By John Estridge Some Bath Township residents attended the Wednesday, September 9, Franklin County Area Plan Commission meeting to express their displeasure about the possibility of a solar energy enterprise in that township. APC members have been trying to work out implementing zoning requirements concerning solar and wind energy as neither is addressed in the …
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UC resident David Fields is Out in the Country
UC resident David Fields is Out in the Country
Bob had watched an old movie last night and the theme song was stuck in his mind. Mistakenly, he thought the woman who was trying to warn him was responding to his singing.
Franklin County records two more COVID-19 positive test results, bringing that number up to 287
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had two more COVID-19 positive test results reported on Saturday, September 12, by the Indiana State Department of Health. That brings the county’s total to 287. There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported in any of the three counties in the Whitewater Valley; Franklin, Fayette and Union. …
Obituary for Edward T. “Ted” Kowalsky Jr.
EDWARD T. “TED” KOWALSKY JR. Edward T. “Ted” Kowalsky Jr., age 76, of Brookville, died Thursday, September 10, 2020, at his residence in Brookville. Born November 6, 1943, in Hastings, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Edward T. Sr. and Margaret (Cornett) Kowalsky. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Ted …
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Obituary for Clarence Neeley
CLARENCE FRED NEELEY Clarence Fred Neeley, age 75, of Brookville, died Friday morning September 11, 2020, at his residence in Brookville. Born September 25, 1944, in Connersville, he was the son of the late Golden and Virgie (Burch) Neeley. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam era. On April 17, 1965, he was united …
Funeral for Linda Selby
LINDA SELBY Linda Selby, 75, of Connersville went home to be with the Lord Thursday evening, September 10, 2020, at Majestic Care of Connersville, where she had been a patient for the last year and a half. One of five children of John Paul and Edith Allen Friend, Linda was born in Connersville on April …
Young mother brought to tears at LTC meeting when told family has to get rid of pet therapy chickens
By John Estridge Audrey Ballard started to cry at the Liberty Town Council meeting Tuesday evening, September 8. A Liberty resident, she had received notice she had to get rid of her chickens because they are not allowed within town limits, according to a town ordinance. They are considered farm animals. Liberty Clerk/Treasurer Melissa Shepler …
Obituary for Benny A. Flannery
BENNY A. FLANNERY Benny A. Flannery, age 46, of Batesville, died Monday, September 7, 2020, in Batesville. Born March 6, 1974 in Batesville, he was the son of Jerry Flannery Sr. and Vicki (Beckman) Doerflein. He was employed as a union heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Vicki and Steven Doerflein of …
BTC decides to take code enforcement responsibilities from town administrator and give to police department
By John Estridge At the Tuesday, September 8, Brookville Town Council meeting, members proposed taking the compliance code duties away from the town administrator and give them to the Brookville Police Department. During the last council meeting in August, some local residents were critical the process for getting a property in town cleaned took too …