LOREN L. DAVIS Loren L. Davis, 70, of Brownsville, passed away on November 18, 2022. Loren was born on April 9, 1952, in Richmond, to Jim and Patricia Welch Davis. Loren graduated from Short High School in Union County with the class of 1971. After graduation, he lived in Union County most of his life. …
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Fayette Co. male charged in stabbing on Stacy Road
By John Estridge (From Probable Cause Affidavit and Press Release) Clinton W. Patrick, 46, was arrested Monday morning Nov. 21, at his Fayette County home and charged with burglarizing a home and stabbing a male on Stacy Road in Franklin County Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20. According to an Affidavit for Probable Cause filed by Franklin …
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Obituary for James Patrick Baird
JAMES PATRICK BAIRD James Patrick Baird, age 75, of Brookville, died Friday, November 18, 2022, at Caroleton Manor in Connersville. Born July 26, 1947, in Oxford, Ohio, he was the son of the late Dale Sr. and Helen (Altoff) Baird. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served during the Vietnam Era. On March 5, 1998, …
Obituary for Carl Seckman
CARL SECKMAN Carl Seckman, 69, of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at his home. He was born October 11, 1953, to Carl Columbus Seckman, Sr. and Eunice Venable Day. Carl lived in the Deerfield/Ravenna, Ohio area until moving to Connersville in 1986. On October 24, 1987, he married …
Obituary for Keith Daniel Schuetter
KEITH DANIEL SCHUETTER Keith Daniel Schuetter, age 30, of Brookville, and formerly of Hobart, died unexpectedly Monday, November 14, 2022, at his residence in Brookville. Born August 4, 1992, in Hammond, he was the son of George Edward and Linda (Naden) Schuetter. He was employed at Valvoline Instant Oil Change in Greensburg. In his leisure …
Obituary for Esther Allen
ESTHER ALLEN Esther Allen, 101, of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord Monday, November 14, 2022, at Heritage House of Connersville. She was born August 10, 1921, in Owsley County, Kentucky, one of thirteen children of David “Capp” and Nollie Sizemore Saylor. For many years, Esther worked at Visteon until her retirement in …
Obituary for Betty L Turner
BETTY L TURNER Betty L Turner, age 84, of Muncie, passed away on November 9, 2022, at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Betty was born on January 30, 1938, in Connersville, the daughter of the late Earl Sheldon and Elizabeth Dolphin Sheldon Heiber. Betty graduated from Brownsville High School and later went on to receive a …
Obituary for Karen S. Proffitt
KAREN S. PROFFITT Karen S. Proffitt, age 61, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Kettering Health Hospital, following a long battle with her diabetes. She was born June 4, 1961, to the late Jacqueline and LV Proffitt. Karen was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend, whom you could usually find outside in …
Obituary for Julie Ann Steele
JULIE ANN STEELE Julie Ann Steele, 62, of Laurel, passed away Friday, November 11, 2022, at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. She was born September 16, 1960, in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of William and Myrtle Hoskins Wagers. A cook, Julie worked at Pavey’s Grocery in Metamora for a number of years. In her …
EDITORIAL Attack on free speech comes from both ideological poles EDITORIAL
Editorial by John Estridge Let me preface this by saying the obvious for anyone who knows me or has read anything I have written: I don’t know a lot about anything. But I know a little about a lot. One of the things I have had in my cluttered, amusement-park-of-a-mind for quite a number of …
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