FC arrests from June 29 through July 4

Provided by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department June 29 Randall L. Wilson, 58, Whistle Creek Road, Metamora, was arrested at 10:23 a.m., at the Franklin County Security Center by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jason Lovins on an Arrest Warrant. Ronald S. Winans, 38, Fairfield, Ohio, was arrested at 11:43 a.m., at Franklin County Security Center …

Obituary for Sharon Kay Burns

SHARON KAY BURNS Sharon Kay Burns, 73, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, passed away Monday, July 4, 2022 at her daughter’s residence in Pittsboro. She was born December 23, 1948, in Batesville, to James Harold and Hollie Edwards Lancaster, and she was a 1966 graduate of Short High School, Liberty. For 25 years, Sharon worked at …

Obituary for Michael Anthony Welsh

MICHAEL ANTHONY WELSH Michael Anthony Welsh, 63, of Connersville, passed away early Monday morning, July 4, 2022, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 16, 1959, in Connersville, one of six children of James Joseph and Mary Ann Risch Welsh. He was a 1978 graduate of Connersville High School. …

Obituary for Robert Lee “Bob” Hensley

ROBERT LEE “BOB” HENSLEY Robert Lee “Bob” Hensley, 84, of Laurel, formally of Lexington, KY, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Reid Health in Richmond. Bob was born in Richmond on September 25, 1937, to James Kay Polk Hensley and Verda Mae Godsey Hensley. He graduated from Short High School in Liberty with the …

Obituary for William “Bill” Henry Lancaster Jr.

WILLIAM “BILL” HENRY LANCASTER JR. William “Bill” Henry Lancaster, Jr., 73, of Liberty, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2022, at the Whitewater Commons Senior Living Center. He was born December 11, 1948, in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of Merle (nee Elliott) and William Henry Lancaster. Bill was a United States Army Veteran and served time in the Vietnam …

Woman found guilty of beating 8-year-old she did not know

Franklin County Prosecutor’s press release (edited) A Fillmore, Indiana woman was sentenced to 18 months in the Franklin County Security Center after a jury found her guilty of battery on an 8-year-old male camping near her at Haspin Acres. According to Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp, on Thursday, June 9, a local jury returned a …

Obituary for Elizabeth Josephine Klingman

ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE KLINGMAN Elizabeth Josephine Klingman, 99, of Greensburg, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2022, at Morning Breeze Healthcare Center in Greensburg. One of two daughters of Eugene J. and Ethelyn J. Bray Moran, Elizabeth was born in Connersville on May 27, 1923, and graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1941. Elizabeth …

Wait for it and wait for it: Chip and Seal on U.S. 52 starting July 5

INDOT press release except first two paragraphs which are me There may have been two people who did not get to spend too much of their life waiting to move on Indiana 101 during the last chip and seal operation in the county. Those two people will have their chance to sit and sit and …