Bernard John Spaeth

Bernard John Spaeth, 90, of Rushville passed away January 25, 2023 at Rush Memorial Hospital with his loving family at his side. 

Rev. Ellen McCarty Anderson

Funeral services for Rev. Ellen Margaret McCarty Anderson, a former Brookville resident, were held at the First Christian Church of Kokomo on Friday, February 3.

Greencastle Lady Tiger Cubs win IHSAA Girls Regional

The Greencastle Lady Tiger Cubs are the 2023 IHSAA Regional Champions. 

Morales moves into IHSAA State Finals wrestling tournament

Union County’s 126 lb. wrestler Jesus Aquino-Morales is headed to the IHSAA State Wrestling Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Feb. 17-18. 

Improving Pats battle North Decatur

Union County lost a non-conference battle to North Decatur last week but gained much from the 68-37 loss.

Knights rout Patriots 60-28

The Northeastern Knights took the high road to a 60-28 Tri-Eastern Conference victory over Union County earlier this month.

WCCFD needs new radios

The West College Corner Fire Department serves four counties and two states.

Senator mike Braun to visit Liberty on February 23 to discuss farm bill

Senator Mike Braun will be at the Liberty Bell Restaurant on Thursday, Feb 23 from 12:15 to 1:00 pm to discuss the farm bill with local residents. 

Karen D. McClain

Karen D. McClain, 79, of Liberty passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Reid Health in Richmond. 

Cats go 2-5 at semistate

NEW CASTLE – There were 22 representatives from the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference at Saturday's New Castle wrestling semistate and after all was settled, just one is moving on to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis this coming weekend for the state finals – Connersville's 195-pounder, Orlan Foster.

Cougars scratch Wildcats on senior night

Franklin County's boys had one of their toughest senior night opponents in recent memory Friday night as the once-beaten Greenfield-Central Cougars paid a visit to Brookville.

Dancz Catz crowned senior grand champions

Last Sunday the FCHS Dancz Catz competed in their first competition of the season at East Central High School. They had great success and have a bright season ahead of them. 

Franklin County prepares for the annual Quilt Show

It's that time of year again where Franklin County prepares for the annual Quilt Show! 

Franklin Co. man arrested for possession of child pornography

Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post arrested Mark Kolb, 54, of Brookville, on charges of Possession of Child Pornography after serving a search warrant on his Franklin County home.

Republicans seek to fill BTC vacancy

With the recent resignation of Republican Brooke Leffingwell from Brookville Town Council, the Franklin County Republicans led by chairperson Neysa Raible will soon look to find an interested replacement from the town’s first ward.

FCMS Honor Society inducts new students

Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Franklin County Middle School held a ceremony to introduce the new inductees into the Franklin County Middle School Honor Society.

Fourth grade flag education winners

We wanted to announce the winners of the American Legion 4th Grade Flag Education program in Franklin County.

EDC discusses projects afoot

National Main Street accreditation, Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program (HELP), historic preservation and the Regional Economic and Acceleration Development Initiative (READI) were some of the topics brought forth at Monday’s meeting of the Franklin County Economic Development Commission.

Offer approved to APC director candidate

Following executive sessions in which a total of three candidates were interviewed, Franklin County Area Plan Commission unanimously voted to extend an offer of employment to Kaitlin Sterwerf to fill the void of APC Executive Director left when Cindy Orschell resigned last month.

Food insecure homes are increasing

An analysis of federal data showed that the number of "food insecure" homes in Indiana increased by 53% between October 2021 and 2022.