News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
Indiana State Police press release Tuesday, April 5, the Indiana State Police began investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred on US 52 in southeast Franklin County that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman. The initial investigation by the Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash Reconstruction Team indicated that at approximately 11 am, a 2006 Ford F-150, …
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By John Estridge Brookville Town Council will hold an executive session about purchasing a property or properties at 7 p.m., Monday, August 23. Council meets 24 hours later in a public session. There could be several properties the council members could be talking about in the executive session: the Zimmer property off High Street — …
By John Estridge Zachary L. Bennett, 28, 9075 Indiana 101, Brookville, was arrested and charged with two really troubling crimes. Bennett is alleged to have burned his 1-year-old on the face with a cigarette and battered a female while they were all staying at Mound Haven Motel. According to an Investigative Narrative filed by Franklin …
By John Estridge Two Franklin County men were arrested and charged with three felonies regarding meth and theft. Zachary J. Burkhart, 29, and Trevor L. Ruble, 24, were charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, as a Level 2 Felony; and Possession of Methamphetamine, as a Level 4 Felony. Burkhart was also charged with Theft, as a …
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By John Estridge Franklin County will receive more than $4.4 million and Union County will get $1.6 million in the new COVID-19 relief funds. President Biden recently signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law, which includes the individual stimulus money, $1,400 checks. More info on allocations is here: https://www.naco.org/resources/featured/state-and-local-coronavirus-fiscal-recovery-funds?fbclid=IwAR1f2n8aDYjaAe_gs4CsA0rtfDjmSi-9CenS4yU3oCjUaBp6swoTCoo06BI#table Half of the money for the …
Press release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department On Saturday, February 27, at 12:39 p.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the report of a one-vehicle accident with injuries on St. Mary’s Road, east of East Alley Road. Tracey L. Ratliff, age 53 of Sunman, was operating a 2007 Lincoln Navigator eastbound on St. …
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Data provided by the FC Recorder’s Office From 3-2-2020 to 3-12-2020 Quit Claim Deed: Jacqueline R. Wilhelm and Jacqueline R. Sims to Jeffrey L. Sims; land in Highland Township. Warranty Deed: James A. Hodges to Andrew M. Stirn and Suzette M. Stirn; land in Salt Creek Township. Warranty Deed: Samuel M. Bailie and Angela M. …
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By John Estridge Construction is ongoing at the $3.7 million Heap Hofer Aquatic Center in Brookville. Set to open in the late spring/early summer 2021, the facility will offer a family slide, a big slide and three tipping buckets in the shallow water. The Heap Memorial Pool was forced to shut down at the beginning …
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By John Estridge Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is busy constructing new subdistrict facilities on Indiana 101 north of Brookville across from Hickory Woods Campground with a private lane separating the INDOT property from Hautau Tube Cutoff Systems. According to information from Natalie Garrett, public relations director, Southeast District, INDOT, the new facility will include office …
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By John Estridge Indiana State Department of Health released its Sunday, Aug. 2, figures. Franklin County’s positive COVID-19 tests results increased by eight from Saturday, Aug. 1, to 205 cases. Union County increased by four cases to 32. In the first two days in August, the number of positive test results has increased by 14 …