AN EDITORIAL BY THE FIRED EDITOR JOHN ESTRIDGE My Long Suffering Wife Ruth and I were on vacation this past week, visiting what should have been warmer climates. Thus, I could not view the March 23 Brookville Town Council meeting until Thursday night, March 25. Let me say right off, I must express my gratitude …
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Obituary for Lucille Trossman
LUCILLE TROSSMAN Lucille Trossman, 94, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, with her family by her side. Lucille loved her country and her hometown of Yorkville, of which she was a lifelong resident. Lucille’s work career began in the early 1950s, caring for George Widolff and taking care of Mickey and Dutch’s children. In …
Obituary for Eileen E. Dickman
EILEEN E. DICKMAN Eileen E. Dickman, age 86 of Batesville, died Thursday, March 25, 2021, at her home. Born August 25, 1934, in Ripley Co., she is the daughter of Margaret (Nee: Rimstidt) and Joseph Youngman. She married Bruce Dickman Sr., April 21, 1956, at St. Maurice Church in Napoleon, and he preceded her in …
Bridge work along I-74 will cause road closures in Ripley and Franklin counties
An Indiana Department of Transportation press release Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Great Lakes Construction Company is expected to begin work next month on a $2.6 million bridge rehabilitation contract along I-74 in Ripley and Dearborn Counties. Work will take place on Lammer’s Pike (C.R. 1500 N.) over I-74 and I-74 over Stout Road. On …
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FCSD February monthly report
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of February. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 674 calls for service in February. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents 84 Personal Injury Accidents 9 Fatal Accident 1 Burglary/Theft 14 Residential/Business Alarms 7 …
Franklin/Ripley counties to conduct bus safety patrols this spring
From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release authored by FCSD Sgt. Adam Henson Franklin/Ripley County Traffic Safety Partnershipis ramping up enforcement this spring to protect students going to and from school. Over the next couple of months, officers will be positioned along bus stops and routes watching for stop-arm violations and unsafe driving behavior. …
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FCSD seeks help in determining if suspect detained on resident’s roof may be responsible for more activity in Metamora area
By John Estridge based on a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release A Franklin County man heard footsteps on his roof. Being the wrong time of the year for Santa and his reindeer, the man checked to see who or what had made the noise. When the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene, …
FC property damage accidents from March 15 through March 20
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department March 15 Brandon Grubb, Keeler Road, Brookville, at 5:35 a.m., was operating a vehicle south on Elkhorn Road, and the vehicle ran off the west side of the road, hitting a tree on a steep embankment overhanging a creek. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jeremy Noah investigated the …
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Obituary for Brian David Coles Sr.
BRIAN DAVID COLES SR. Brian David Coles, Sr., 59, of Anderson, formerly of Connersville, was called home to be with the Lord unexpectedly Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. A son of James Frederick Coles, Sr. and Frances Parrott Caruthers, he was born March 29, 1961, in Noblesville. He moved to …
Old Guy Rant: Need to pressure state representatives and senators
A political column by Franklin County resident Larry Wiwi After barely 60 days in office, commander-in-thief Biden has managed to spend about 2 trillion dollars, kill thousands of energy jobs, dramatically raise the price of gas and creates a security and health crisis on our southern border – all things every Trump voter knew would …
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