Obituary for Jeffry Scott Cook

JEFFRY SCOTT COOK Jeffry Scott Cook, age 58, of Brookville, died Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, following a brief illness. Born July 17, 1963, in Lawrenceburg, he was the son of Eugene Leonard and Mildred Jean (Sortwell) Cook. He was employed at OSL in Greensburg for several years. In his leisure time, …

FC property damage accidents from August 9 through August 21

Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department August 9 Joshua Goins, South Ott Road, Connersville, at 3:26 p.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Indiana 229, when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and struck a road sign. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer investigated the accident. August 12 Kyle …

BTC August 24 meeting transcript — with EDITORIAL remarks (and some glib comments) Part III

By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the third of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, if …

Obituary for Jami Elizabeth Reed

JAMI ELIZABETH REED Jami Elizabeth Reed, 42, passed on September 2, 2021, surrounded by family and close friends at her home in Rushville. She had fought a courageous battle with cancer. Jami was a lifelong resident of Rushville. She was the daughter of Alan and Sue Ann (Pavey) Odum. She had formerly been employed by Decatur County Memorial …

Obituary for Olyver Flynn Ripberger

OLYVER FLYNN RIPBERGER Olyver Flynn Ripberger, stillborn son of Adam and Naskietta Renee Ripberger, received his angel wings Thursday, September 2, 2021, at IU Health – Methodist, Indianapolis. Besides his parents, Olyver is survived by his maternal grandparents, Sidney and Bobbi Curtsinger of Connersville; maternal great-grandfather, Luther Gabbard of Connersville; and an aunt, Mystic Curtsinger …

Obituary for Robert Duane Brown

ROBERT DUANE BROWN Robert Duane Brown, 55, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. He was born on September 21, 1966, in Hammond, to Ernest “Bob” Brown and Phyllis Garrison Brown. Robert enlisted into the United States Navy in April of 1987, and served for six years. He obtained the rank of AO3. …

Insomnia, my CVS dream with dancing people and jets and my conversations with Holiday Inn

A column by John Estridge For anyone that cares, I am writing this at 4:30 a.m. I have insomnia, at times, not all the time but quite a bit more often as I get older. Several years ago I read the huge King novel, all of his novels are huge, called Insomnia. At that time, …

Old Guy Rant: We knew this on Nov. 4

Political column by Larry Wiwi Old Guy Rant:  We Knew This on November 4 I can’t really convey how much it breaks my heart to write this column because it is largely a column of sadness and failure on a global scale, and I take no solace in the fact that like most conservatives, I …