News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge Seventy-one people participated through Zoom in the Union County College Corner Joint School District Board of Trustees special meeting Thursday night, July 30, to make changes to the corporation’s re-entry plan. About another 10 people were masked up and in the audience. Numbers of known positive cases in Union County have gone …
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By John Estridge Before I write this short article, I want to go out of my reporter mode and enter into my fired editor mode. After I was fired, and the shutdown hit, I watched and read the news like it was a World Series game, and the Reds were in the World Series. I …
An Indiana State Police press release Kyle Beckman, 34, of Greens Fork, has succumbed to injuries he received in a head-on crash on a Henry County road Wednesday morning, July 29. Beckman was airlifted to a hospital in Indianapolis this morning after his Honda Accord was hit head on by a Ford Explorer. About 8:42 …
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These are Union County marriage licenses from Jan. 1 through June 29 supplied by the UC Clerk’s Office Dillon Adam Proffitt, 23, and Kaitlin Dawn Buttery, 23. Andy McCormick, 46, and Patty Ann Bennett, 47. Samuel Chance Johnson, 38, and Jessica Marie Dawson, 31. Jason Paul Lackey, 48, and Tammy June Wrenn, 53. Zachary Martin …
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By John Estridge Franklin County Community School Corporation (FCCSC) will begin in-classroom learning with a start date one week later than planned. FCCSC Board of Trustees made the decision Wednesday afternoon, July 29, during a special school board meeting. The starting date is now Wednesday, August 12, when it had been planned for Wednesday, August …
By John Estridge Kyle Seibert is a 2020 Franklin County High School (FCHS) graduate who was also the senior class president among holding many other offices. He received an associate degree in general studies while attending high school. And Seibert, 18, is arguably the youngest candidate in the county’s history to run for the Franklin …
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From the Franklin County Health Department via FC Public Health Nurse Angie Ruther with the last paragraph added by John Estridge Franklin County has had 60 new COVID cases this month. This is the biggest spike EVER. It is more important than ever to please social distance, wash your hands, disinfect frequently, and wear your …
A Nixle release Water will temporarily be off north of Pence Road through the town of Metamora. A 48-hour voluntary water boil for affected areas when water is restored. Hoosier Hills water
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department July 17 At 4:10 a.m., Paul Smith, Harrison Brookville Road, West Harrison, was operating a vehicle north on U.S. 52 and failed to navigate a slight turn in the road and struck a Cincinnati Bell utility pole. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Dylan Enzinger investigated the accident. July 20 …
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