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Information provided by the Union County Clerk’s Office There are three (3) different ways to vote VOTE BY MAIL (ABS) Request an application Go to www.indianavoters.in.gov. Call or stop by your local Clerk’s Office for an application. (UNION COUNTY: 765-458-6121 / 26 W. Union St., Liberty) Or drop off your application in the Clerk’s Office …
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Information provided by UC EMA Director Jim Franklin Union County implemented a burn ban Wednesday morning, September 23. Union County is one of the counties in Indiana deemed in the Abnormally Dry regions within the state, according to Indiana/drought.gov. Enacted by the county commissioners, it stipulates: 1. No unattended campfires and recreational fires; must be …
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MARY ANN FOX MULHEEREN Mary Ann Fox Mulheeren, 83 of Connersville, went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2020, while at Heritage House in Connersville. She was born on March 22, 1937, in Liberty, to Vola and Lena Daniels Whitis, both preceded her in death. She married Darrell Fox on July 27, 1956. He …
By John Estridge from commissioners meeting and ISDH numbers On Tuesday morning, September 22, Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel read an update of numbers concerning COVID-19 in Franklin County. Linkel said the number of positive test results in the county stands at 303. Of those, 24 have recovered, 34 are being monitored and seven …
Information provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 14 At 7:56 p.m., Sonya McColley, U.S. 52, Brookville, missed the turnoff to a road she wanted off Highland Center Road. She started backing toward the edge of the road. The vehicle she was operating then slid over an embankment into a deep ditch coming to …
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By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approved a burn ban for Franklin County at their meeting Tuesday morning, September 22. Commissioners Tom Linkel and Gerald Wendel are both farmers and said it would be nice to get some rain at this point, especially for the crops to help in their development. On the state’s …
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ROBERT WILLIAM ROLLINS, JR. Robert William Rollins, Jr., 55, of Rushville, passed away September 20, 2020, at his residence. He was born November 28, 1964, in New Castle, to Robert Rollins, Sr. and Mary Gannon Rollins. On August 15, 2013, he married Gwen Qualls in Brookville. Mrs. Rollins survives. Robert was a member of Eagles …
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 16 Colleen A. Bowman, 51, Church Street, Brookville, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. at the Dearborn County Jail for Possession of Synthetic Drug or Lookalike Substance by Franklin County Sherriff’s Department Deputy S. Stirn. September 17 Keith R. Gibson, 48, Cincinnati, was arrested at 3:45 p.m., at the …
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CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH Christopher H. Smith, of Brookville, was born on March 16, 1975 in Oxford, Ohio a son to Jesse and Carole Peak Smith. He married Holly Simmermeyer on September 11, 1999, at St. Michael’s Church and together they had two daughters. Chris was Vice President of B & F Plastics in Richmond for more than …