By John Estridge It took Brookville businessman Rick Gill a year or more, but he finally was awarded the right to go ahead and put a sign on the side of his business for another Brookville business. Gill said he was asked by the owner of Jansing Auto Body, off St. Mary’s Road, to put …
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Obituary for Hugh Edwin Morgan
HUGH EDWIN MORGAN Hugh Edwin Morgan, 89, a lifelong resident of Liberty, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Reid Health of Richmond. He was born February 26, 1931, the oldest of two children of John and Anna (Whitaker) Morgan. He was a 1949 graduate of Kitchel High School in Union County. On February 24, …
Obituary for Thomas L. Eckerle
Thomas Leroy Eckerle, of Brookville, was born on April 23, 1953, in Batesville, a son to Raymond and Lavinia Prifogle Eckerle. He married Brenda Tebbe on April 24, 1976, at St. Michael Catholic Church. Tom worked for the Franklin County Water Company and was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and the Franklin County …
UC’s COVID-19 positive test results increase by two while FC’s numbers remain unchanged
By John Estridge from ISDH data The number of positive COVID-19 test results in Union County increased by two between Friday and Saturday, August 29, to 62. Franklin County’s COVID-19 test results and COVID-19-related deaths both remained constant at 273 and 25, respectively. Union County does not have any COVID-19-related deaths. In the state, the …
We are not being punished
By Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, Why did is God allowing all these natural disasters to come upon us? A: When a storm in the Gulf of Mexico suddenly turns deadly, we are quick to say, “Why, God?” No doubt there are folks in the middle of that situation thinking the same thing right now. …
ICO Brandon Shoults promoted to corporal
From an Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement press release Congratulations to Brandon Shoults. Brandon was recently promoted to the rank of Corporal for Operational District 9. District Nine is comprised of 11 counties in the southeastern portion of the state.
Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
A press release from the United States Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is Sept. 11. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs …
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FC COVID-19 Task Force no longer meeting
By John Estridge Franklin County’s COVID-19 Task Force is no longer meeting. On Fridays, the task force usually issues a press release through the Franklin County Health Department Facebook Page. Apparently the page no longer exists. And FCHD nurse Angie Ruther issued the following two-line email Friday afternoon, August 28: “The COVID task force is …
Obituary for David Charles Lowery
DAVID CHARLES LOWERY David Charles Lowery, of Metamora, was born on June 30, 1947, in Ohio, a son to Charles and Hazel Brumley Lowery. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving his country with the United States Marines. David married his high school sweetheart, Wanda Wilson, on June 15, 1968, in Metamora, and together they raised two children; …
FC resident Harry D. Graves writes a letter to the FC commissioners regarding the road off Ind. 1 west along the county line
(To) Franklin County Commissioners: Tom Wilson, Tom Linkel and Gerald Wendel Subject: (In Franklin County) alleged road from County Line Road to Rt. 1, either County Line Road or the Fabricated Off-Set Rd. NO ACTION Should be taken until Surveyor’s Report completed and Recorded and the obvious conflict between when property transferred and NO mention …