Lester “Oscar” Crabtree
Lester “Oscar” Crabtree, age 69, of Liberty passed away on September 8, 2023 at his home in Liberty surrounded by his family and friends after a 6 year battle with brain cancer. One of 10 children, he was born on February 5, 1954 in La Follette, Tennessee to James and …
Business Highlight of the Week: Knecht’s Interiors
This week, we are highlighting Knecht's Interiors, located in Brookville at 766 Main Street. Knecht's is family owned with two locations, one in Brookville and the other in Connersville.
IT’S A 3-PEAT – Lady Pats are 3-time TEC Golf Champions!
Union County won the 2023 Tri-Eastern Conference Girls Golf playoff at Knightstown’s Royal Hylands Golf Club Saturday. In addition, the Lady Pats’ Peityn Gillman shot 78 to win medalist honors.
Wildcat tennis
FC boys tennis suffered a 5-0 shutout at the hands of conference foe Batesville last Tuesday.
Pats suffer third shutout
No TEC defense – aside from the Lincoln Golden Eagles – has allowed the Union County (0-4, 0-4) offense to score through the first four games of the season. The latest setback for the Patriots was Friday's 48-0 home loss to the Hagerstown Tigers.
UC Girls golf win 3-of-4
The Union County girls golf team turned in good scores last week on the home course at Liberty Country Club.
Cross country runs at Randolph Southern
Franklin County's cross country runners laced them up at the Randolph Southern Invitational in Lynn Saturday.
Panthers drop shutout on Pats
KNIGHTSTOWN – Things got ugly early for the Union County football team in a road TEC contest with the Knightstown Panthers Sept. 1.
Trojans roll 55-0 over Wildcats
Powerful East Central, defending Class 4A state champs and unanimous No. 1 in the polls this year, got off to a 21-0 start Friday at FCHS en route to a 55-0 rout of the Wildcats.
XC – 4 days, 2 invites
Union County cross country traveled to the Randolph Southern Invitational Saturday before hosting the annual Patriot invite Tuesday.
Lady Cats runners-up in EIAC
Trailing only Batesville – state finalists the last two seasons – Franklin County's girls golf team earned second place at the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference meet Saturday at Greensburg County Club.
UC tennis
The Pats' boys tennis team went 0-3 at Saturday's Rushville Invitational with Cambridge City Lincoln (12-1) hoisting the trophy.
FC boys edged by Knights, Bulldogs
Franklin County's boys soccer fell 3-0 to conference rival South Dearborn last Wednesday.
Volleyball team suffers sweeps
Wildcat volleyball fell in straight sets in three contests last week.
Lady Cats have 2-2 week
The Wildcat girls soccer team played South Dearborn last Tuesday without several starters, including #1 ranked player Madesyn Sunderhaus and center back starter Anna Rotert. The heat and humidity also contributed to sluggish play.
HELP grant ideas approved by state
A handful of county improvements associated with the state’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program (HELP) have recently been approved by the Office of Rural and Community Affairs (OCRA) and are set to be presented to elected officials this month as a strategic investment plan to get the wheels in motion.
Rottinghaus returns to council as Ward 3 rep
He spoke of his previous experience on Brookville Town Council and said the board had “lost a lot of trust”within the last few years. Then minutes later, Dan Rottinghaus was selected to fill the BTC seat vacated by the resignation last month of Charles Campbell.
This week in hoosier history: the great squirrel invasion of 1822
During the second half of September 1822, the city of Indianapolis found itself under attack from an unexpected enemy: gray squirrels. These furry invaders embarked on a massive westward migration, crossing rivers and swarming through the town in countless numbers.
The Growing Laurel Food Pantry opens
The "Growing Laurel Food Pantry" grand opening was held on Saturday, Sept. 9. On its first day, the pantry served 204 individuals.
