News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 18 Lucas Gramman, Lawrenceburg, at 6:34 a.m., was southbound on Johnson Fork Road when he rounded a curve to the left, and the vehicle went over the fog line and left the road. The rear end of the vehicle started to slide and struck a utility pole, causing …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 21 Deanna L. Buis-Jenkins, 45, North State Street, West Harrison, was arrested at 10:15 a.m., at the Dearborn County Jail by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy S. Stirn, for Probation Violation. Jacob D. Hooten, 25, U.S. 52, Brookville, was arrested at 5:30 p.m., by Brookville Police Department Officer …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County is now considered a red county in the ISDH color-coding scheme. In the color-coding scheme, red signifies the worst of the counties, orange is next bad, yellow is a step down and blue is the best. Union County is now orange and Franklin County is yellow. South …
By John Estridge Franklin County Courthouse’s historic belfry is scheduled to be taken down Wednesday, Nov. 4. That is unless Tropical Storm Zeta, currently Hurricane Zeta, doesn’t take it down Thursday, October 29. Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel told county council members Tuesday night, October 27, of the plans. The current belfry/cupola is leaning …
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By Chris Huerkamp, Franklin County prosecutor October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic violence is a subject that can be tough to deal with and combat, even under normal circumstances. Unfortunately, in the challenging environment of 2020 and the unprecedented events of this year, domestic violence incidents have increased. With fewer opportunities to get out …
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MARTHA JONES Martha (Fisher) Jones, 100, passed away Sunday, October 25. A long time resident of Union and Fayette counties, Martha was living at Twin Towers retirement community in Cincinnati. Martha was born July 31, 1920, to Fred and Sophia (Bryson) Fisher. She was a graduate of Alquina High School and Reid Memorial Nursing School. …
EVELYN CHASTEEN Evelyn C. Chasteen, 74, of Brownsville passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020. She was born on April 20, 1946, to the late Walter Yates and Elenora Howard Yates Watson in Maysville, Kentucky. Evelyn spent her beloved time caring for her children at home. She is survived by her daughter – Melissa Hensley; …
JOYCE ALMA HERTEL Joyce Alma Hertel, age 80, of Brookville, died Sunday night October 25, 2020, at the Waters of Batesville in Batesville. Born January 1, 1940, in Midway, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Joseph Wesley and Fannie Florence (Rogers) Nichols. On May 27, 1970, she was united in marriage to Thomas Hertel, …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had two more deaths officials said were related to COVID-19. That brings Fayette County’s total to 21. Fayette County also had an additional 23 positive test results. That makes the sixth day out of the last seven where the number of positive test results was double digits. …