Obituary for Glen Eugene Shisler

GLEN EUGENE SHISLER Glen Eugene Shisler, 50 of Liberty, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021. He was born on November 7, 1970, in Mansfield, Ohio to Glen Shisler and Patricia Haws Rosebrough. He was a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. Eugene married Dawn Mitchell on June 9, 2011, in Connersville. Together they had …

Obituary for Samantha Jean Charles

SAMANTHA JEAN CHARLES Samantha Jean Charles, 49, of Connersville, passed away early Friday morning, April 2, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis following an extensive illness. Samantha was born in Martinsville, on May 14, 1971, and attended Emmerich Manual High School in Indianapolis. On November 23, 1991, Samantha was married to William Charles, Jr., in …

Paving begins on Ind. 252 through October

Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Paul H. Rohe Company plans to begin work this week on an asphalt resurface contract along Indiana 252 in Franklin County. The road will be patched, milled and repaved from the Whitewater River bridge east of Brookville to the Ohio state line. Lane closures …

Obituary for Shirley Houston

SHIRLEY HOUSTON Shirley Houston 73 of Richmond passed away to be with Jesus on April 1, 2021. She was born September 12, 1947, in Boonville, Owsley County, Kentucky, to Elby and Mary Jane Barrett Davidson. She grew up in Brookville and moved to Richmond. Shirley’s first job was at Sperry Plastics in Brookville. In the …

A lesson learned about spring vacations, hopefully, or how we survived a night in Laurel, Mississippi

A column by John Estridge My Long Suffering Wife Ruth said they looked like blood stains, and I could not disagree. I checked the walls for hash marks to tell how many bodies they had found there, but the light was too dim and the grime on the walls too thick to really get a …

An investigation into stolen vehicles, a trailer and tools from a FC business lead officers to methamphetamine and heroin and many felony charges against two males

By John Estridge Due to quick and efficient work by three area police agencies, two 25-year-old males were arrested and charged with various felonies after they allegedly stole vehicles from Brackney Inc. off Indiana 1 near South Gate. The initial investigation into stolen vehicles, a stolen trailer and stolen tools led police to find roughly …

Obituary for Barbara Jean Weber

BARBARA JEAN WEBER Barbara Jean Weber, age 75 of Batesville, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at the Columbus Regional Hospital.  The daughter of Phillip Jr and Dorothy (Grainy) Stegman was born on March 20, 1946, in Cincinnati. She grew up in Cincinnati and attended Oak Hills High School. Barbara married Frank Weber Jr., and …