The Brookville American-Democrat

06/25/2025

Happening this Saturday in Metamora!

A benefit spaghetti dinner and silent auction will be held Saturday, June 28, to support the family of Ron and Candy Yurcak. The event will take place under the big tent at Greater Vision Ministries (GVM), 18149 U.S. Highway 52 in Metamora, beginning at 2 p.m. A cornerstone of the Metamora community...

06/25/2025

METAMORA, Ind. – The Whitewater Canal State Historic Site in Metamora, originally slated for closure after the 2025 summer season, may now have a path toward preservation thanks to a funding opportunity from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). According to a June 24 press release,...

06/23/2025

After 7 years at St. Michael's and St. Peter's churches, Father Vincent Lampert is departing at the end of June. Parishioners say their goodbyes.

Visit this link to see a video with interviews with the parishioners and Father Vince
https://www.brookvilleindiana.com/photos

06/23/2025

PSA Alert!

06/17/2025

Post Offices will Close June 19th in Observance of Juneteenth





INDIANA – Post Offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. There will be no mail delivery, caller service or Post Office Box service. All services will resume on Friday, June 20. The Post Office will be open regularly scheduled hours on Wednesday, June 18.



Customers who wish to purchase stamps, mail packages, or ship urgent letters or packages on may use the Self-Service Kiosks available at select post offices. The ATM-like kiosk accepts credit or debit cards only and can handle about 80 percent of typical postal transactions, including weighing packages and dispensing postage for Priority Express, Priority, First-Class and Parcel Post mail. Self-Service Kiosks are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Those who receive their Liberty Herald papers - please expect a delay by one day in receiving your papers.

06/12/2025

METAMORA, Ind. – The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites (ISMHS) has announced the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site in Metamora will close following the 2025 summer season, citing both economic and environmental challenges. After years of efforts to secure funding for essential repairs, of...

06/04/2025

FRANKLIN COUNTY. - Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Morphey Construction, Inc. closed State Road 252 just west of Scipio today, June 4, to complete a box culvert replacement project in Franklin County. The closure is located between Dickson Road and Drewersburg Road and is expected to...

06/04/2025

On May 21st, Troop 3101 Girl Scouts from St. Michael School went to Ritzi Jewelry Store. This store had been owned and operated since 1881. It is Franklin County’s oldest registered full service jeweler for over 100 years. Swiss trained watchmaker and jeweler, Jim and his wife, Teresa , bought the store in 2012.
Jim told the girls the history of the store and showed them the safe from 1889.

He talked about the original owner, Casper Ritzi. He used the safe to help people who worked out of town cash work checks because the banks closed early. He told the girls about his training in jewelry and watchmaking. Jim gave each girl a special gift.

The Girl Scouts then went for ice cream.

06/03/2025

Meet Frank Deutsch: A Brookville resident who's lived in the same house for 91 years

06/02/2025

FRANKLIN CO. E911: Holland Rd between SR252 and Richland Creek will be closed for Culvert repair. A/FCHWY nixle.us/GCT8Z Reply with a friend's # to forward

Holland Rd between SR252 and Richland Creek will be closed for Culvert repair. A/FCHWY

06/01/2025

FRANKLIN CO. E911: SR252 BETWEEN RAYMOND RD AND DREWERSBURG RD WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO A ACCIDENT.

SR252 BETWEEN RAYMOND RD AND DREWERSBURG RD WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO A ACCIDENT. A/FCSO