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A Column and a hearty thank you by John Estridge, the Fired Editor The blog, whitewatervalleynewsandsports.com, has just gone above the 250,000 views mark. Actually, it is 253,000-plus at this writing. That means the blog has been viewed more than a quarter of a million times in less than one year. I want to thank …
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By John Estridge A Brookville family was sitting on their porch on Main Street early Thursday evening, May 20, when they saw one of their vehicles drive by on Main Street. The woman behind the wheel waved to them. After a vehicular chase involving the Brookville Police Department, Randi Meyer, 34, was arrested and later …
DONNA KAY BECHTEL Donna Kay Bechtel, age 69 of Batesville, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Waters of Batesville. The daughter of Chester and Gladys (Strunk) Petrey was born on July 13, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Daniel Bechtel on November 26, 1972, in Cincinnati. Donna worked as a line operator at …
TODD MARLIN SIEBERT Todd Marlin Siebert passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 2021, surrounded by many friends and family. The son of Marlin Siebert and Carol (Kops) Siebert was born on October 7, 1969, in Batesville. He was 51 years old. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Tina; his daughters, Stacey Grieshop …
AN EDITORIAL BY JOHN ESTRIDGE WARNING WARNING WARNING Just kidding. There is so much to write about concerning Brookville’s Town Council and the members who make up council, well, at least some of them. First, there is the ruling by the state’s Public Access Counselor on a complaint BTC was violating the state’s Open Door …
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Provided by the Franklin County Clerk Office Randall Travis Ison, 32, and Courtinee Danielle Knippenberg, 25. William Todd Biddle, 33, and Clorrisa Marie Baker, 34. Diane M. Hillenbrand, 71, and Anthony R. Schantz, 74. Amanda Rae Horn, 36, and Ronald Lee McCollum, 46. Trisha Brenton, 43, and William Geis, 50. Shane Daniel Barker, 48, and …
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of April. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 687 calls for service, which is a 14 percent increase over the 592 calls in April of 2020. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents …
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin/Ripley Counties, IN. — On any given day, more than 90 percent of motorists can be found wearing their seat belts. Unfortunately, the small percentage of people who choose not to buckle up make up a disproportionate amount of the fatalities that occur every year on Indiana roads. It’s …
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department May 11 Anna Bruns, Raymond Road, Brookville, was operating a vehicle east on Oxford Pike at 3:21 p.m., and slowed her vehicle due to dogs being in the roadway. William Brown, Green Meadow Drive, Brookville, rear-ended the Bruns’ vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the …
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