Dutchmen dispatch Lutheran South, 34-7
Finding out last Tuesday afternoon that Sullivan could not field a football team due to quarantine from COVID-19, Owensville High School Activities Director Ryan Okenfuss quickly found the Dutchmen a …
Blaine Saebens shot and killed near Sullivan
Blaine Saebens, 34, of Sullivan, formerly from the Gerald area, was shot and killed near Sullivan Oct. 15.
Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton reports the incident was called in to his office at …
Five COVID-19 deaths in Franklin County in last week
Five people in Franklin County succumbed to COVID-19 in the past week. Deaths were reported of an 81-year-old man from Beaufort and one age 80 from Sullivan. Three women, a 75-year-old from …
Beware paying in advance for services
Chellee Niermeyer of Union, hired a man, identified by Union Police as white male from Gerald, to power wash and stain her deck and fence. She was asked to pay up front so that he could buy supplies …
Local newspaper man dies at 83, managed Tri-County Newspapers
Ronald “Ron” James Lewis, 83, manager of the former Belle Banner, Bland Courier and Maries County Gazette, died Oct. 13 following a slow recovery from two heart surgeries. Local friends …
