UC implements burn ban

Information provided by UC EMA Director Jim Franklin Union County implemented a burn ban Wednesday morning, September 23. Union County is one of the counties in Indiana deemed in the Abnormally Dry regions within the state, according to Indiana/drought.gov. Enacted by the county commissioners, it stipulates: 1. No unattended campfires and recreational fires; must be …

FC commissioners enact county-wide burn ban

By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approved a burn ban for Franklin County at their meeting Tuesday morning, September 22. Commissioners Tom Linkel and Gerald Wendel are both farmers and said it would be nice to get some rain at this point, especially for the crops to help in their development. On the state’s …