News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge using ISDH data There are relatively good COVID-19 numbers again Tuesday, September 8, for the Whitewater Valley. There are no new COVID-19-related deaths in Franklin, Union or Fayette counties. Franklin County has one new positive COVID-19 test result, bringing that total number up to 282. Union County had no new positive test …
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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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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 …
By John Estridge with date from the ISDH Fayette County’s number of positive COVID-19 test results went up by a dozen with the total now standing at 361. There were no new COVID-19-related deaths in any of the three counties: Fayette, Franklin and Union. Those numbers are holding at 10, 25 and zero, respectively. Union …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data For the second straight day, Franklin County does not have any new COVID-19 positive test results and no new deaths recorded that are suspected of being COVID-19 related, meaning the numbers remain at 279 and 25, respectively. Union County has the same statistics as FC in that there are …
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From ISDH data The number of positive COVID-19 test results increased by three in Franklin County to 279. There are no new deaths related to COVID-19 in the county, meaning the number remained at 25. Union County has no new positive test results and no new COVID-19-related deaths, meaning the numbers are 65 and zero, …
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By John Estridge Franklin County Council just finished a budget workshop for the 2021 budget where no county employees received raises and many council members expressed relief no one was laid off. Why, is a two-edged sword: falling revenue due to the pandemic and former councils who raided the county’s Insurance Fund for several years …
By John Estridge A group of people is meeting once a month in the Franklin County Commissioners meeting room in order to make sure businesses, organizations and government entities in Franklin County are getting as many grants and low-interest loans as is possible through the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting on Wednesday, August 26, were EMA Director …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Union County went up one in COVID-19 positive test results and now stands at 65. Franklin County was unchanged in both positive test results and deaths with the numbers at 276 and 25, respectively. UC is still at zero deaths. However, Fayette County’s number of COVID-19-related deaths went up …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County’s number of positive COVID-19 test results increased by two to 276, while Union County’s went up by one to 64. No new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in either county with the numbers remaining 25 and zero, respectively. However, adjacent Fayette County is still dealing with an …