CAROL J. “PEGGY” MCQUEEN Carol J. “Peggy” McQueen, 81, of Pershing, passed away Tuesday evening, December 8, 2020, at Reid Health, Richmond. The daughter of Riley and Juanita Yates Smith, Peggy was born in Flint, Michigan, on March 23, 1939. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Cambridge City with the class of 1957, and …
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Fayette county adds 21 new positive test results; Franklin County has 13
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County led the three counties in the Whitewater Valley with 21 new positive test results. Franklin County added 13 to its total, and Union County had six. The totals for those three counties regarding positive test results are: Fayette, 1,815; Franklin, 922; and Union, 333. There were no …
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Obituary for Hargis Henson
HARGIS HENSON Hargis Henson, age 75, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at The Waters of Batesville in Batesville. He was born May 30, 1945, in Clay County, Kentucky, the son of Luther and Virgie (Jones) Henson. Hargis married Leah Broughton on July 4, 2014, in Metamora, and worked at Harrison Foundry for many years. …
FCCSC officials make report about positive test results within school corporation
Franklin County Community School Corporation officials are keeping parents and guardians of students in the school corporation informed on the ongoing pandemic. Franklin County High School students have been home since Monday, December 7, due to not having enough staff on hand to cover in-person classes. On Wednesday, December 9, the parents and guardians received …
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Obituary for Charlene Annette Mize
CHARLENE ANNETTE MIZE Charlene Annette Mize, 48, of Pershing, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 8, 2020, at her residence. One of four children of Buddy and Loretta Sue Fields Mize, Charlene was born in Connersville on August 23, 1972. She was employed at local restaurants in many roles including waitress and cook. In her leisure …
Franklin County goes red; Indiana has the highest positive test results in nation since Thanksgiving
By John Estridge from ISDH data There are several negative aspects to the daily COVID-19-related numbers released Wednesday, December 9, regarding the Whitewater Valley and the state. Franklin County went back to a red designation after one week as an orange county. While Fayette and Union counties remained orange, the next to worst classification with …
For the second time in two months Lakeview man calls 911 to report a theft and is arrested
By John Estridge For the second time in two months, a Lakeview man has called the police to report a theft, and in each instance has been arrested and charged with felonies and misdemeanors. In the latest occurrence, Tuesday, December 8, Dwayne H. Littleton, 45, has been charged with Intimidation, as a Level 6 Felony, …
Two are dead from an early morning house fire, Wednesday, December 9
By John Estridge from an Indiana State Fire Marshal’s press release Two adult males died in an early morning house fire in Franklin County Wednesday, December 9. The men, believed to have been in their 50s, have not been officialy identified, according to a press release from the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office. According to …
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Obituary for Geneva Tipton
GENEVA TIPTON Geneva Tipton, 83 of Connersville died on December 6, 2020. She was born on November 5, 1937, in Balkan, Kentucky, to the late John Wesley Burnette and Maude Buell Burnette. Graduate of Bell County High School in Pineville, Kentucky. After high school she attended Lincoln Memorial University Business School. She was a member …
Obituary for Ruth Ann (Davis) Dake
RUTH ANN (DAVIS) DAKE Ruth Ann (Davis) Dake, 86 of Liberty, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Reid Health Hospital surrounded by her children. She was born on May 25, 1934, in Everton, to George and Daisy Callahan Davis. She married James Melvin Dake on October 4, 1952, in Everton. They were able …