News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Theological column by Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, I have the ability to talk to the dead, so people at my church ask me to do this a lot. Now I’ve been asked to conduct an exorcism. Will you explain it so I can do it? A: My friend, I am sorry to tell you …
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. …
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, …
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 …
JOHN P. KAMPF John P. Kampf, 74, of Connnersville, passed away on August 25, 2021, surrounded by family and friends. John was born on May 13, 1947, and is the son of the late John W. Kampf and Elizabeth (Wedding) Allen. John Married Glenna Bentley in Coldwater, Michigan, and they were later blessed with three …
SAMSON JOHNSON JR. Samson Johnson Jr. lost his battle with Alzheimer’s at his home, August 27, 2021. He was born June 29, 1933, to Samson and Myrtle Johnson in Jackson County, Kentucky. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, from July 2, 1953 to Jul 23, 1955. On July 6, 1956, …