News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge COVID-19 has caused many changes to life. However, Liberty Town Council members would not let COVID-19 negatively affect Trick or Treat. The topic was in the middle of the agenda for five council members during their meeting Monday night, October 5. And, within seconds, that matter was done as two members simultaneously …
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SHELLEY CHAPMAN Shelley Chapman, 67, of Liberty, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 4, 2020, after a battle with cancer. She was born on May 2, 1953, in Cincinnati, and is the daughter of Garlin Bryant and Mildred Root Bryant. She was a member of Union County Church of Christ. On August 21, …
By John Estridge An Anderson police detective died after being stung by hornets in Franklin County Sunday, October 4. According to an Anderson Herald Bulletin article, Larry Crenshaw, 59, was pronounced dead at the Rushville Memorial Hospital. Crenshaw and another man were removing a deer stand on property off Snail Creek Road when Crenshaw was …
From the desk of Susan Knight, FC Public Library District director Retirement: This week marks the first time in 19 years that our patrons and staff operate without Melody Gault’s input. Having begun her career here in August of 2001, she now enters retirement looking forward to having additional time for family, friends, and church activities. We …
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From the FCHS Athletics Office Monday – Boys Soccer vs Greensburg @ Lawrenceburg IHSAA Sectional 7:00 Start Monday – JV/Varsity Volleyball @ Home vs Lawrenceburg 5:30 Start Monday – JV Football @ South Dearborn 6:00 Start Tuesday – Jack Stirn in the Richmond Regional – 4:30 Start Thursday – Girls Soccer vs winner of South …
By John Estridge from ISDH data There was good news for the three Whitewater Valley counties and the state regarding the COVID-19 virus. In the Whitewater Valley, only Union County saw an increase in the number of positive test results, and that was just one to bring its total up to 81. Franklin and Fayette …
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Photos provided by Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel Franklin County Commissioners and county council members are looking at an extensive repair of the courthouse’s belfry. Officials knew there were bats in the belfry, but they did not know if a bell was still there. As most know a picture is worth 1,000 words.
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had two more COVID-19 positive test results on Sunday, October 4, making its total of positive test results increase to 319. Fayette County had one additional positive test result, and that county’s total number is now 430. Union County did not have any positive test results recorded, …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data According to daily numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health, the number of positive test results for the state as a whole have been very high for the last two days, but that is not the case in the Whitewater Valley. The state reported, on Saturday, October 3, …
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