Obituary for Noble Edwin Toney (complete)

NOBLE EDWIN TONEY Noble Edwin Toney, 73, died on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Greenbriar Nursing Center, in Eaton Ohio. Noble was born to Harold and Adelene Beall Toney, on November 11, 1947, in Richmond. Noble attended area schools and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts degree, …

FC property damage accidents April 29-30

Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department April 29 Brady Anderson, Orchard Road, Brookville, at 11:05 a.m., was operating a vehicle westbound on Wolf Creek Road, when he was ran off the road by another vehicle. He went off the right side of the road and into a tree. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Brad …

FC arrests from April 28 through May 3

Provided by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department April 28 Alexander D. Mink, 30, Longnecker Road, West Harrison, was arrested at 10 a.m., at a residence on Carolina Trace, West Harrison, by Indiana State Police Trooper Joe Uhler, for an Arrest Warrant, Possession of Cocaine or Narcotic Drug and Possession of Marijuana/Hashish. Phillip W. Richardson, 61, Stipps …

Second of two personal injury accidents in two days on 252 is male from Ohio

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release On Sunday, May 2, at 8:10 p.m., deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene of a one-vehicle accident with injuries at Indiana 252, just west of Dickson Road.           Upon arrival, Deputies found a 2008 Buick Lucerne in a ditch off of the south …

18-year-old air cared from two-vehicle accident

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release On Saturday, May 1, at 6:31 p.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a two-vehicle, personal injury accident at Indiana 252 and Drewersburg Road.           Deputies determined that Ashley E. Meyer, age 18 of West Harrison, was driving a 2010 Toyota Rav4 northbound on Drewersburg Road. Meyer failed to yield …

FCSD announces Prescription Drug Takebacks are huge successes

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department announced the results of its recent prescription drug takeback events. The events were held in Brookville, at the United Methodist Church parking lot on Monday, April 19, and in Metamora, at the Metamora Volunteer Fire Department on Wednesday, April 28.  Deputies collected a combined …

First jury trial since the March 2020 Shutdown held in Franklin Co.; Laurel man found guilty of possession of methamphetamine

By John Estridge from a press release authored by Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp The first jury trial conducted in Franklin County since the imposition of public health restrictions in March 2020, resulted in a guilty verdict for Philip Richardson, 61, Laurel. After briefly deliberating, jurors found Richardson guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine, as a …