Deteriorated belfry comes floating down to Main Street in Brookville

By John Estrdige (article and photos) At 12:22 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, the historic belfry started its descent from on top of the Franklin County Courthouse and in less than a minute it was set gently down on Main Street just south of the courthouse. Earlier this year a passerby noticed the belfry was leaning …

Obituary for Sandra S. “Sandy” Crumpton

SANDRA S. “SANDY” CRUMPTON Sandra S. “Sandy” Crumpton, 81, of Connersville passed away early Monday morning, November 2, 2020, at Reid Health, Richmond. The youngest of four daughters of Roy and Barbara Callaway Hobbs, Sandy was born on May 4, 1939. Sandy was raised in Connersville by her mother and stepfather, William Kenmuir, where she …

Obituary for Helen A. Rosemeyer

HELEN A. ROSEMEYER Helen A. Rosemeyer, 96, of Sunman, died  Monday, November 2, 2020, at The Waters of Batesville. Helen was born September 9, 1924, in Dearborn County to Henry and Sophia Hornberger Walter. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church at Hubble’s Corner, the American Legion Auxiliary in Sunman, and the Milan …

Obituary for Ola “Lee” Hadley

OLA “LEE” HADLEY Ola “Lee” Hadley, age 87, of Drewersburg, passed away on October 22, 2020. Born November 12, 1932 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lily (Robison) Cleaver of Drewersburg. Lee graduated from Whitewater High School in Cedar Grove, after which she worked for the Union Central Life …

Like most of Indiana, Union County had a large voter turnout and most voted Republican

By John Estridge Union County, like many places around the country, had a heavy voter turnout prior to and on election day, Tuesday, November 3. There are 5,237 registered voters in Union County and 3,521 people voted for a 66.77 percent turnout rate. Of those votes, there were 1,182 straight-party Republican votes to 257 straight-party …

Great turnout, great work by clerk’s office and Republicans win everything but one office in Brookville

By John Estridge There are many firsts with the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election in Franklin County. There was a 77.4 percent voter turnout. That demolishes any election turnout in recent history within the county. Clerk Neysa Raible, her employees, election employees and volunteers had the final results ready  just a little more than two hours …

One Democrat wins in Brookville, school board races are tight

By John Estridge Eight precincts have been tabulated in Franklin County and most of the contested school board elections are close and Brookville town elections were close. For Brookville, it is all over. Incumbent Democrat Clerk Treasurer Gina Gillman is the lone contested Democrat to come through in the town and maybe the county. She …

Two injured in FC UTV accident early Sunday morning, November 1

From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release On Sunday, November 1, at 12:19 a.m., deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene of a UTV accident with injuries in the 15000 block of Snail Creek Road. Through their investigation, deputies determined Valerie M. Ripperger, age 19 of West Harrison, was …