News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge from ISDH data COVID-19 numbers in the Whitewater Valley are very good on Labor Day, September 7. After two days of double-digit gains, Fayette County had just one additional COVID-19-positive test result, increasing that county’s total to 376. There were no new deaths in the Whitewater Valley associated with COVID-19. In Franklin …
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Indiana Conservation Officer press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of a man that occurred at Patoka Lake Sunday evening, September 6. The body of Travis Ray St. Martin, 33, of Racine, Wisconsin, was recovered by conservation officer public safety divers Sunday night at approximately 7:34 p.m., after he went missing in the …
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Indiana State Police press release Shortly after 9:30 p.m., Sunday, September 6, Indiana State Police troopers from the Fort Wayne Post responded to a reported single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the 5000 block of South West Fox Lake Road, west of Angola. Arriving on scene, troopers located a 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle off road that had …
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FC resident Larry Wiwi Forty years ago I was deeply immersed in the study of various political and economic thought eventually resulting in my adoption of conservatism grounded in our founding documents and free market capitalism which led to a political leaning in favor of Republicans. Despite this leaning, I have always considered the views …
Indiana Conservation Officer press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a near drowning that occurred this afternoon on Lake Shafer near Indiana Beach. At approximately 4:55 p.m., White County Dispatch received a 911 call of a man who was believed to be missing in the water near the Riviera Resort. He had last been seen by …
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A press release from the FCPLD Current Hours: Monday through Friday 1 to 6; Saturday, 1 to 4. Expanded Services: The Libraries are open for “Grab-&-Go: services. Patrons who want to enter the buildings to select books, movies, magazines, etc. may do so. Computers will be available by appointment. Brookville’s study rooms will also be available …
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By John Estridge As most everyone knows, because the public is living it every day, the pandemic has changed life as it has been known and continues to do that with each new day. One of those changes brought out a complaint at the Union County Commissioners’ meeting Friday morning, September 4. Marilyn Revalee, a …
By John Estridge from ISDH data For the second day in a row, Fayette County’s number of positive COVID-19 tests increased by double digits. The Indiana State Department of Health reported Saturday, September 5, that number increased by a dozen. Today, Sunday, September 6, that number increased by 14 to 375. Thankfully no further COVID-19-related …
From the Franklin County High School Athletics Department website The Indianapolis Colts nominated the football game this Friday, Sept. 11, featuring Franklin County and East Central as one of 12 games of the week in the state. “If our game gets the most votes, we win $1,000,” Franklin County High School Athletics Director Denny Dorrel …
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