Obituary for Marcella Bell

MARCELLA BELL Marcella Bell, age 87, of Connersville, passed away on Monday morning May 16, 2022, at Hickory Creek of Connersville. Marcella was born on September 12, 1934, in Glezen, Indiana, the daughter of the late Elza and Gladys Masters Coleman.  On June 22, 1951, she married Alvin Bell in Connersville. They were able to spend almost …

Obituary for Robert Lee “Bob” Crist

ROBERT LEE “BOB” CRIST Robert Lee “Bob” Crist, 88, of Liberty died on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Whitewater Senior Living in Liberty. Bob was born on October 14, 1933, in Fairfield, to Francis E. and Irma L. Matix Crist. He graduated from Short High School in Liberty in 1951. Bob served his country in …

Another major street in Richmond shut down for construction

INDOT press release and comments by John Estridge Driving in Richmond over the last few years has seemed like an obstacle course with deep pits alongside traveled portions of the road going on to complete road shutdowns for long periods of time. Add another street to the mix. This is the INDOT press release: Indiana …

I had a title for this, but I FORGOT!!!! it

A Column by John Estridge Hopefully, I don’t FORGET!!! to post this. My biological daughters and I have been doing Wordle. It is an online thing started – as many things people do today – during COVID. Some guy made millions off it and then sold it to the New York Times and made many …

Obituary for Regina Jo Gibson

REGINA JO GIBSON Regina Jo Gibson, 68, of Connersville, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Majestic Care, Connersville. She was born December 31, 1953, in Connersville to Charles and Sarah Rowe Lane. Regina worked as a cook for the Fayette County School Corporation. She was also employed at Downtown Bakery for a time. An …

Obituary for Marcia A. Stroud

MARCIA A. STROUD Marcia A. Stroud, age 70, Brookville, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at her residence. Marcia was born on December 26, 1951, in Seymour, to Alvin and Veva Hauersperger Gerth. She was raised with four siblings. On August 5, 2004, she married Kim Stroud in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. After graduating high school, …

Obituary for Jeannine (Jean) Mary Currens

JEANNINE (JEAN) MARY CURRENS Jeannine M. Currens, 84, of Cincinnati, formerly of Cedar Grove, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, while in Hospice care at Hillebrand Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Jean was born in Cincinnati, to Daniel and Sophia Johnson on July 17, 1937. She grew up on the Westside of Cincinnati attending …

ISP investigating officer-involved shooting in FC

Indiana State Police press release Friday evening, May 13, the Indiana State Police began investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Franklin County. The initial investigation by detectives with the ISP-Versailles Post indicated that deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Main Street in Cedar Grove, at approximately 10:30 …

Can you believe Erma would be 95 now?

Donna Jobe Cronk Column I hadn’t thought much about Erma Bombeck in some time. The national columnist was part of the average American homemaker’s life for 30 years through her consistent output of domestic common sense and humor. I’m sure that many women considered her almost a friend who dropped by whenever the paper arrived. …