FRANKFORT, Ind. – Firefighter John Kirby has retired from the Frankfort Fire Department. The Frankfort Board of Public Works and Safety accepted his retirement at its September 12th meeting. Kirby’s official retirement date of September 7th marked the end of 24-years of community service as a firefighter with 10 of those years served as Fire… Keep Reading
FRANKFORT, Ind. – Automated trash collection has a start date for residents of Frankfort – October 31. The Frankfort Board of Public Works and Safety gave approval Monday (September 12) for a $1.1 million program enhancement to the way trash is collected from residential customers. “I think the thing that really caught me the most… Keep Reading
FRANKFORT, Ind. – The City of Frankfort has approved the road closure of Washington St. on Saturday, September 17 for the Hispanic Heritage Festival after consulting with INDOT. The detour will follow the same route as was used for the Frankfort Hot Dog Festival. Washington St will be closed from the Washington St. bridge to… Keep Reading
FRANKFORT, Ind. – The Mary Jane McMahon Dog Park reached a milestone Saturday (September 10) when the Frankfort Parks Department and the City of Frankfort held a public ceremony to celebrate the completion of phase 1 of the project at Dorner Park. With fencing completed, the public can now use the dog park on an… Keep Reading
FRANKFORT, Ind. – The site of the former Regions building at 2 E. Washington St., in Frankfort, will be used by members of the Frankfort Police Department and Clinton County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team to conduct active shooter preparedness drills in the coming weeks. The Clinton County Commissioners, the now property owner, approved the request… Keep Reading
CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – The Clinton County Commissioners did not address a revision to the county’s nepotism policy at its Wednesday (September 7) meeting after voting to table a final reading at the previous August 22nd meeting. The proposed revision would prohibit the sheriff from hiring his wife as jail matron as well as forbid… Keep Reading
CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office recently recognized Deputy Michael Greene for successfully completing six grueling weeks of Crash Reconstruction School to certify as an Advanced Crash Reconstructionist. Deputy Greene joins the agency’s two other Crash Reconstructionists, Sergeant Thomas Pelling and Deputy Nick Light. The training was at no cost to the… Keep Reading
CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – A Frankfort man died in a single car accident Saturday afternoon, September 3rd, after the right rear tire of the vehicle he was driving failed causing the car to cross the center line of southbound Prairie Avenue and strike a utility pole according to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. The driver,… Keep Reading
CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announced updates to the State Road 28 resurfacing and reconstruction project in Frankfort via a press release on Monday, August 29. INDOT cites the revision is necessary due to industry-wide supply chain and labor shortage issues. The new timeline for reopening is after mid-November of 2022,… Keep Reading
CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – Clinton County and its towns and communities are set to receive over $1.2 million as part of a $26 billion national settlement with Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. Indiana’s share of the settlement is approximately $507 million and all cities, towns, and counties in the state are participating… Keep Reading
