Commissioners unanimously approve zoning code amendments regulating proposed solar energy farms

By John Estridge It was ironic the Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the Franklin County Zoning Code concerning solar energy farms Tuesday night April 20, as a freak snowstorm blew into the county. The irony, beyond having a late April snowstorm, is the commissioners and county attorney Grant Reeves seemed to sense …

Daycare center approved for historic Elsie Dreyer Building in Brookville

By John Estridge The historic Elsie Dreyer Nursing Home building is safe for now and apparently going to be used as a daycare center instead of a new town hall for Brookville. As Brookville officials have been silent on which building the town plans on buying to make into a new town hall, the Elsie …

Brookville businessman Rick Gill gets a variance for a banner sign for Jansing Auto Body on Gill’s business, Brookville Gun Shop, but the journey is not over

By John Estridge Brookville businessman Rick Gill said he was trying to help out a fellow Brookville businessman. According to Gill, it is tough for a business to make it in Brookville, and said one just has to look at the empty store fronts on Main Street to realize that. Art Weber, owner of Jansing …