DONNA KAY BECHTEL Donna Kay Bechtel, age 69 of Batesville, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Waters of Batesville. The daughter of Chester and Gladys (Strunk) Petrey was born on July 13, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Daniel Bechtel on November 26, 1972, in Cincinnati. Donna worked as a line operator at …
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Obituary for Todd Marlin Siebert
TODD MARLIN SIEBERT Todd Marlin Siebert passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 2021, surrounded by many friends and family. The son of Marlin Siebert and Carol (Kops) Siebert was born on October 7, 1969, in Batesville. He was 51 years old. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Tina; his daughters, Stacey Grieshop …
BTC: How kumbaya, hypocrisy and violating the Open Door Law all come together
AN EDITORIAL BY JOHN ESTRIDGE WARNING WARNING WARNING Just kidding. There is so much to write about concerning Brookville’s Town Council and the members who make up council, well, at least some of them. First, there is the ruling by the state’s Public Access Counselor on a complaint BTC was violating the state’s Open Door …
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FC April Marriage Licenses
Provided by the Franklin County Clerk Office Randall Travis Ison, 32, and Courtinee Danielle Knippenberg, 25. William Todd Biddle, 33, and Clorrisa Marie Baker, 34. Diane M. Hillenbrand, 71, and Anthony R. Schantz, 74. Amanda Rae Horn, 36, and Ronald Lee McCollum, 46. Trisha Brenton, 43, and William Geis, 50. Shane Daniel Barker, 48, and …
FCSD April Activity Report
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of April. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 687 calls for service, which is a 14 percent increase over the 592 calls in April of 2020. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents …
Click It or Ticket blitz ongoing
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin/Ripley Counties, IN. — On any given day, more than 90 percent of motorists can be found wearing their seat belts. Unfortunately, the small percentage of people who choose not to buckle up make up a disproportionate amount of the fatalities that occur every year on Indiana roads. It’s …
Franklin County property damage accidents from May 11 to May 15
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department May 11 Anna Bruns, Raymond Road, Brookville, was operating a vehicle east on Oxford Pike at 3:21 p.m., and slowed her vehicle due to dogs being in the roadway. William Brown, Green Meadow Drive, Brookville, rear-ended the Bruns’ vehicle. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the …
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FC arrests from May 12 through May 17
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department May 12 Shawn M. Binion, 38, Kennard, In., was arrested at 7:55 p.m., at the Franklin County Security Center by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson for Sexual Misconduct by Service Provider with Detainee. May 15 Bryant A. Scott, 20, Franklin, Ohio, was arrested at 5:59 p.m., …
Old Guy Rant: Vaccines a patriotic duty?
Political column by Franklin County resident Larry Wiwi Over the past couple of weeks you likely heard commander-in-thief Biden excoriating unvaccinated Americans and telling us getting vaccinated is our patriotic duty. I won’t give advice or an opinion about getting the vaccine since that is your personal decision to be made with or without your …
Obituary for Linda R. Lockwood
LINDA R. LOCKWOOD Linda R. Lockwood, 78, of Connersville, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born on March 16, 1943, in Richmond, and is the daughter of the late Wilson “Bud” Abner and Zola Ethel Baine Abner. Linda was a member of the Connersville Moose Lodge and …