Obituary for Thomas “Tom” P. Corcoran

THOMAS “TOM” P. CORCORAN Thomas P. “Tom” Corcoran, of Sunman, was born on December 5, 1961, in Cincinnati, a son to William Thomas and Helen Murphy Corcoran. He married Shawn Bross in Cheviot, Ohio, on April 16, 1994, and she survives. Tom worked as a roofer and in construction for many years. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing …

Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates’ October report

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of October. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 1,168 calls for service in October which is a 20 percent increase over the 934 calls in October of 2019. Among the calls of service investigated were:                       …

Fayette County has an additional two deaths associated with COVID-19; Indiana’s number of daily positive tests soars to 8,527

By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths in numbers reported by the ISDH on Thursday, December 3. Also, after relatively better numbers, Indiana’s number of positive test results went back into the stratosphere with 8,527 reported, taking that total to 359,430. Indiana also said an additional 60 deaths were …

21-year-old Sunman man charged with Level 5 Felony after accident causing injuries on Ind. 1

By John Estridge A Sunman man was charged with a Level 5 Felony after an accident on Indiana 1 north of Brookville recently. According to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release, Dalton C. Beard, 21, at 4:20 p.m., Monday, November 23, was operating a 1998 Honda CRV eastbound on Duck Creek Road when he …

How my blog malfunctioned and I either disabled a computer or caused a person to start drinking

A Column by John Estridge I am requesting prayers for the technician I talked to for more than two hours concerning my blog’s malfunction. If that person was not a drinker before our conversation, I’m afraid that person is now. Really, I am not sure it was a person or a computer-generated conversation. If it …

County to file suit on Offset Road to find out if it is a road and/or public way

By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioners want a judge to tell them if there is or ever was a county line road off Indiana 1 south of South Gate. And if there was a road, is it now, at the very least, a public way? Commissioners discussed the situation with the county attorney, Grant Reeves, …

Obituary for Michael D. Daulton

MICHAEL D. DAULTON Michael D. Daulton passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at his home in Batesville, surrounded by his dear family. The proud father, brother, son and loving husband was just 53 years old. Born on August 28, 1967, in Lafayette, he was the son of Darrell and Brenda (nee: Daugherty) Daulton. The …

Obituary for Rebecca A. Ertel

REBECCA A. ERTEL Rebecca A. Ertel, age 74 of Larkspur, California, died Monday, November 30, 2020, at the Kaiser Medical Center in San Rafael, California. Born July 16, 1946, in Batesville, she is the daughter of Rita (Nee: Wernke) and Harry Ertel. She married Michael Simon December 31, 1972, and he preceded her in death …

Obituary for Roy Benno Meyer

ROY BENNO MEYER Roy Benno Meyer, age 65 of Batesville, died Tuesday December 1st, 2020. Born September 19, 1955, in Batesville, he is the son of Victor and Marie Meyer. He married Berna Barton on September 22, 1984. Together, they raised four daughters; Crystal, Jen, Melissa, and Nicole. He worked and lived on the family …

Obituary for Joseph Wayne Friend

JOSEPH WAYNE FRIEND Joseph Wayne Friend, 32, of Connersville passed away as a result of an automobile accident Friday afternoon, November 27, 2020. The younger of two children, he was born on June 16, 1988, to Edwin Joseph and Tracy Lynn Thompson Friend. He was a 2007 graduate of Connersville High School and went on …