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Harry Laker – Sunman
Harry O. Laker, of Sunman, was born to Edmund and Martha Eckerle Laker on October 15, 1933 in Franklin County, Indiana. He served his country with the United States Army. Harry was united in marriage […]
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Iconic pop artist, ‘Indiana’ dies at 89
Vinalhaven, Me. — Pop artist Robert Indiana, known for his iconic “LOVE” sculpture died at his seaside Maine home over the weekend, he was 89. A native of New Castle, Indiana, he was born Robert Clark in […]
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Violet Mae ‘Toots’ Reynolds
Violet Mae Reynolds, age 77 of Batesville, Indiana passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at her home. The daughter of Sidney K. and Sally Powell was born in Garrard County, Kentucky on March 31, […]
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Wildcats Coed Varsity Track Finishes 7th Place At Sectionals At Borden High School
On Saturday, May 19, Franklin County made the long travel to Borden High School to compete in Sectionals. After a half an hour rain delay, the teams were able to compete for the title. The […]
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No One Close to Carpenter
Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis’ own Ed Carpenter will start the 102nd running of The Indianapolis 500 from the pole position, after besting all other qualifiers by nearly a full mile per hour. This makes the […]
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Holcomb sells Indiana economy to the Europeans
Indianapolis, In. — Governor Eric Holcomb and First Lady Janet Holcomb are preparing for a week in Europe to tout Indiana industrial capability. The governor will meet with government, business and academic stakeholders in the Czech Republic, […]
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Ohio man scores first hole-in-one on last round
Zanesville, Oh. (Associated Press) — A 93-year-old Ohio man who made his first hole-in-one in nearly seven decades of golf decided to quit the game for good a few holes later. Ben Bender told The Zanesville […]
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Hinch out of 102nd Indy 500
Indianapolis, Ind. — Indy 500 qualifying saw its first true “Bump Day” since 2011, today. The top of the speedway chart is the secondary story, with two cars — both driven by fan favorites — failing to […]
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Randy Frye on jobs, job training and graduates
Indianapolis, In. — Graduation season is upon us, and it is time to celebrate our local high school seniors who are finishing up their final classes. Students will now be facing important decisions regarding their next steps. […]
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Winona Ruth Bliton
Winona Ruth Bliton passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the age of 81 after a short and unexpected illness. Winona was born Della Kay Shafer on August 20, 1936. As a toddler, she […]
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WRBI recognizes South Ripley Student reporters
Versailles, In. — South Ripley High School were recently recognized during a school-wide ceremony for their work procuring the school news. Throughout the year Julia Rea, Michaela Diem, John Hauck, David Field, Cameo Hamm and Chance McMeans […]
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Wildcats Fall To NC Trojans
Franklin County dropped a non-conference home game to New Castle Tuesday 10-4. Brady Brandenburg got his first Varsity start, pitching 3 innings, giving up 4 runs, 3 of which were earned. FC battled back to […]