News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge The property on the south side of Sixth Street near its intersection with Main Street is still vexing local officials. For many years, the Town of Brookville and then the Brookville Redevelopment Commission sought an Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) Blight Clearance Program grant. This was a long, multi-year …
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By Rev. Adrienne Greene Q: I’m deeply trouble by the fact that America seems to be stuck in disunity and chaos. What would Jesus do? A: You’re singing the song on everybody’s heart right now—including mine. I just read an article from an important Christian leader, Rick Joyner at MorningStar Ministries, and I’d like to …
By John Estridge A Hamilton, Ohio man lost control of his motorcycle on loose gravel while heading westbound on Indiana 252 near its intersection with Little Cedar Road, but luckily came away with minor injuries. According to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release, around 2:45 p.m., on July 3, Hans C. Leffler was operating …
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By John Estridge Two young children were air cared from a three-vehicle accident in front of the Mounds Recreation Area Entrance on July 4. According to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release, at 3:04 p.m., Thomas E. Jones, 33, Middletown, Ohio, was driving a 2002 Saturn Vue westbound on Fox Run Road. Jones told …
By John Estridge Bridges are not made over night. And state and federal regulations concerning the building of a bridge add years to any bridge project. That was the unfortunate reality for a River Road resident and other residents along River Road as they are enduring extensive detours because of a closed bridge on River …
By John Estridge It took 13 weeks due to the COVID-19 shutdown, but Whitewater Commons is once again allowing immediate family in-person visits to its tenants. Melissa Spillers, her sister, Ginger Brown, and Melissa’s mom, Ginger Dearth, were able to visit Melissa’s grandma, Norma Paddock, on Monday, July 13. According to Spillers, that was the …
From the Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department After much consideration the Cedar Grove Volunteer Firemen have made the decision to hold a drive-thru chicken dinner on Saturday August 29th in lieu of our annual festival. This will allow us to ensure we do our part to follow state guidelines while protecting the public and our …
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By Jim Reese Hey John, I may be wrong, but it seems to me since everybody is getting their precious feelings hurt, especially the so-called native Americans over a few pro teams mascot who they deem as racist, I think our state and capital city should follow suit and get rid of our state’s names. …
By John Estridge Luckily, for me, the worst thing that has happened to me in this pandemic, and it’s really not a bad thing, is my coffee addiction has gone amuck. Amuck, sometimes spelled amok, is one of the words I really savor, but I rarely, if ever, get to use it. If Godzilla ever …
By John Estridge With the development of Whitewater Memorial State Park and then the Brookville Lake, Union County lost 9,606 productive acres off the tax rolls, according to Union County commissioners. Not only do Union and Franklin counties not receive any tax money from the acres made into parks, the former with property purchased by …