiana Department of Transportation press release The Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University today announced plans to develop the world’s first contactless wireless-charging concrete pavement highway segment. The project will use innovative magnetizable concrete – developed by German startup Magment GmbH – enabling wireless charging of electric vehicles as they drive. “Indiana is known …