PEGGY SUE HUBER CARMACK Peggy Sue Huber Carmack, 75, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 23, 2020. Peggy was the beloved daughter of Sally Chewning of St. Cloud, Florida and Howard “Fats” Huber of Liberty. Peggy was a 1963 graduate of Short High School in Liberty. Peggy married George Carmack …
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Fayette County and the state continue to have high COVID-19 positive test results
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County and Indiana continue to have terrible COVID-19-related numbers. Fayette County had 42 positive test results reported for Saturday, October 24. And Indiana had its second-highest day ever in the same category with 2,765. Looking at Fayette County’s numbers, the 42 positive tests came from 186 tests given …
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Cincinnati man dies in motorcyle accident Friday afternoon, Oct. 24
From an Indiana State Police press release Friday afternoon, October 23, at approximately 4 p.m., troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began investigating a two-vehicle crash in Franklin County, Indiana that claimed the life of a Cincinnati, Ohio motorcyclist. The initial investigation by Trooper Chad Snyder indicated a 1986 Honda motorcycle being operated by …
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Old Testament is relevant now as ever
By Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, Does the Old Testament remain relevant to 21st Century Christianity and society overall? A: Unfortunately there has been slow drain of education toward the importance of personal, biblical literacy within the Church, especially regarding the Old Testament (OT.) As a result, the average church member has little knowledge of …
Old Guy Rant: The last one?
A Political Column by Larry Wiwi, a Franklin County resident I have been writing political columns for about a decade and it occurred to me just now this may be the last one I write, or at least the last one where I have great hope for America’s future. Like you I am bombarded by …
Obituary for Perry A. Cummins
PERRY A. CUMMINS Perry A. Cummins, age 59, of Metamora, died early Thursday morning October 22, 2020, in the Emergency Department at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio, following a brief illness. Born February 12, 1961, in Connersville, he was the son of the late Harold and Imogene (McDaniel) Cummins. On July 26, 1991, he …
Fayette County and state have slightly better days, but just slightly
By John Estridge from ISDH data Neither the state nor Fayette County had as bad of numbers as they respectively did on Thursday, October 22, but their Friday, October 23, numbers were pretty bad. In the state, there were an additional 2,519 positive test results that is down slightly from Thursday’s record 2,880. Also, the …
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Some days it’s hard to find the Atlantic Ocean
A Column by John Estridge I introduced myself to Brian like this: “Pardon me, my name is John; I’m from Indiana; and I am lost.” Having never been to an AA meeting, but having seen them on TV, I felt like I had said the opening introduction at an AA meeting before the person begins …
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Obituary for Dr. Michael Scott Fain (Complete)
DR. MICHAEL SCOTT FAIN Michael Scott Fain passed away in Oxford Ohio, on October 21, 2020. He is survived by his wife Laura, his two children, Nicholas and Elliott, brothers Richard and Ross and parents Margaret and Richard. Michael Fain was born in Richmond on July 5, 1963. The eldest of three sons, Michael grew up …
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State has worst numbers since it all began; and Fayette County records 52 positive test results in one day as well as another related death
By John Estridge from ISDH data There were terrible numbers on Thursday, October 22, for the state and the three counties in the Whitewater Valley. The state destroyed its record for the number of positive test results in one day, adding 2,880 for a grand total of 155,246. Forty-two people died in the state from …