ROBERT L. GESELL Robert L. Gesell, age 93, of Brookville, died Friday, June 4, 2021, at St. Andrews Health Campus in Batesville. Born July 8, 1927, in Brookville, he was one of nine children born to the late Luther and Mae Frances (Blackburn) Gesell. He was a United States Army Veteran. On October 7, 1950, he …
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How a Biblical plague made me even more jaded
A column by John Estridge It started on a Saturday night with My Long Suffering Wife Ruth and me sitting at the fire pit. The weather was great, maybe a little warm for the fire but who cares and there were still no bugs (mosquitoes) to menace us – or so we thought. Ruth felt …
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Obituary for Fred F. Little, Jr.
FRED F. LITTLE, JR. Fred F. Little, Jr., 72, of Rushville, passed away May 28, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. Fred was born in Rushville, October 11, 1948, a son of the late Della Mae (Logston) Little and Fred F. Little. He was a construction worker and a member of the Eagles Lodge. Fred was a …
Obituary for Linda E. Jackson (complete)
LINDA E. JACKSON Linda E. Jackson, age 73, of Brookville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in New Trenton. Born May 7, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Milton Floyd and Wilma Jean (Farmer) Cooke. She was united in marriage to Robert S. Jackson on June 4, 1966, and he preceded …
Obituary for Carl E. Simmons
CARL E. SIMMONS Carl E. Simmons, of Brookville, was born on June 16, 1932, in Walton, Kentucky, a son to Leonard and June Phipes Simmons. He served his country in the US Army in the Korean War. Carl married the late Jean (nee Frye) Simmons on September 20, 1952, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was a …
FC property damage accidents from May 15 through May 31
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department May 15 At 7:45 p.m., Randall Miller, South Burlington, Vermont, was operating a vehicle westbound on Bath Road, and he failed to get over far enough on the road, which led to the vehicle’s mirror striking a mirror on a vehicle belonging to Dustin Helton, Hamilton, Ohio. Helton, …
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FC arrests from May 25 through May 31
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department May 25 Amanda L. Kampf, 36, Westview Road, Brookville, was arrested at 7 p.m., at her home, by Brookville Police Department Officer D. Forsee, on an Out-of-County Arrest Warrant. Justin A. Lewis, 30, Lower Jim Run Road, Metamora, was arrested at 7:47 p.m., at West Harrison, by Franklin …
I-74 construction in Dearborn County beginning
Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Specialties Company plans to relocate its current cable barrier installation work along I-74 to Dearborn County starting on or after Monday, June 7. Crews began work near Greensburg late last month and are moving further east due to material shortages. Excavation for barrier installation …
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Hillenbrand announces CEO retirement and succession plan: Kimberly K. Ryan becomes CEO
Hillenbrand press release Hillenbrand, Inc. announced today that Joe A. Raver, president and chief executive officer, plans to retire at the end of 2021. The Board of Directors has appointed Kimberly K. Ryan to succeed Raver as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2022, at which time she will also join the Hillenbrand Board. She …
Obituary for Linda Louise Coyle
LINDA LOUISE COYLE Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Linda Louise (Inman) Coyle, age 71 of Batesville, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio surrounded by her family. Linda was born on January 2, 1950, to the late Robert and Sylvia Inman in New Castle. She attended Sunman High School and worked …