News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge There are several state highway, interstate and U.S. highway projects ongoing in the Franklin County area that are just completed and planned to be tweaked or planned for the near future. This is from the Indiana Department of Transportation concerning projects in and around Franklin County. The big news for the Brookville/Metamora …
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Indiana Conservation Officers have recovered the body of the man who went missing in the Ohio River Saturday night, July 25. The body of Harold Snook, 52, of Crestwood, Kentucky, was recovered today at 8:32 a.m., Monday, July 27, approximately a half-mile south of where he went missing. The incident is still under investigation. The …
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People in the Whitewater Valley are blessed with natural beauty all around them. This draws people to the area to partake in the recreational opportunities this beauty offers. And as such, many of the valley’s residents understand, better than most, the inherent dangers that are also prevalent. This is a group of press releases from …
By John Estridge I’m just throwing this out there. In reading Gov. Eric Holcomb’s executive order pertaining to masks, which goes into effect Monday, July 27, it has a list of exemptions from wearing a mask. In those exemptions, it mentions sports. This is an exemption for exercising and/or engaging in sports. “Any person while …
Ruth Estridge photos Santa Claus made a very rare July appearance at Whitewater Memorial State Park in Union County on Saturday, July 25.
By John Estridge There has been some action in the case of the man charged with the March 28, 1986, death of Denise Pflum of Fayette County. Shawn McClung’s trial date has been changed from Friday, Oct. 2, to Monday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. Also, Brookville attorney Jud McMillin made an appearance to represent …
https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-37%20Face%20Covering%20Requirement.pdf
By Larry Wiwi It sounds like political hysteria to broad brush a political party with the charge of being in favor of death and destruction and that attitude certainly does not apply to the typical moderately involved Democrat voter, but at the policy and action level it is true and becoming more so as the …
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Submitted by Mike Biltz for the American Legion The Brookville American Legion Post 77 is pleased to announce that they have awarded $9,500 in scholarships to FCHS graduates of 2020. A chicken drive thru and cash raffle were conducted by chairmen, Ray Amrhein, Bill Higgs and Mike Biltz with the help of over 30 volunteers …
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Compiled by John Estridge The real estate transfers are provided by the Franklin County Recorder’s Office. This installment is beginning on Jan. 13, 2020. Warranty Deed: Kathleen Margaret Traylor to Shelli Arvin, Katie Zeinner and Shelli Traylor; land in Highland Township. Warranty Deed: William T. Bulmer and Brett A. Bulmer to Raymond Doyle Green; Lot …
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