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A group of community volunteers in College Corner recently gifted their local Package Store with a face lift. The building was badly in need of paint and minor repairs. Kara Hornung drove by the Package store on Brookville Pike every day and decided the fading paint could use an update. She recruited Erin Maddock to help. Maddock approached the owners of the store for permission to paint the building, at no cost to them. Hornung started a GoFundMe page and the community supported her cause, quickly exceeding her $2,500 goal by $500.
Small business spotlight: Sew What clothing store

One of the biggest misconceptions around town about Sew What is that they just print logos, make embroidery and that’s it.
Honoring those who serve: A03 Taylor Sibert

Let us honor Aviation Ordinanceman, Petty First Class Taylor Sibert of the U.S. Navy. AO3 Sibert has been bestowed the tough task of ammunition expert aboard the USS Bataan. Her training is complete, but she has yet to be at sea. Taylor has been anxiously sitting with her ship in the yard as it is being repaired between deployments at Norkfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia for the past nine months.
U.C. school board discusses COVID rules

The Union County College Corner Joint School District Board of Trustees' Sept. 13 regular board meeting was dominated by a discussion of how to cope with COVID-19 in the community.
Robert Napier wins Golden Hoosier Award

Life-long Union County resident and business owner Robert Napier has been awarded the prestigious Indiana Golden Hoosier Award. Napier received this award in light of his exemplary service and dedication to making the Union County community better.
U.C. Recorder resigns

Union County Recorder Lavinia Herzog has resigned from her position.
Huge turnout for Fireman's Festival

The peak for the Union County Fireman's Festival came Saturday at supper time. Visitors flooded the firehouse trying to claim their spot in line for the chicken dinner.
F.C. grad and dietician hosting cooking classes

“I understand where people are at. Not so many years ago, I was the typical American child surviving off of quick and relatively unhealthy meals as my parents rushed between work and mu and my siblings' extracurricular activities. I get it, life is busy, and change isn't easy,” registered dietitian Olivia Fledderman elaborated on what she calls her “driving passion” behind offering cooking classes at the Galley in Batesville, adding, “but, I have also had first-hand experience with the idea of 'nutrition is medicine.’”
COVID task force meets amid Delta wave

Franklin County Health Department nurse Deborah Tibbetts presented the department’s first COVID-19 update in months at the Franklin County Commissioners' Sept. 7 meeting.
Old S.R. 1 to close for slide repair projects

Indiana Department of Transportation contractor GeoStabilization International plans to begin work on a series of slide repair projects located on Old S.R. 1 in Franklin County on or after Monday, September 20.
Steak n’ Shake closes in Batesville

Batesville residents were surprised to see Steak n' Shake closed abruptly on Wednesday, Sept 8 with a sign on the door stating the location was closed permanently. All of the Steak n' Shake signage was also removed from the building.
Additional PreservINg Main Street grant program details

The PreservINg Main Street Pilot Program will be administered by Main Street Brookville, Inc. The game changer for this program is no matching funds are required from the property owner.
Local author publishes children’s devotional

Cedar Grove native turned author Emmie Werner recently published her first book “KID CAN”, the first in the “I CAN” series.
Beth Brown is September’s “Educator of the Month”

Superintendent, Ms. Tammy Chavis, is thrilled to announce that Mrs. Beth Brown, teacher at Franklin County Middle School, has been selected as September's “Educator of the Month.”
Area Plan Commission reviews the sale of firearms

Franklin County Area Plan Commission (APC) and board of zoning appeals (BZA) reviewed two applications for a conditional use to permit federally regulated firearm sales at their Sept. 8 meetings.
Honoring those who serve: Dylan and Derek Dearth

Let’s honor U.S. Navy Seabee Dylan Dearth and U.S. Navy Operation Specialist Derek Dearth -brothers in arms.
Sept. 11, 2001: We will never forget

A day that stands in infamy is September 11. America was attacked on her soil by terrorists. A group of militant Islamic al-Qaeda who hated America so much they coordinated a series of four terrorist attacks on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Americans were stunned, afraid and in a state of panic as the events unfolded.
Flag flies on main Reid Health campus in remembrance of 9/11

Sept. 9, 2021 -- As vehicles drove through Reid Health's Emergency Department entrance late Wednesday afternoon, the sight there caused many to pause.
Brookville to receive $2 million through PreservINg Main Street grant program

INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced Brookville and Kendallville as the pilot communities for the PreservINg Main Street grant program. The grant will provide both of these communities with $2 million to revitalize historic buildings in the downtown district.
Union County Fireman's Festival

Be sure not to miss the Union County Fireman's Festival coming up this Friday, Sept. 10. The event will be held on 112 Union St., in West College Corner - just come to town, you can't miss it.