EUGENE J. RISCH Eugene Jacob Risch, 91, of Connersville, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Heritage House, where he had been a patient for one week. One of 10 children of Veronica Weiler Risch and Jacob A. Risch, Gene was born in Connersville on December 26, 1929. He attended St. Gabriel School and graduated …
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Obituary for Ruth Ann Hennefey
RUTH ANN HANNEFEY Ruth Ann Hannefey, 83, of Connersville, passed away Wednesday morning, September 8, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. One of two daughters of Harlie and Nellie Corbin, Ruth was born in Fayette County, on August 15, 1938, and graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1956. On February 28, 1957, Ruth …
Obituary for Andrew Burton Sturgill Jr.
ANDREW BURTON STURGILL JR. Andrew Burton Sturgill Jr., 61, of Metamora, entered Heaven early Saturday morning September 4, 2021 at home surrounded by loved ones. Born April 30, 1960, in Hamilton, Ohio, to the late Andrew Burton and Louise (North) Sturgill, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Vickie Ward; his in-laws, George …
Truck driver killed in weigh station accident Wednesday morning on I-74
Indiana State Police press release Wednesday morning, September 8, shortly after 5 a.m., the Indiana State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash at the I-74 Weigh Station in northern Dearborn County where a semi drove into the scale house, resulting in the death of the driver. The initial investigation by the Indiana State Police-Versailles Crash …
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Part VI of the BTC August 24 meeting: The Purchase Agreement with very little Editorial Comments and no glib comments whatsoever because the agreement is too depressing
By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the sixth 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, …
Semi crashes through scale house on Indiana side of I-74 near Harrison, Ohio Update: semi driver dies in crash
Indiana State Police information Update: The driver of the semi died in the crash. No employees were in the building at the time and there were no other injuries. The family has been notified. The Indiana State Police is on the scene of a serious crash on I-74 Westbound at the 171-mile marker (Indiana/Ohio State …
Part V of the BTC Aug. 24 meeting transcription, with editorial and glib comments added for free
By John Estridge EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the fifth 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, …
Obituary for Brian Kelly White
BRIAN KELLY WHITE Brian Kelly White, 52, a life long Franklin County area resident, passed away September 5, 2021, in Indianapolis. He was born February 11, 1969, in Rushville to Robert L. and Wanda (Reece) White.Kelly had worked in Maintenance at Brazeway in Shelbyville for many years.He was a member of Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.Kelly …
Obituary for Mable Alice (Barkley) Meador
MABLE ALICE (BARKLEY) MEADOR Mable Alice (Barkley) Meador, 91, of Batesville, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021. She was born to her parents, Francis and Fern (Martin) Barkley, on March 26, 1930, in New Point. After graduating from New Point High School, Mable went on to marry her husband, Rufus B. Meador, who preceded …
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Obituary for Sandra Sue Hay
SANDRA SUE HAY Sandra Sue Hay, 76, of Connersville, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021. She was born on August 26, 1944, in Port Huron, Michigan, to Maurice P. Haight and Elnorah M. Rockman Haight. Sandra is survived by her two children, Rebecca Ann Szymanek and Robert Richardson. There will be no public …