News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
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JOHN JAMES HAMILTON John James Hamilton, 84, of Connersville, passed away late Friday night, April 23, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lick Creek Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 …
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CARL GRAY Carl Gray, 66 years old, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Thursday, April 22. Carl was a member of the United States Air Force and was a proud veteran. While in the Air Force, he had the responsibility of an airplane mechanic and in his spare time, he was …
By John Estridge Brookville Police Chief Terry Mitchum told town council members the police department will begin enforcing code ordinances soon, and the enforcement will be more stringent than what has traditionally been done in the past. According to Mitchum, the enforcement is not about writing tickets and collecting fines, but it is to clean …
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PHYLLIS JEAN BAUGHMAN Phyllis Jean Baughman, 65, of Clarksburg, passed away on April 21, 2021, at the Columbus Regional Hospital. She was born on August 22, 1955, in Greensburg, the daughter of Richard, Sr. and Glenna (Long) Powers. Phyllis was a 1973 graduate of South Decatur High School. She worked at the Decatur County Memorial Hospital as …
KEVIN MICHAEL MENSER Kevin Michael Menser, 54, of Connersville, passed away unexpectedly at his home on April 22, 2021. One of six children of Robert and Mary Seibert Menser, Kevin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 13, 1966. For many years, Kevin was a self-employed contractor. A fun-loving and joyful man, Kevin enjoyed telling …
Provided by the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Civil Default Judgment Discover Bank vs. Daniel A. Clontz for the plaintiff in the amount of $7,140.84 plus $185 costs and $28 sheriff’s fees. This judgment shall accrue interest at the statutory rate of 8 percent per year until paid. Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC successor …
UC Bicentennial Committee press release On Saturday, June 5, 2021, from 7 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Frame’s Outdoor will host the Union County Bicentennial Fishing Tournament at Whitewater Memorial State Park, Liberty, in conjunction with the celebration of Union County’s Bicentennial. The tournament is open to all ages and there is no fee to participate, …
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EDITH EMMA HOFF Edith Emma Hoff was the fifth of eight children of Cecelia (Nee: Matt) and Joseph A. Hoff. She was born April 13, 1922 in New Alsace, and died April 22, 2021, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus. Edie was a graduate of St. Louis School and the class of 1940 at Batesville High …
ALVINA WEBB Alvina Webb, age 75, of Brookville, died Wednesday April 21, 2021, at her son’s home in Brookville. Born March 4, 1946, in Owsley County, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Chester and Martha (Sandlin) Callihan. She was united in marriage to Charles R. Force on September 13, 1965, and he preceded …
By John Estridge It was ironic the Franklin County Commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the Franklin County Zoning Code concerning solar energy farms Tuesday night April 20, as a freak snowstorm blew into the county. The irony, beyond having a late April snowstorm, is the commissioners and county attorney Grant Reeves seemed to sense …