CYRIL PAUL SCHEBLER Cyril Paul Schebler, age 88 of Batesville, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021, with his family by his side. The son of Aloysius and Dorothy (Grote) Schebler was born on January 8, 1933, in Hamburg. He married Eileen Moorman, and they had five children. After her death, he later married, Naomi Ramsey-Horstman, …
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Obituary for Brenda Gail Marcum
BRENDA GAIL MARCUM Brenda Gail Marcum, 79, of Brownsville, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, at her residence. She was born on October 5, 1941, to Lloyd Glen and Alpha Mae Smith Blair, and she graduated from Connersville High School in 1959. In 1962, she married Robert L. Marcum at Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Marcum …
New Alsace Conservation Club’s Fishing Club’s 33rd annual fishing derby is Saturday, May 8
From a press release The New Alsace Conservation Club’s 33rd annual Fishing Derby is being held on Saturday, May 8, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lake In The Pines just west of New Alsace. The derby is designed to encourage adults and children alike to enjoy fishing, the outdoors and practice water safety and social distancing. The New …
Obituary for Joan Veloie Holliday
JOAN VELOIE HOLLIDAY Joan Veloie Holliday, age 87 of Batesville, formerly of Tuscon, Arizona passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Margaret Mary Health. The daughter of Franklin and Christa (Rutherford) Hendrickson was born on February 28, 1934, in Long Beach, California. Joan was a computer programmer for McDonald Douglas. She was the first woman …
Obituary for Elvera Helen (Harpring) Wissel
ELVERA HELEN (HARPRING) WISSEL Elvera Helen (Harpring) Wissel, age 82 of Batesville, died Thursday April 15, 2021 at MMH. She was surrounded by her three loving daughters. She was born August 13, 1938, in Decatur County. She was the daughter of Bernard J. and Cecilia M. (Hessler) Harpring. She married Harvey J Wissel Jr. on …
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FC Court News (criminal)
Provided by the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Criminal Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated Zachery R. Hauser pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185.50 costs. He was placed …
76-year-old Henry County woman dies in grain bin on her farm
Indiana State Police press release On Friday April 16, the Indiana State Police responded to a rural Henry County farm to investigate the death of a New Castle woman. Investigators learned that James, 81, and Barbara Smith, 76, were off loading corn from a grain bin located on their farm at 4808 W. State Road …
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State to begin patching on Ind. 46 between Batesville and Greensburg
Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Paul H. Rohe Company plans to begin patching work next week along S.R. 46 between Greensburg and Batesville in Decatur and Franklin counties. Patching is expected to take approximately two weeks and will require various lane closures and flagging. Following patching, crews will begin …
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Valley House Flats developers want angled parking on Progress Street, and BTC President Curtis Ward closed part of Ninth Street
By John Estridge Progress Street Hill is not slipping as fast as it once was. Because of that, developers of Valley House Flats want to allow parking on the west side of Progress Street between Fourth and Fifth streets to serve the Valley House Flats residents. Two developers, Bruce Rippe and George Gillman, attended the …
Obituary for James Clarkston
JAMES CLARKSTON James Clarkston, 73 of Centerville, passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at his home. He was born on March 23, 1948 to the late David Clarkston and Ruby Allen Clarkston in Rushville, Indiana. Jim served in the United States Army for 10 years. On September 17, 1993, he married his beloved wife …