EDITORIAL Brookville residents it is now up to you: Stop the insanity or continue to be sheeple

An Editorial by John Estridge I attended my first Brookville Town Council meeting in person – since I started working on Tuesday nights — Tuesday night, August 10. My goal was to write several articles about the meeting. I really wanted to write those articles. However, at least in the Old School Journalism – what …

Obituary for Virginia R. Hummell

VIRGINIA R. HUMMELL Virginia Hummell from Moores Hill, was Born on October 9, 1928, to Benjamin and Barbara Herbert Paul in Oldenburg. She was married to Mitchell C. Hummell on August 10, 1949, at Holy Family Church in Oldenburg. Virginia graduated from Oldenburg’s Immaculate Conception Academy in 1947, and worked at McPhersons in Sunman, and …

FC commissioners said people should make own decisions on masks

By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioner Tom Wilson read a statement concerning the county’s policy on masks into the official record near the end of their meeting Tuesday, August 10. It essentially said conditions concerning COVID in Franklin County do not match other places in the country, and commissioners believe individuals should make health choices …

Brookville man charged with two disturbing crimes with one alleging he put his cigarette out on a 1-year-old’s face

By John Estridge Zachary L. Bennett, 28, 9075 Indiana 101, Brookville, was arrested and charged with two really troubling crimes. Bennett is alleged to have burned his 1-year-old on the face with a cigarette and battered a female while they were all staying at Mound Haven Motel. According to an Investigative Narrative filed by Franklin …

Obituary for Joseph Brinker

JOSEPH BRINKER Joseph Brinker, 71 years old, of Guilford, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Originally from Price Hill, Joe moved to Greendale and then Guilford after meeting his wife, Pamela, at an anniversary party for mutual friends. Joe was a proud veteran who fought in the Vietnam War. Joe was a member …

Obituary for Holly (Snyder) Taylor

HOLLY (SNYDER) TAYLOR Holly (Snyder) Taylor, 56, of Liberty, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021. She was born on October 31, 1964, in Richmond, and is the daughter of the late Darlh Snyder and Jeannine Carter Snyder. On June 22, 1984, she married Brian Taylor at Brownsville United Methodist Church. Holly had worked as cosmetologist …

Birdfeeders in Whitewater Valley can come back out and put back in action

By John Estridge Whitewater Valley bird lovers can bring the birdfeeders and hummingbird feeders back out of the closets. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced today that Hoosiers in 76 counties across the state can resume feeding birds but asks that residents of the remaining counties keep their feeders down while the investigation into …

Ind. 252 closing in Brookville for four days for emergency repairs

Indiana Department of Transportation press release The Indiana Department of Transportation will be closing Indiana 252 (Fourth Street) between U.S. 52/Main St and Mill St in Brookville beginning in the afternoon on Wednesday, August 11. The road will be closed for approximately four days while crews install drainage pipes/inlets due to issues with the fill …