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Brett W. Todd is the managing editor of Clinton County Today. Clinton County Today is a community-focused website to provide individuals of Clinton County Indiana and surrounding areas with information impacting their lives. Clinton County Today is a service of Progressive Partners of Indiana, LLC where Brett W. Todd is its managing member.

Clinton County High School Football Action for Week 7

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FRANKFORT, Ind – All three Clinton County high school football programs will be in action this evening, Friday, October 2nd – all of the games are set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Frankfort (3-3) is on the road to take on the Danville Warriors (4-0) in a Sagamore Conference match-up. The Hotdogs lost last week to Western Boone, 37-0. Danville defeated Southmont, 35-7.

Clinton Central (3-1) will host the Carroll Cougars (2-4) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Bulldogs lost to Eastern last week, 53-8. Carroll lost to Tri-Central, 36-0.

Clinton Prairie (0-6) will host the Taylor Titans (1-5) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Gophers lost last week to Delphi, 49-14. Taylor lost to Sheridan last week, 65-22.

FHS & FMS to Close Until Oct 12 Due to COVID-19

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FRANKFORT, Ind – Today, the Community Schools of Frankfort (CSF) notified parents/guardians of students attending the Frankfort Middle School (FMS) and Frankfort  High School (FHS) that two students within those combined populations have tested positive for COVID-19.

Additionally, three staff members at the high school have tested positive.

As a result of learning of the positive cases, the CSF administration made the decision that both the FHS and FMS buildings will close beginning Friday, October 2, and reopen Monday, October 12 out of an abundance of caution. During this time, all students impacted by this closure will participate in e-learning.

CSF Superintendent Joel McKinney addressed how extracurricular activities will be addressed.

“Just as our virtual scholars may participate in extracurricular activities, so may our e-learners, as long as there are no COVID issues within the team,” said McKinney. “Our after school activities are looked at ‘case by case’ when it comes to continuing with practices and competitions.”

The full announcement can be read below:

The Community Schools of Frankfort has been informed of two positive COVID-19 cases within the middle school and high school student population.  We have followed health department guidelines for contact tracing and have notified all close contacts to inform them what they should do.  All close contacts will quarantine for 14 days before returning to school. The criteria includes being within six feet for a total of 15 minutes of an individual with a confirmed positive case and within two days of the symptom onset for the individuals.

If you have NOT received a call, your child has NOT been identified as a close contact.

Additionally, the high school has experienced 3 staff members in a short period of time who have tested positive. All transmissions have taken place outside of the school setting and all individuals are on isolation at home.  Close contacts have been identified and are under the 14-day quarantine.

Out of an abundance of caution, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our schools, Frankfort High School and Frankfort Middle School will move to e-learning on Friday of this week and continuing the week of October 5 through 9.  Only elementary students will report to school.  Middle and high school students will return to regular school on Monday, October 12.

Middle school and high school students on e-learning will sign in to Canvas for school, following the 2- hour delay schedule. Daily attendance will be taken according to participation and completed assignments. All school staff will report to work as usual.

Grab and Go meals will be available for middle school and high school students during e-learning days.  The pick-up location will be behind the high school from 11:30 am until 12:30 pm daily. Because our high school and middle school staff will continue to work from school while students are at home for e-learning, parents should contact the school during school hours with any questions they may have.

While home on e-learning, we ask that our students continue to maintain social distancing and follow all of the safety practices that reduce the risk of illness transmission.

Update (10/01/20): 7 New Clinton County Residents Test Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Thursday, October 1, 2020, Clinton County had 7 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 651 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,634 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 5.2% as of September 24, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 7.3%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 1,171 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 121,176 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,418 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,387,731 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,379,850 on Wednesday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 30, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 49
Emergency Visits: 116
ICU Admits: 11
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 95,655 (84%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,418 (3%)
Statewide Active: 14,240 (12%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Stars Outshine Hotdogs On Homecoming

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FRANKFORT, Ind – Frankfort entered Friday’s homecoming game against Western Boone with a two-game win streak and knew they would have a big task going for a third.

The Stars are the 2A back-to-back state champions, and the Hot Dogs showed in the opening series they were ready for the challenge.

The Dogs’ defense held on a third-and-goal and forced a 28-yard field goal attempt. When the ball snapped, linebacker Brenton Wood forced his way into the backfield and blocked the attempt. The live-ball was scooped up by Ramsey Mitchell and returned to the 40-yard line.

“Overall, defensively we played outstanding,” Frankfort head coach James Byers said. “I was really proud the way our guys responded – they struggled a little last week and they came back and had an outstanding week of practice all week.”

The Stars’ defense was equally ready. Frankfort came in averaging 31-points on 405-yards of offense per game, 126-yards in passing, and 279-yards in rushing.

Western Boone shut the FHS rushing game down, allowing only 91-yards. The Dogs’ go-to rusher, Riley Goodnight, was held to 17-yards for the game. Goodnight entered the contest averaging 166-yards per game. Quarterback Sam Michael ran for 74-yards for the game.

While yardage from the ground was tough to come by, Michael did find success from the air by connecting on 10-of-18 attempts for 106-yards. The yards did not come easy as Western Boone applied pressure coming away with five sacks.

“Our offensive line has a few things to clean-up – the holds and things like that,” Byers said. “We got to take care of that, those things cannot happen up front – those are being detail-oriented.

“When [Michael] settles in and throws the ball quick, he is dynamic. So, he’s just got to get back into that rhythm that he’s established the last few weeks.”

Jade Ayers led the receivers with four receptions for 49-yards. Kyle Earl added four for 38-yards and Goodnight had two for 19-yards.

Defensively, the Hot Dogs found themselves having to defend the short field while Western Boone showcased its duo of powerful running backs, Robby Taylor and Luke Marsh. The two combined for 184 of the 220 yards of rushing. Marsh scored in the third quarter on a 17-yard run.

By the games’ end, the Stars offense found the end zone a total of five times as well as adding a 40-yard field goal to end the Dogs’ win streak, 37-0. The Dogs go to 3-3 on the season and 1-2 in conference action. Western Boone improves to 3-3, 2-1.

Coach Byers addressed whether the Stars’ size and physicality had a determination on the outcome of the game.

“No, they’re a good offense and they’re going to score points. That’s the nature of the beast – shuttin’ people out doesn’t happen much anymore especially with a back like [Marsh] and a back like [Taylor],” responded Byers. “They are really good players. We gave up 37 cause we had a short field a couple of times – it’s tough to defend from [your own end].”

Gabe Chavez and Vlad Carreas Lantigua led the Dogs’ defense with 21 tackles and 18 tackles, respectively. Wood added 16 tackles.

The Hot Dogs travel Friday to take on Danville – a team coach Byers calls “outstanding.” Danville is undefeated at 4-0 with its most recent win over Southmont, 35-7.

Scoring Summary

STARS 37, HOT DOGS 0

Western Boone;12;14;8;0;-;37
Frankfort;0;0;0;0;-;0

Scoring Summary

1st Qtr (3:19) Western Boone. Mitch Miller 7-yard run. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 7-0.

2nd Qtr (6:16) Western Boone. Elliot Young 2-yard run. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 14-0.

2nd Qtr (0:00) Western Boone. Josiah Smith 40-yard field goal good. 17-0.

3rd Qtr (5:09) Western Boone. Luke Marsh 17-yard run. Two-point conversation failed. 23-0.

4th Qtr (8:25) Western Boone. Elliot Young 3-yard run. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 30-0.

4th Qtr (1:59) Western Boone. Connor Garrity 15-yard pass from Elliot Young. Josiah Smith extra point kick good. 37-0.

New Rule: Clinton County Election Board Must Count Mail-In Ballots If Postmarked By Election Day

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FRANKFORT, Ind – A federal lawsuit brought by Common Cause Indiana – a nonpartisan organization that works to promote open, ethical, and accountable government for every Hoosier – has now changed the way mail-in ballots will be accepted and counted across Indiana after a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana ruled Wednesday, Sept. 29.

The ruling by federal judge Sarah Evans Barker now requires county election boards all across Indiana to count mail-in ballots as long as the envelope is postmarked on or before election day, November 3rd, and arrives no later than 10-days after the election, November 13. Previously, all mail-in ballots must have been received by the county election board by noon of election day to be counted – unless the ballot would come from overseas, where Indiana law allows for the ballot to be counted if received within 10-days post-election.

As of Monday, Sept. 14, there have been 765 valid requests for mail-in absentee ballots requested by Clinton County residents.

Common Cause Indiana argued the deadline imposed by Indiana law of noon on election day was “arbitrary” and would deprive thousands of their constitutional right to vote. The filing with the court cited the most recent May 2020 primary where 1,949 ballots were not counted in Marion and Hamilton counties because those ballots arrived after the noon deadline – also noted, those two counties account for 20% of the population of Indiana.

Judge Baker’s ruling specifically noted the argument by Common Cause Indiana: “Thousands of Indiana voters are at risk of being disenfranchised through no fault of their own because, even if they comply with Indiana’s absentee ballot application deadline and diligently complete and return their ballot upon receipt, there is still a significant likelihood that the ballot will not reach their county election board by noon on Election Day.”

Judge Baker addressed the State’s argument that voters could request mail-in absentee ballots earlier allowing for a greater amount of time for the ballot to arrive on-time. “Still others may intentionally wait until closer to Indiana’s October 22, 2020 statutory deadline for requesting their absentee ballot, not as a result of dilatoriness, but because they are undecided and therefore not ready to vote well in advance of the end of the presidential campaign or because Indiana’s deadline ‘is giving them a false sense of confidence in timely receipt.’ Defendants’ attempt to minimize the burden imposed by the noon Election Day receipt deadline on such voters by arguing that they could have prevented the problem by requesting their absentee ballot weeks in advance of the statutory deadline or by choosing instead to vote or return their ballot in person is unavailing.”

Update (9/30/20): 10 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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Indianapolis, Ind – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Clinton County had 10 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 644 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,591 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 3.1% as of September 23, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.9%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 965 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 120,019 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,405 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,379,850 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,371,355 on Tuesday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 29, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 48
Emergency Visits: 113
ICU Admits: 11
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 94,816 (84%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,405 (3%)
Statewide Active: 13,994 (12%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (9/29/20): 11 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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Indianapolis, Ind – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Clinton County had 11 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 634 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,535 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 2.0% as of September 21, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.9%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 761 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 119,066 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,385 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,371,355 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,366,294 on Sunday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 28, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 48
Emergency Visits: 113
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 93,921 (84%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,385 (3%)
Statewide Active: 14,039 (13%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (9/28/20): 14 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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Indianapolis, Ind – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Monday, September 28, 2020, Clinton County had 14 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 623 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,487 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 1.5% as of September 21, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.7%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 879 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 118,322 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,365 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,366,294 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,358,860 on Sunday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 26, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 47
Emergency Visits: 112
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 92,847 (84%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,365 (3%)
Statewide Active: 14,494 (13%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (9/27/20): 7 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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Indianapolis, Ind – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Sunday, September 27, 2020, Clinton County had 7 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 609 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,416 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 0.6% as of September 20, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.7%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 921 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 117,450 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,354 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,358,860 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,350,390 on Saturday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 26, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 47
Emergency Visits: 112
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 92,552 (84%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,354 (3%)
Statewide Active: 14,028 (13%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

Update (9/26/20): 4 New Clinton County Residents Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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Indianapolis, Ind – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Saturday, September 26, 2020, Clinton County had 4 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 602 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,391 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 0.6% as of September 19, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.8%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 1,155 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 116,549 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,351 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,350,390 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,341,462 on Friday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 25, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 47
Emergency Visits: 112
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 92,306 (85%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,351 (3%)
Statewide Active: 13,497 (12%)

Free COVID-19 Test Center in Clinton County
Children age 3 and older can be tested as well as anyone who needs a test can get tested.

Location:
Clinton County Fairgrounds in the Edward Jones Building
1701 S Jackson St.
Frankfort, IN
8am – 6pm (Monday – Friday)

To schedule a test, use one of the following:
web: https://lhi.care/covidtesting
phone: (888) 634-1116

The COVID-19 testing clinic has tested an additional 4,000+ Clinton County residents since May 13th.

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