News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department announced today that they will be bringing National Night Out back to Brookville this year. The event will be on Tuesday, August 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event includes a free cookout by area law enforcement, as well as free admission to …
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THOMAS E. WISE Thomas E. Wise, 64, of Dayton, died on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Miami Valley Hospital. Thomas was born in Milan, on April 1, 1957, to Albert E. and Wille Mae Maney Wise. He married Barbara Wright on August 11, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and they enjoyed more than 36 years together. …
JERRY WAYNE SANDLIN Jerry Wayne Sandlin, age 70, of Richmond, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Reid Hospital in Richmond. Born November 12, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio he was the son of the late Robert H. Sandlin and Stella J. Grimes. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam era. Jerry was retired, having …
BETTY LOU GARRISON Betty Lou Garrison, 92, of Connersville passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at Reid Health of Richmond following a short illness. She was born at the family home in Connersville on December 25, 1928, one of four daughters of Fred Willis and Charlotte Pearl “Sweetie” Huber Cole. Betty was a graduate of …
MILDRED PAINTER Mildred Painter, 69, of Milan died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 15, 2021, while on vacation in Florida. Mildred was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 27, 1951, to Theodore and Mildred Klein Riegelsberger. She married Edgar Painter on December 31, 1987, in Cleves, Ohio. Mildred was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with …
JOHN PAUL MILES Leaving the politics and pains of the world behind, John Paul Miles, 63, of Connersville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was born on February 7, 1958, in Richmond, and was the son of Hearl Miles and Glenna Wilson Miles Oatman. On August 21, 1986, he married Karen Peak of Connersville. …
PEGGY FIELDS Peggy Fields, 76, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Birmingham, Alabama. She was born on February 4, 1945, in Maysville, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Walter Yates and Elenora Howard Yates. On February 22, 1962, she married Hobert S. Fields in Liberty. Peggy was a 45-year Eastern Star member. She was …
Theological column by Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, The Bible says God talked face to face with Moses. A few verses later it says we die if we see God’s face. Which is it? A: Great question! First, let’s get a couple of those scriptures out in front so we may review what the …
By John Estridge At least three Brookville Town Council members, especially the council president, disparaged a county employee and the Franklin County Commissioners in an open meeting without asking questions or seeking their input but just relying on an analysis of timecard information. This occurred near the end of the Brookville Town County July 13 …
By John Estridge Volunteer: “a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.” The definition for the noun “volunteer” does not adequately describe Jim Hodapp. There should be a different word for volunteer for people like Jim, because he took volunteering to a new level. Jim drove for Brookville …
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