Old Guy Rant: Passing of a friend

A Political Column by FC resident Larry Wiwi As everyone in the political world now knows, Rush Limbaugh passed away earlier this week and there have been hundreds of tributes already written but if you can stand one more, hopefully mine will be a little different. Like so many millions of listeners, I consider Rush …

I’m tired of waiting; why won’t God answer my prayers?

A theological column by Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, I’m tired of waiting on God. Why won’t He answer my prayers? A:             Everyone reading this article has felt that way a time or two. We are encouraged in the Church to stand in faith; to trust God that he has heard our prayers and …

Obituary for Joed Connaway

JOED CONNAWAY Joed Connaway, 73, of Connersville, passed away Thursday morning, February 18, 2021, at his residence. He was born August 11, 1947, in Connersville, the son of William Edgar and Pauline Lenore Landis Connaway and was a proud graduate of Alquina High School, Class of 1965. On January 17, Joed married Judith Yvonne Hannefy. …

Obituary for Terrall L. Fuchs

TERRALL L. FUCHS Terrall L. Fuchs, age 59 of Indianapolis, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis. Terrall was born on June 1, 1961, in Connersville, a son to Paul and Edith Eva Hunter Fuchs. He served his country in the United States Air Force and then spent the …

UC Courthouse to reopen to public on March 1

By John Estridge Union County’s Courthouse will reopen to the public on March 1. That was the unanimous decision of the Union County Commissioners at their meeting Friday morning, February 19. The courthouse has been closed for several months going back to when the county was declared red by the Indiana Department of Health over …

Obituary for Mary T. Nobbe-Volz

MARY T. NOBBE-VOLZ Mary T. Nobbe-Volz, age 89 of Batesville, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus. Born May 20, 1931, in Ripley County, she is the daughter of Minnie (Neihaus) and Alois Stolz. She married Werner Nobbe October 28, 1950, at St. Louis Church in Batesville, and he preceded her in …

Obituary for Demia Robertson

DEMIA ROBERTSON Demia Robertson, 50, of Nulltown, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at IU Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Rush County, on October 26, 1970, and is the daughter of Helen Zeh Robertson and Ernest J. Robertson. She loved spending time with her family, especially her three grandchildren, and her beloved dog, …

Obituary for Joseph Jerry “Joe” Hughes (updated)

JOSEPH JERRY “JOE” HUGHES Joseph Jerry “Joe” Hughes, 73, of Connersville, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Reid Health of Richmond where he was surrounded by his loving family. One of 12 children of Glenn and Christine Tanksley Hughes, Joseph was born in Connersville on October 29, 1947. On February 4, 1967, Joe was …

Laurel woman injured when she swerved to miss a deer, hit a tree and tree fell across her vehicle

From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release A Laurel woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident when she swerved to miss a deer, hit a tree and the tree fell on top of her vehicle and the highway. According to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release, Heather N. Hentz, 35, was transported to …

Six individuals have been unable to legally drive vehicles purchased from Jim True Ford in 2019, according to lawsuit filed by state

By John Estridge The Indiana Attorney General’s Office filed a civil suit in Franklin Circuit Court 2 against the former Ford car dealership in Brookville owned by Jim True. In the complaint filed Tuesday, February 16, by Mark M. Snodgrass, a deputy attorney with the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, it alleges True’s business did not …