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Lauren Kelley wins individual honors while boys cross country team finishes second in five-team field
From a press release from Franklin County High School athletics Three of the five Franklin County boy runners ran in a pack at the five-team Winchester meet and brought the Wildcats to a second-place finish with 64 points in the season-opening race. Wapahani won the meet with an almost perfect 16 points. FC was led …
FC volleyball drops a pair to Hagerstown
From a Franklin County High School press release An always tough Hagerstown volleyball program swept Franklin County Tuesday night, August 18. The Lady Tigers took the varsity contest in straight sets, 25-14, 25-18, 25-16. And the Lady Wildcats dropped the junior varsity contest, 2-1, with scores of 25-23, 23-25, 15-9. “Hagerstown has always been tough …
Indiana sweet corn and Rush County’s Souder Farms
A press release from the Indiana Department of Agriculture You would be hard-pressed to find one person living in Indiana who hasn’t enjoyed at least one hot, buttered ear of sweet corn in their lifetime. For some of us, this is peak summer eating. We all have our favorite sweet corn farms we buy from, …
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In the roller coaster that has been the FCHS football season opener, the game is off again
By John Estridge It has been said a picture is worth 1,000 words. That may be true, but a football video may be worth more, and it may also lead to an abrupt change of mind.. In the roller coaster that has been Franklin County High School football and trying to schedule a season opener, …
FC’s COVID-19 positive test results increased by two to 256, while UC’s went up one to 48
COVID-19 positive test results were increased by two to 256 in Franklin County on Thursday, August 20. Union County had an uptick of one to 48. And deaths were unchanged at 22 and zero, respectively. This is all according to figures posted on the Indiana State Department of Health website.
UC resident David Fields is Out in the Country
FCHS gets opening football game Saturday afternoon, August 22
By John Estridge Football will start in Franklin County this weekend. Franklin County Athletics Director Denny Dorrel announced Wednesday night, August 19, Parke Heritage High School will travel to Franklin County for the opener at 5 p.m., Saturday, August 22. New Castle, the former opening-game opponent, canceled the scheduled Friday night, August 21, game Monday …
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Liberty man was killed in a two-vehicle accident early Wednesday morning, August 19, in southern Wayne County
By John Estridge from a press release from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office A Liberty man was killed in a two-vehicle accident early Wednesday morning, August 19. According to a Wayne County Sheriff’s Office press release signed by Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter, Daniel Bolser, 55, Liberty, was declared dead at the scene. At about …
Two more people sign up for the UCCCJSD Board of Trustees election
By John Estridge with information provided by the Union County Clerk’s Office Three people have now signed up for the Union County College Corner Joint School District Board of Trustees races in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Barry Edwards, Harmony Township, was the first person to sign up. Incumbent Mary Eversole signed up …
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