News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
Information provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department with the opening paragraph by John Estridge Deer are apparently out in force in Franklin County this time of year even before the rut. Good luck to everyone during the rut. July 29 At 4:39 a.m., Michael Voelker was operating a vehicle east on Wolf Creek Road …
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By John Estridge On Monday, Aug. 3, it was a quintessential small-town, town council meeting, with some of the problems found in trying to govern a small town. And Liberty Town Council members were back in their own customary digs at the Union County Courthouse Commissioners’ Meeting room after moving to the Liberty Volunteer Fire …
Submitted by the FCHS Athletics Department It was the first athletic contest for a Franklin County High School athletic team since the shutdown started in March. FCHS girls golf went to Richmond Monday, August 3, to open the 2020-21 school-year athletics with a second-place finish at the Joe Moehring Girls Golf Tourney. The Lady Cats …
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Information supplied by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department July 30 Timothy B. Estridge, 47, East Fourth Street, Brookville, was arrested at 7:05 p.m., at the intersection of Oxford Pike and Flinn Road, by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jason Robinson and charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated. August 1 Elizabeth R. Whipple, 32, Stipps …
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Information from the ISDH Franklin County’s number of COVID-19 positive test results skyrocketed between the Indiana Department of Health’s Sunday, August 2 numbers and Monday’s August 3 numbers. Nineteen new positive results were tallied, bringing the total to 224. But fortunately, the number of deaths remained unchanged at 10. Union County’s numbers stayed the same …
Franklin County Health Nurse Angie Ruther RN This was released Friday, July 31, on the Franklin County Health Department Facebook page. No tracking information was included. According to Franklin County Health Nurse Angie Ruther, RN, the tenth death in Franklin County with the cause of death related to the COVID-19 pandemic is a female in …
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Indiana Conservation Officer press release The body of an Anderson man was recovered from Westwood Park Reservoir in Henry County. Jeff Maxwell, 61, was pulled out of the water after nearly three hours of search operations. A 911 call came in to Henry County Dispatch Sunday, Aug. 2, at approximately 2:34 p.m. Maxwell was located by …
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Real Estate Transfers are provided by the Franklin County Recorder’s Office. This is from Jan. 17 through Jan. 29. Warranty Deed: Carrol Lee Studt and Mildred Studt to Michael Lee Studt and Jeremy Lee Studt; land in Blooming Grove Township. Warranty Deed: Michael L. Mortashed and Bethany J. Mortashed to Charles L. White III and …
By John Estridge Union County Health Nurse Kim Klein came to the Union County Commissioners’ meeting recently with some good news. The county was in line to receive an Indiana Department of Health $100,000 grant for COVID-19 testing. The grant would begin in September and runs through June 2021, Klein said. Both commissioners present at …
By John Estridge Brookville resident Justin Moore attended the July 14 Brookville Town Council meeting because he has a water problem. Moore said he purchased a house near the river off Market Street and has been trying to fix it up. It is an historical home, which needed many upgrades. He came home several weeks …