News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
CHARLES “CHARLIE” WILLIAM PRECHT Charles “Charlie” William Precht, passed peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones, on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the young age of 74 at Reid Memorial Hospital after a treacherous fight against COVID-19. Born on April 29, 1947, in Batesville, to Harris Precht Sr. and Marie (Wessler) Precht, Charlie was always …
Continue reading “Obituary for Charles “Charlie” William Precht”
RALPH PENNINGTON JR. Ralph Pennington Jr., 66, formerly of Brookville, passed away Thursday September 9, 2021, at Halifax Health Hospice, Edgewater Florida. Ralph was born on April 23, 1955, in Batesville, the son to Ralph Pennington and Ruby Bishop. Ralph attended Brookville High School and worked at D&M Connersville until they closed. Ralph eventually moved …
KAREN ANN BUSSE Karen Ann Busse, age 66, of Cedar Grove, died Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Heritage House of Connersville. Born September 23, 1954, in Cincinnati, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Elizabeth C. “Betty” Farrell. On October 10, 1996, she was united in marriage to David L. Busse, and he …
By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the eighth of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to the 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, …
LISA WARD Lisa Ward, 55 of Connersville, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021. She was born on December 11, 1965, in El Cajon, California, to Raymond Stoffel and Francis Stoffel. Lisa worked at Lincoln Center for many years in the laundry department and also at Hassler’s Dry Cleaning. She was an independent caregiver for …
PANSY RAY HOUSTON Pansy Ray Houston, 89, of Connersville, passed away early Sunday morning, September 12, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. One of eight children of Cornell and Lilly Bea Taylor McRay, Pansy was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky on March 2, 1932. On July 12, 1949, Pansy married Hobert Houston in Hopewell Baptist Church in …
HANNAH RAE WATCKINS Hannah Rae Watkins, of Sunman, was born January 18, 1989. She was an East Central HIgh School graduate and went on to the Good Sam School of Nursing. Hannah proudly became a Registered Nurse and worked most of her career at Dearborn County Hospital on the O’brien floor, she went on to …
HENRY E. BLANTON Henry E. Blanton, age 77 of New Trenton, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, in Cincinnati. Born August 26, 1944, in Bright, the son of Ira and Flora (Smith) Blanton. Henry married Yuthona M. Gilbert on October 28, 1961, in Newport, Kentucky and was a school bus driver for Franklin County Schools …
CAROL DELETTA COLLIER Carol Deletta Collier, 79, a lifelong resident of Connersville, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. Carol was born on March 24, 1942, in Connersville to the late Delma Emerson Cox and Hellen Caroletta (Page) Cox. She was a proud graduate of Connersville High School in the Class …
Provided by the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Civil Court and Small Claims Court Default Judgment Midland Credit Management, Inc. vs. Nate Garrett for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,376.89, plus continuing post-judgment interest at the rate of 8 percent per annum and post-judgment costs of collection. General Electric Credit Union vs. Michael W. …