Brookville News

Franklin County 4-H Fair Queen Alyson Van Winkle , Brookville, is surrounded by first runner-up Beth Study, Laurel; second runner-up Abbey Kaiser, Cedar Grove; and Miss Congeniality Theresa Weidner, Brookville.

LIBERTY, Ind. -- A Richmond man whose livestock was confiscated last month pleaded guilty Monday to felony and misdemeanor charges in Union Circuit Court.

Matt Sheard wants to add his name to Canoefest's traveling Biathlon Cup trophy at least one more time.

The suspenseful Franklin County 4-H Fair Queen Pageant mirrors a larger one to which all contestants aspire.

The Richmond Sanitary District expects to replace part of the aging sanitary sewer line, which extends through part of the city's southeast side, for almost $1 million less than originally estimated.

A Hamilton, Ohio, man who graduated from Franklin County High School in 2000, was killed in an automobile accident Wednesday, according to the Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home in Brookville, Ind.

Rush County had one first place winner at the 2009 Special Events Senior Games recently.

Participants from 11 area health care facilities and programs will take part in the annual Special Events Senior Games on Tuesday at Heritage House Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Connersville.

Judy Biltz knew there had to be a better way, so instead of waiting for someone else to come along and make bath time more worry free, she took it into her own hands.

Debbie Blank Can you ever eat too much fried chicken? On Saturday, May 2, Jerry Short, Brookville, and Wade Rummel, Connersville, tested their limits by sampling the delicacy at 30 Chicken Trail participating restaurants scattered across four Indiana counties - Franklin, Dearborn, Ripley and Decatur.

A man who tried to rob a Brookville bank last month has gotten off with probation.

Police have arrested eight people and recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise stolen from homes in a Franklin County neighborhood.

BROOKVILLE, Ind.--Earl Gene Deaton, 78, of Brookville, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at his residence.

In this high-tech world, it would be possible to have a career as a songwriter in Ohio or Indiana, but Nashville is still where the action is, said Eddie Heinzelman, a native of the Tri-State before moving to Music City four years ago.

Golfers can play on 14 courses around the area for free or reduced prices by buying the golf privilege cards that serve as an annual fund-raiser for the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.

The 11th annual Hospice Fun Run & Walk, sponsored by Margaret Mary Community Hospital is Saturday, April 18, at 8:30 a.m. beginning at the MMCH parking lot.

Two persons were arrested at 26128 Power Road, Laurel, Thursday, March 26, and charged with five felony counts, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Booking Summary Report.

Indiana State Police troopers assisted the Franklin County Probation Department with a home visit of two clients Monday, March 30, at around 10 a.m., reported Sgt.

BROOKVILLE, Ind. - Two Brookville residents face charges and two children are in the custody of Child Protective Services after police say they found an active methamphetamine lab.

The third-grade students at St. Mary School have taped "Flat Stanley's" back to the school's walls to show where he's been and what they've been learning about geography.