Several groups and organizations came together for annual Red Ribbon Week in UC

By John Estridge The whole community came together for the annual Red Ribbon Week in Union County, Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Frame’s Outdoor Sports Supply. Speakers, art contests and more were the norm for the day for fifth graders from both Liberty Elementary and College Corner schools. The theme for this year’s Red Ribbon Week …

FC’s COVID-related deaths increase by one to 25; positive tests up by three in FC and one in UC

By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County has another death attributed to COVID-19, bringing the total to 25. Again, there is apparently no longer a Franklin County Health Department Facebook page to give any additional information on the 25th death. Also, Friday was the day set aside by Franklin County Health Nurse Angie Ruther …

Another death in FC attributed to COVID-19, bringing the number to 24; positive test results went up by five in FC and one in UC

By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County’s number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 went up by one to 24, while the number of positive COVID-19 test results increased by five to 270. Franklin County Health Department has always put out information on the gender and age of those whose deaths have been attributed to …

Each county’s COVID-19 positive test results increase by one

By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin and Union counties positive test results for COVID-19 each increased by one. FC’s is now at 265 while UC’s is 58. No new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in either county so that remains at 23 and zero, respectively. For the state, the positive COVID-19 test results increased …

One more death added to FC’s COVID-19 numbers but this one is controversial

By John Estridge with Indiana State Department of Health data According to the Indiana State Health Department’s COVID-19 numbers, Franklin County’s COVID-19-related deaths were increased by one to 23. However, the female in her 60s, according to the Franklin County Health Department, has some family members taking exception to the listing of her as a …

Union County’s positive COVID-19 test results increased by two to 54, while FC’s went up one to 261

By John Estridge from the data on the Indiana State Department of Health’s website Positive COVID-19 test results for Union County increased by two to 54, while Franklin County’s inched up by one to 261. Deaths related to COVID-19 remain unchanged for the two counties at zero and 22, respectively. In Indiana, the total number …

FC’s positive COVID-19 test results increase by three, deaths remain the same at 22; UC’s numbers the same as Friday, 52 and zero, respectively

By John Estridge from data provided by the Indiana State Department of Health Franklin County’s number of COVID-19 positive test results increased by three to 260. Deaths from COVID-19-related reasons in Franklin County remained at 22. Numbers in Union County were unchanged Saturday, August 22. They are 52 positive test results and zero deaths. All …

Union County’s number of COVID-19 positive test results increase by four to 52

From the Indiana State Department of Health daily update Union County’s number of COVID-19 positive tests results increased by four to 52 on Friday, August 21. There are still zero deaths in UC. Franklin County’s number of positive test results went up by one to 257, and deaths remained at 22, according to the Indiana …

FC’s COVID-19 positive test results increased by two to 256, while UC’s went up one to 48

COVID-19 positive test results were increased by two to 256 in Franklin County on Thursday, August 20. Union County had an uptick of one to 48. And deaths were unchanged at 22 and zero, respectively. This is all according to figures posted on the Indiana State Department of Health website.

Number of positive COVID-19 test results edge up by one in each Franklin and Union counties

Indiana State Department of Health statistics Franklin and Union counties positive COVID-19 test results edged up by one in each county, to 254, and 48, respectively, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Death numbers remained unchanged at 22 in FC and zero in UC.