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INDOT press release FRANKLIN COUNTY — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Paul H. Rohe Company plans to begin work on or after Wednesday, June 23, on a $660,000 asphalt resurface project on Indiana 252 in Franklin County. Lane closures with flagging will be in place east of Brookville, in addition to local street closures with …
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INDOT press release RIPLEY COUNTY— Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to begin asphalt resurface work on Indiana 129 next week south of Batesville in Ripley County. On or after Monday, June 28, crews are scheduled to start patching between Ind. 48 and Ind. 46. Starting around mid-July, crews are expected …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department June 2 Ronda McDaniel, Cupps Chapel Road, Metamora, at 3:58 p.m., was operating a vehicle northbound on Indiana 229. And Fonda Collins, Cupps Chapel Road, Metamora, was also operating a vehicle northbound on Ind. 229 with the McDaniel vehicle following the Collins’ vehicle. Collins stopped for several ducks, …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department June 10 Jon W. Abrams Jr., 45, East Little Bear Road, Connersville, was arrested at 11:35 a.m., at Mill Street, by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Sam Williams for Possession of Marijuana/Hashish, Possession of Paraphernalia and Resisting Law Enforcement. Timothy S. Lainhart, 38, Westview Road, Brookville, was arrested …
BUFORD “DONNY” MAZE SR. Buford “Donny” Maze Sr., 59, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home. He was born on August 29, 1961, in Connersville, and is the son of Donald Eugene Maze and Goldie Conner Maze. Donny had worked as a concrete finisher and was a member of the …
LEO PAUL KOLB Leo Paul Kolb, age 91, of Brookville, died Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. Born April 11. 1930, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Ervin and Pauline (Baudendistel) Kolb Cummins. On March 10, 1956,h he was united in marriage to the former Norma E. Turner, and …
DAVID PAUL FRIEND David Paul Friend, 69, of Connersville, passed away early Saturday morning, June 19, 2021, at Reid Health of Richmond. Funeral arrangements will be announced when they become available.
DIXIE ALICE GENTRY Dixie Alice Gentry, 77, of West College Corner, passed away Friday morning, June 18, 2021, at her home. She had been in failing health for several years.One of seven children of Robert and Gertrude King Potters, Dixie was born on April 28, 1944 in Head of Grassy, Carter County, Kentucky. She moved …
DEBORAH BLEVINS Deborah Rose Blevens, 67, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born on March 3, 1954, in Connersville, and is the daughter of the late Henry Blevens and Charlotte Ingham Blevens. Debbie earned an associate degree in data entry, as well as one in computer …
JOSH KINNEY Josh Kinney, 31, of Connersville, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home. He was born on March 20, 1990, in Goshen, and is the son of the late Timothy Kinney and Flossie “Peanut” Meredith Kinney. Josh enjoyed working on and doing anything that involved cars. He treasured the time spent with …