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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.

Update (9/25/20): 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, Friday, September 24, 2020, Clinton County had 4 new residents test positive for COVID-19, 599 residents in total have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,347 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 1.4% as of September 18, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.5%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 1,195 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 115,407 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,340 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,341,462 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,331,608 on Thursday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 24, 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: 91,866 (85%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,340 (3%)
Statewide Active: 12,897 (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.

Clinton County High School Football Action for Week 6

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Frankfort – All three Clinton County high school football programs will be in action this evening, Friday, September 25 – all of the games are set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Frankfort (3-2) hosts back-to-back 2A state champions, the Western Boone Stars (2-3) in a Sagamore Conference match-up. The Hotdogs are coming off a win last week against the South Central Satellites, 34-31. Western Boone defeated North Montgomery, 38-16.

Clinton Central (3-0) travels to play the Eastern Comets (5-0) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Bulldogs defeated Taylor last week, 62-6. While Eastern defeated Carroll, 52-0.

Clinton Prairie (0-5) travels to play the Delphi Oracles (3-2) in a Hoosier Heartland Conference match-up. The Gophers lost last week to Sheridan, 34-7. Delphi defeated Tri-Central last week, 42-14.

 

Update (9/24/20): 1 Additional Clinton County Resident Has Died Related To COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH, 14 Total Have Died And 595 Total Have Tested Positive

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Indianapolis, Ind – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Thursday, September 24, 2020, Clinton County had 1 additional death related to COVID-19 while no new residents tested positive, 595 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 14 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,286 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The death is reported to have happened on Friday, September 11.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 1.7% as of September 17, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.6%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 920 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 114,236 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,322 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,331,608 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,322,819 on Wednesday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 23, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 47
Emergency Visits: 111
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 90,979 (85%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,322 (3%)
Statewide Active: 12,928 (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.

Indiana to Move to Stage 5 on Saturday, Sep 26

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Indianapolis, Ind – Indiana is moving to Stage 5 of the Back on Track Plan on Saturday, Sep 26, per an announcement made by Governor Eric Holcomb from the Statehouse in Indianapolis Wednesday, Sep 23.

“That because of the progress that we’ve made over the last not one week, two weeks, three weeks, but going back now for a few months is that steady progression as a curve we’ll be able to move on to Stage 5 of our Back On Track Plan,” said Governor Holcomb. “I said last week … we were managing our way through this to mitigate, to slow that spread – I said the proof is in the puddin’ and the numbers continue to track in the right direction.”

So, what does Stage 5 mean?

First, Stage 5 is set for a period of time running from September 26 through October 17.

Face coverings will be required for all Hoosiers per executive order.

Must maintain social distancing, wash your hands, and do not go to work or school or in public places if you feel sick.

And, size limitations are removed for social gatherings and meetings. However, organizers of events that will include more than 500 people must submit a written plan to the local Health Department

For restaurants and bars that offer food service, they may open at full capacity – appropriate social distancing must be maintained between tables and bar section customers must be seated.

Meanwhile, bars and nightclubs may open at full capacity and customers must be seated and social distancing required.

Indoor and outdoor venues may open at full capacity following social distancing requirements.

Senior centers and congregant nutrition sites may reopen according to family and Social Services Administration guidance.

Personal services such as gyms, fitness centers, and work out facilities may resume normal operations with all of the required cleaning protocols in place

Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are required to provide visitation opportunities.

Communities are encouraged to monitor County’s standing in the color-coded metrics map and enact additional precautions if needed.

The Governor acknowledged some businesses will not be able to go back to pre-pandemic capacity as before due to the requirements still in place for physical and social distancing.

“Realistically, I understand,” said Governor Holcomb. “I get it. That because of what I just said not every establishment will be able to operate at what was their previous full capacity because of that physical distancing and social distancing that must occur.”

Governor Holcomb issued his first executive order related to the pandemic on March 6th and released the Back On Track Plan on May 1st, later modifying it to include Stage 4.5 on July 1st.

Update (9/23/20): 1 Additional Clinton County Resident Has Died Related To COVID-19, 3 More Have 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 23, 2020, Clinton County had 1 additional resident die related to COVID-19 and 3 new residents test positive, 595 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 13 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,255 unique tests have been administrated to residents of Clinton County as reported by the ISDH.

The death is reported to have happened on Friday, September 18.

The rolling 7-day positivity rate of unique individuals for Clinton County is 1.7% as of September 16, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.6%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 728 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 113,337 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,305 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,322,819 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,315,440 on Tuesday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 22, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 47
Emergency Visits: 111
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 90,069 (85%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,305 (3%)
Statewide Active: 13,048 (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 (9/22/20): 1 New Clinton County Resident 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 22, 2020, Clinton County had 1 new resident test positive, 592 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 12 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,239 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 1.9% as of September 15, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.6%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 652 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 112,626 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,295 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,315,440 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,308,645 on Monday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 21, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 47
Emergency Visits: 111
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 89,072 (84%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,295 (3%)
Statewide Active: 13,324 (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.

Hot Dogs Shoot Down Satellites For 3rd Win

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Union Mills, Ind – On an evening when the Frankfort Hot Dogs’ defense struggled, its offense came out on fire – and they did not have to wait long to get on the field.

The Dogs took over on their own 48-yard line 9-seconds into the game – the result of a bad long snap to the South Central Satellites quarterback on the game’s first play. The ball deflected directly to the on-coming rusher, Ramsey Mitchell, who covered-up the loose ball.

One play and 12-seconds later, the Hot Dogs were on the board after Riley Goodnight raced 52-yards on an end-around that saw the junior running back cut back up-the-middle out running two South Central defenders. The two-point attempt failed and the early 1st quarter score was 6-0.

“Riley was a monster,” said Hot Dog Coach Jame Byers. “Sam (Michael) threw the ball so well. Getting Cam (Swinford) back and working him in as wide receiver has been really beneficial. Kyle (Earl) had some huge catches. Jade (Ayers) had huge catches.”

One such “huge” catch made by Ayers came during the opening drive of the second half. With a second-and-five, Coach Jewell, FHS offensive coordinator, called for a hitch-and-go to be thrown to Ayers. The pass was set-up by a fake pass motion by Michael, freezing the South Central defenders, allowing Ayers to run past the deep defenders. The outcome was a perfectly thrown strike to Ayers in full stride ending in a 31-yard touchdown. Goodnight added a two-point conversion run making the score, 34-11 with 10:35 left in the third quarter.

Regarding the touchdown pass to Ayers, Byers said, “He (Ayers) called that hitch-and-go that we threw for the touchdown. He had been asking for it all game.”

Those would end up being the final points of the game for Frankfort and would mark the awakening of the Satellites offense.

And, their offense all came from quarterback Brady Glisic. Glisic scored three times in the third quarter on runs of 16, 55, and 35-yards, bringing South Central to within 3.

However, Frankfort’s defense came to life in the 4th quarter generating two huge stops.

“I was proud of our guys,” said Coach Byers. “Proud of the resilience they showed. Proud of the grit they showed. And honestly, I was proud of the way they responded to a tight game.

“Had we played better early, we would not have put ourselves in that position, but we got into that position and our defense had not played well all night and I talked to them on the sideline.

“And I said, ‘Fellas, you guys are going to make a huge stop to win this ballgame.’ And, they came back. The two drives we made stops on – are the last two drives of the game. So for those guys to pick their head’s up when they knew they had not played well – believed in each other, played hard, and make the big plays when needed – it was incredible.”

The 34-31 win moves the Hot Dogs to 3-2 on the season.

Offensively the “monster,” Goodnight, finished with 216-yards on 32 carries, scoring one touchdown on the ground and one from the air.

Reece Mitchell added 63-yards from the ground on 2 carries of which 62-yards came in the 2nd quarter when the Hot Dogs found themselves pinned on their own 2-yard line after a Satellites punt. With 40.8 seconds left in the half, Mitchell took the hand-off from the half-back position and sprinted down the middle of the field. That play set-up a Michael to Goodnight 7-yard touchdown pass with 10.7 seconds left on the clock, increasing the lead going into halftime, 26-11.

Michael threw to 5 different receivers for a total of 177-yards, on 16 of 27 attempts with three touchdowns. Michael also rushed for 51-yards on 9 carries and 1 touchdown.

Ayers led all receivers with 7 catches for 106 yards and a touchdown and Earl hauled in his first touchdown reception of the season in the first quarter on a 12-yard slant over the middle.

Gabe Chavez once again led the defense, with Ramsey Mitchell adding another fumble recovery and Reece Mitchell making some big plays on 4th down stops. Ramsey, along with Vlad Carreas Lantigua, Charlie Garcia, and Ethan Cook provided the pressure on the final defensive stand to win the game. Bryce McDonald and Ivan Duarte had the pass breakup that sealed the win for the Hot Dogs.

The Dogs are back in action this Friday against Sagamore Conference foe the Western Boone Stars (2-3, 2-1) who come to Frankfort for a 7 p.m. kickoff after most recently defeating North Montgomery 38-16.

Buyers talk about Western Boone: “They are big and strong and physical. Their fullback is huge. They are going to give him the ball a lot and he’s going to be a workhorse for them and we’re going to have to figure out a way to stop him. The quarterback is a good athlete, throws a really good ball. Even though they had some really, really good talent graduate, they still have some really tremendous players there. We are going to have a big task in front of us.”

Scoring Summary

At SOUTH CENTRAL – Union Mills, Ind

SATELLITES 31, HOT DOGS 34
Frankfort:12:14:8:0:-:34
South Central:3:8:20:0:-:31

Scoring Summary

1st Qtr (11:39) Frankfort. Riley Goodnight 52-yard run. Two-point attempt failed. 0-6.

1st Qtr (7:44) South Central. Trent Hudspeth 30-yard field goal. 3-6.

1st Qtr (4:17) Frankfort. Kyle Earl 12-yard pass from Sam Michael. Two-point conversion failed. 3-12.

2nd Qtr (5:12) South Central. Brady Glisic 16-yard run. Dylan Hale pass from Brady Glisic, two-point conversion good. 11-12.

2nd Qtr (3:17) Frankfort. Sam Michael 6-yard run. Riley Goodnight run, two-point conversion good. 11-20.

2nd Qtr (00:10) Frankfort. Riley Goodnight 7-yard pass from Sam Michael. Two-point conversion failed. 11-26.

3rd Qtr (10:35) Frankfort. Jade Ayers 31-yard pass from Sam Michael. Riley Goodnight run, two-point conversion good. 11-34.

3rd Qtr (8:03) South Central. Brady Glisic 16-yard run. Trent Hudspeth kick good. 18-34.

3rd Qtr (8:03) South Central. Brady Glisic 55-yard run. Two-point conversion failed. 24-34.

3rd Qtr (0:35) South Central. Brady Glisic 35-yard run. Trent Hudspeth kick good. 31-34.

FMU Resumes Utility Disconnections

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Frankfort – The Frankfort Municipal Utilities resumed its disconnection of services for failure to pay on Monday, Sep 14 – as of Monday, Sep 21, thirty-seven customers have had services disconnected according to FMU Billing Manager Stacy Uitts.

Uitts provided this information during the Monday, Utility Service Board meeting. She noted 92 payment plans have been set-up for customers that had applied for the assistance. She stated, of the 92, less than five were from customers who came in after being disconnected.

Customers facing disconnection were notified that payment plans, of up to 6-months, were available to avoid disconnection.

“Last week we were booked,” said Uitts when she shared with USB members what the demand has been from customers requesting to take advantage of the payment plan. “We were doing two payment plans every half-hour, with the exception of lunch hours, and our entire day was booked with appointments of people trying to get in before being disconnected.”

She also noted there are 236 remaining to be disconnected. Of that count, 43 customers are 31 to 45 days late, 194 are more than 45 days late, and 15 are more than 200 days late with the oldest delinquent account being 269 days past due.

The billing office has had its 1st payment plan already paid off close to $500.

“We’re happy,” said Uitts when asked how she felt the payment plan had been going. “I think the payment plan has been a good option for a lot of people and I think it seems very promising.”

Until October 15th, the FMU is not charging a disconnect fee according to Uitts. She said people still have time to call and set-up an appointment to avoid being disconnected and for those that have been disconnected, they can still have a payment plan set-up.

Uitts explained: “They have to come in before their disconnect (date) to avoid being disconnected to get their payment plan set-up. If they come in after (being disconnected), they will not be turned back on until they come in and sign a payment plan.”

The FMU Billing Office can be contacted at (765) 659-3361 to arrange an appointment to go to the Billing Office – located at 1405 E Wabash St, Frankfort – to create a payment plan.

Utility disconnections were placed on hold during the pandemic due to a moratorium put in place by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s executive order issued March 19 which expired on August 14.

Update (9/21/20): No New Clinton County Resident Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Reported By The ISDH

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Indianapolis – The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced today, Monday, September 21, 2020, Clinton County had no new resident tested positive, 591 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. There are 12 deaths related to COVID-19 in Clinton County. At least 8,200 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 1.6% as of September 14, 2020. The State of Indiana as a whole is 6.6%.

Additionally, the ISDH announced that 535 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 112,027 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

A total of 3,287 Hoosiers have died to date. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 1,308,645 unique tests have been administrated on Hoosiers and reported to ISDH, up from 1,301,940 on Sunday.

The Regenstrief Institute released updated hospitalization data as of September 20, 2020, 11:59 p.m. for Clinton County. Data are unique individuals and cumulative.

Total Hospitalizations: 47
Emergency Visits: 111
ICU Admits: 10
Hospital Deaths: 5

Statewide Recovery: 88,173 (84%)
Statewide Deceased: 3,287 (3%)
Statewide Active: 13,606 (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.

Retired Frankfort Police Officer Rob Bales Needs Community Help To Purchase ALS Power Chair

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Frankfort – Rob Bales is a retired Frankfort City Police Officer, retiring in July 2019, and was diagnosed with ALS in February 2019. He served on the force for 23-years.

Since his retirement, Rob has continued his fight against ALS and is now in need of an ALS power chair. The chair will be customed fitted to his body and is very expensive – after insurance, he is left a $5,400 co-pay.

According to a press release, the Bales family has incurred great expenses due to his illness. His wife, Teresa, is Rob’s sole caregiver and needs to be able to focus on his care and not determining how to come up with the monies necessary to purchase this much needed and critical piece of mobility equipment.

Most importantly the Bales family needs our prayers.

As a community let’s rally around and give back to Rob –  he dedicated his career to serving and protecting all of those that live in Clinton County.

If you are able to help in any way financially (any amount is appreciated).

Donations can be made to:

Robert Bales ALS Donational Fund

First Merchant’s Bank
60 S. Main Street
Frankfort, IN 46041 765-654-8533

“Alone we can do so little, Together we can do so much!”

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