News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
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SANDRA JUNE BLACKERBY NEAL Sandra June Blackerby Neal, 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Sandra was born to Helen and Roscoe Blackerby on June 16, 1941, in Herrick Illinois, where she was raised on the family farm. She graduated from Herrick High School in 1959. She married Kenneth Neal on June 5, 1960, …
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BEVERLEY PERKINS Beverley Perkins, 77, of Connersville, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born on July 30, 1943, in Montreal, Canada. On October 25, 1972, she married John Perkins. Beverley had worked for many years at Pavey’s Grocery in Everton. She was known by almost everyone and will be greatly …
SUSAN DARE Susan Dare, 71, of Liberty, passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021, at her home. She was born on January 17, 1950, in Richmond, and is the daughter of the late Harry Dils and Juanita Batcher Dils. On August 20, 1976, she married Terry Dare. They were able to share 38 years together before he …
EULA ELIZABETH ELAM Eula Elizabeth Elam, 83, of West College Corner, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021, at Oxford Healthcare Center. One of three children of Cecil and Vada Porter Elam, Eula was born in Jacobs, Kentucky on October 22, 1937, and graduated from Union High School with the class of 1956. For many years, …
Media reports A Kentucky woman died after her kayak flipped on the Whitewater River Saturday, July 3, according to the Hamilton County, Ohio’s Sheriff’s Department reported by WLW-T. Declared dead at the scene was Bobbie Egan, 60, Latonia, Kentucky. According to WLW-T, it happened around 12:30 p.m. when crews responded to the 9100 block of …
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INDOT press release The Indiana Department of Transportation will host a public meeting next week to inform people about a new project coming on Indiana 244 in Shelby and Rush counties. The meeting will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14. The meeting will be held at the Saint Vincent Catholic …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department June 28 Richard Hinson, St. Mary’s Road, Brookville, at 4:48 p.m., was operating a vehicle westbound on Indiana 252 and was following another vehicle pulling a camper. The Hinson vehicle was attempting to pass and oncoming traffic caused the Hinson vehicle to veer off the south side of …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department July 2 Adam C. Kelly, 43, Hamburg Road, Laurel, was arrested at 12:30 p.m., at the New Castle Correctional Facility by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy R. Gordon on an Arrest Warrant. July 3 Caleb W. Hackman, 24, Osgood, was arrested at 6:27 p.m. at Tractor Supply in …
SR. ROSAIRE BISHOP OSF S. Rosaire Bishop, age 87 of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, died on July 3, 2021, at the Motherhouse in Oldenburg. Born as Mary Kathleen on October 7, 1933, in Indianapolis, to Charles and Marie (Scharfenberger) Bishop, she was the third of 11 children born into the family, and …
JACK A. HEETER Jack A. Heeter, 86, of Liberty, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville. He was born on November 28, 1934, in Churubusco, and is the son of the late Russell Simmons and Nora Leaf Heeter. After graduating high school, Jack attended college in Madison, WI, where he earned his …