By John Estridge Public water lines may be coming to the area between U.S. 27 and Indiana 44 east of Liberty as a result of the federal stimulus package recently signed into law. Union County Commissioners discussed ways to spend the almost $1.4 million the county will receive in the next two years as a …
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Two UC women discuss the whys of their opposition to proposed solar farms in Preble County Ohio and Franklin County
By John Estridge At the current time, there are no solar energy farms in Union County either in operation or proposed. Two women who attended the Union County Commissioners’ meeting Friday, March 5, want to keep it that way and are concerned about two possible solar farms at the county’s borders. Tina Jackson and Traci …
Some UC residents concerned about transmission lines coming into county from Ohio solar energy project
By John Estridge With snow up to hips and cold weather to the wrong side of zero, it is hard to think about the sun, but solar energy was one of the topics of conversation at the Union County Commissioners’ meeting Friday, February 19. Preble County, Ohio, to the east, has a solar power project …
UC Courthouse to reopen to public on March 1
By John Estridge Union County’s Courthouse will reopen to the public on March 1. That was the unanimous decision of the Union County Commissioners at their meeting Friday morning, February 19. The courthouse has been closed for several months going back to when the county was declared red by the Indiana Department of Health over …
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UC commissioners given update on communications project, which includes a new radio building
By John Estridge A small building has been placed between the Union County Jail and the Liberty Town offices. It will hold the radio equipment for Union County dispatch. There is an ongoing project of moving the dispatchers out of the jail building and putting them where the town offices are now. Liberty received the …
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 …
College Corner resident tries to get UC commissioners to change minds on consolidating polling places
By John Estridge As most everyone knows, because the public is living it every day, the pandemic has changed life as it has been known and continues to do that with each new day. One of those changes brought out a complaint at the Union County Commissioners’ meeting Friday morning, September 4. Marilyn Revalee, a …
UC commissioner forced to stop bickering between two insurance company representatives
By John Estridge Usually when insurance is discussed at governmental entity meetings, the discussion is very dry and boring. That was not the case Friday morning, September 4, at the Union County Commissioners’ meeting. Commissioner Howard Curry had to strongly tell everyone to stop as the bickering between representatives for two different insurance companies got …
Reid Health awarded UC ambulance bid for $1.17 million over three years
By John Estridge Union County Commissioners had an unusual meeting at an unusual time in the world Friday morning, September 4. With this world dealing with a pandemic where there is social distancing and masks. And everyone had to try to deal with the social distancing in the commissioners’ small meeting room. Because of that, …
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UC saves an estimated $140,000 per year with new health insurance plan
By John Estridge Union County Commissioners decided to go with a new company for health insurance and apparently saved around $140,000 annually in the change. Two bids were opened at the Friday morning, August 7, meeting. One was from the current health insurance company, VanVleet Insurance of Richmond, and the other bid was from RMD …
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