News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
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MICHAEL DWIGHT “JACK” STROUD Michael Dwight “Jack” Stroud, 73, of Connersville, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. One of three children of Charles and Izona Charles Stroud, Mike was born in Connersville on November 12, 1947. He served his country during the Vietnam era in the United States Army. …
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Indiana Department of Natural Resources press release DNR staff have been busy stocking more than 23,000 rainbow trout in preparation for this year’s upcoming stream trout opener on Saturday, April 24. The season officially starts at 6 a.m. local time. By opening day, the DNR will have stocked 23,425 rainbow trout in 17 streams in …
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From the FCHS Athletics Office Tuesday – Tennis @ Home vs Lawrenceburg 4:30 Start Tuesday – C Team Baseball @ Home vs Jac-Cen-Del 5:00 Start Tuesday – Track and Field @ Richmond 5:30 Start Thursday – Golf @ South Dearborn 5:00 Start Thursday – Baseball @ Home vs Batesville 5:30 Start Thursday – Softball @ …
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department April 10 Tyler Miller, Walleye Drive, Brookville, at 8:43 p.m., was operating a vehicle west on U.S. 52 east of Brookville. While negotiating a slight left curve, Miller drove off the right side of the westbound lane. After Miller’s vehicle drove off the road, his front right tire …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department April 15 Catherine M. Brewer, 38, Snowhill Road, West Harrison, was arrested at 3:34 p.m., along St. Mary’s Road, by Brookville Police Officer Department R. Geiser, for an Out of County Arrest Warrant. Timothy B. Estridge, 47, East Fourth Street, Brookville, was arrested at 8:56 p.m., at the …
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CYRIL PAUL SCHEBLER Cyril Paul Schebler, age 88 of Batesville, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021, with his family by his side. The son of Aloysius and Dorothy (Grote) Schebler was born on January 8, 1933, in Hamburg. He married Eileen Moorman, and they had five children. After her death, he later married, Naomi Ramsey-Horstman, …
BRENDA GAIL MARCUM Brenda Gail Marcum, 79, of Brownsville, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, at her residence. She was born on October 5, 1941, to Lloyd Glen and Alpha Mae Smith Blair, and she graduated from Connersville High School in 1959. In 1962, she married Robert L. Marcum at Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Marcum …
From a press release The New Alsace Conservation Club’s 33rd annual Fishing Derby is being held on Saturday, May 8, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lake In The Pines just west of New Alsace. The derby is designed to encourage adults and children alike to enjoy fishing, the outdoors and practice water safety and social distancing. The New …
JOAN VELOIE HOLLIDAY Joan Veloie Holliday, age 87 of Batesville, formerly of Tuscon, Arizona passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Margaret Mary Health. The daughter of Franklin and Christa (Rutherford) Hendrickson was born on February 28, 1934, in Long Beach, California. Joan was a computer programmer for McDonald Douglas. She was the first woman …
ELVERA HELEN (HARPRING) WISSEL Elvera Helen (Harpring) Wissel, age 82 of Batesville, died Thursday April 15, 2021 at MMH. She was surrounded by her three loving daughters. She was born August 13, 1938, in Decatur County. She was the daughter of Bernard J. and Cecilia M. (Hessler) Harpring. She married Harvey J Wissel Jr. on …
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