A large crowd was on hand for the multiple ribbon cutting (Franklin County Chamber, Batesville Area and Ripley County Chambers) held for the new Southeastern Indiana Health Clinic (SEIHC) on Wednesday, May 29th. The official “Ribbon Cutters” were Batesville Mayor Rick Fledderman and Dr. Stephen Glaser. This new facility is now open at 374 Northside [...]
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Franciscan hospitality was evident to everyone attending the ribbon cutting on Friday, June 7th to celebrate Oldenburg Franciscan Center joining the FC Chamber. The evening was filled with plenty of good fellowship, complete with tours of the retreat center, hors’ dourves, and ending with the movie “Celebrate What’s Right with the World” plus farm-grown popcorn [...]
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The dream of owning and operating a full-time bakery is finally a reality for Jamie Speigle. Custom Sweets by Jamie, located at 506 Main Street in Brookville, officially opened its doors on Saturday, June 1st, with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting. Realizing her passion and talent in high school, being artistic through icing became a hobby [...]
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Each year, the LifeSmarts team from Franklin County High School representing Indiana compete in a national competition. This year was no exception as the team and Mrs. Diane Slaven, the Indiana LifeSmarts Coach, traveled to the National Conference in Atlanta, GA held on April 21-23. A thank you note was received, which read: “The Indiana [...]
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Despite a downpour of rain during the May 17th Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the opening of the 2013 season for the Brookville Farmers Market, spirits were high as shoppers were making their way through the pavilion at Noble’s Variety Store at the south end of Brookville’s Main Street. While sale items included homemade soaps, rhubarb [...]
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Since moving our office to the Goodwin House, we have had several questions asked about the century-old historic home. We checked with Julie at the library and she afforded us with the following information, which was taken from the Interim Report of Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory, the unpublished The Old Houses of Brookville [...]
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