October 2017 Archives

Local News

Babysitting Class Offered for Area Teenagers

October 10, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

The Frankfort Police Department’s four-week long popular and beneficial babysitting safety course again will be offered this fall for Frankfort and Clinton County teenage (12-18 … [FULL STORY]

IU, Purdue to Team Up for Ag Law Program

October 10, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

Inside INdiana Business is reportingthe Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis and Purdue University are collaborating on a new agriculture law … [FULL STORY]

Rhonda Kay Jones

October 10, 2017 Day & Genda Funeral Home Comments Off

Rhonda Kay Jones, 51, of Frankfort passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at IU Health, Frankfort. She was born April 25, 1966 in Whitley … [FULL STORY]

Fire Department Has Busy Week Planned for Fire Prevention Week

October 10, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

Focusing on fire prevention education, firefighters are visiting Frankfort schools as well as Heritage Christian Preschool and Learning Ladder Daycare during Fire Prevention Week this … [FULL STORY]

Bryson W. Haynes

October 9, 2017 Goodwin Funeral Home Comments Off

Bryson W. Haynes, 21, of Frankfort, died October 8, 2017. He was born October 3, 1996 in Frankfort, Ind., to Scott E. & Susan (Milstead) … [FULL STORY]

‘Hocus Pocus’ Being Shown at TPA Park Friday

October 9, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

A free showing of the Halloween comedy, ‘Hocus Pocus’ will be shown near Shelter #5 in TPA Park this Friday evening beginning at approximately 7:45 … [FULL STORY]

Local News

Library to Host Visiting Artists Workshops

October 9, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

The Frankfort Community Public Library is providing the youth of Clinton County, ages 8-18, with the opportunity to learn more about different performing arts. There … [FULL STORY]

Rosella F. (Ogden) Keever

October 9, 2017 Archer Weston Funeral Home Comments Off

Rosella F. (Ogden) Keever, 77, of Frankfort, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2017 at IU Arnett Hospital in Lafayette. She was born on July … [FULL STORY]

Frankfort Downs Lebanon for First Sectional Soccer Championship in 17 Years

October 9, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

Junior Rogelio Angeles scored the only goal in the second half to lead Frankfort to a 2-1 victory over Lebanon in the Class 2A sectional … [FULL STORY]

Farmers Bank Employees Doing ‘Cares Day’

October 9, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

The Farmers Bank was closed on Columbus Day but its employees were out and about working on various projects in the communities they serve. In … [FULL STORY]

Man Shot at Apartment Complex in Oxford

October 9, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

At about 4:40 a.m. Satruday in the town of Oxford, the Indiana State Police out of Lafayette received information from Benton County Sheriff’s Department of … [FULL STORY]

Wilma Joan Spray

October 8, 2017 Goodwin Funeral Home Comments Off

Wilma Joan (Dunn) Spray, 91, of Frankfort, Ind., died at 2:07 p.m. October 7, 2017 at Wesley Manor. She was born October 26, 1925 in … [FULL STORY]

Fairgrounds Track Dedicated in Honor of ‘Doc’ McClain

October 8, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

The Indiana Standardbred Association for harness racing held its state finals Saturday for 2- and 3-year-old trotters and pacers at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Before … [FULL STORY]

Community Events

October 7, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

The following is a list of community events going on in Frankfort and all of Clinton County: VOLUNTEER MUSEUM WORK HOURS AT THE CLINTON … [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Schedule October 9-14

October 7, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 FRANKFORT — GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL AT SOUTHMONT, 7 P.M. CLINTON PRAIRIE — GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL AT NORTH WHITE, 7 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 … [FULL STORY]

High School Football Week 8 Results

October 7, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

Sagamore Conference Friday’s Games Frankfort (0-8, 0-6) at Crawfordsville (0-8, 0-6), 7 p.m. Lebanon (6-2, 4-2) at Western Boone (6-2, 5-1), 7 p.m. Danville (8-0, … [FULL STORY]

Rollover Accident on State Road 39 Sends Frankfort Woman to Hospital in Critical Condition

October 6, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

At 11:07 a.m. Friday, Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies, Lebanon Fire Department, Thorntown Fire Department and Witham EMS were dispatched to a rollover motor vehicle accident … [FULL STORY]

County Commissioners Approve Schematic Design Proposal for New EMS Building at Fairgrounds

October 6, 2017 Carl Gingerich Comments Off

The Clinton County Commissioners approved the schematic design proposal from American Structurepoint for $142,455 fhe new EMS building at a special meeting on Friday. Commissioner … [FULL STORY]