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MATTHEW G. HARRISON Matthew G. Harrison, age 38, of Whitcomb, died Monday, February 22, 2021, at his residence in Whitcomb. Born May 14, 1982, in Oxford, Ohio, he was the son of John J. and Beth Ann (Holliday) Harrison. He was a graduate of Franklin County High School. He was employed at JTM Foods in Harrison, Ohio …
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MARILYN ANN “MIMI” (CREWS) KAUFMAN Marilyn Ann “Mimi”(Crews) Kaufman passed into the presence of her dear Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, February 22, 2021, at home with the love of her family around her. Marilyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend to many. Marilyn was born on January 29, 1933, to …
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BERNARD “BERNIE” D. BROWN Bernard “Bernie” D. Brown, 85, passed away Tuesday morning, February 23, 2021, at his home in Connersville. One of eight children of Delmar and Helen Sherwood Brown, Bernie was born in Connersville on August 29, 1935, and graduated from Laurel High School with the class of 1954. On September 15, 1962, …
MATTHEW G. HARRISON Matthew G. Harrison, age 38, of Brookville, died Monday, February 22, 2021, at his residence in Brookville. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be posted as they become complete. (Phillips and Meyers)
From an Indiana State Department of Health press release The Indiana Department of Health announced today that nearly 91,000 Hoosiers ages 60-64 scheduled free COVID-19 vaccines in the first eight hours of their eligibility. To date, nearly 32 percent of Indiana residents ages 60-64 have scheduled an appointment or have been vaccinated when healthcare workers …
By John Estridge Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel announced the county recently purchased a new dump truck/snow plow to replace a similar truck destroyed by fire at the county garage located in Oldenburg. He made the announcement at the Franklin County Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday morning, February 23. According to Linkel, the county bought the …
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By John Estridge About 1,900 COVID-19 vaccinations have been provided from the Franklin County sites, and there have been 35 deaths in Franklin County attributed to COVID-19. Those were some of the COVID-19-related facts concerning Franklin County that Franklin County Commission President Tom Linkel revealed at the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday morning, February 23. Earlier in …
GEORGE ARTHUR FIELDS George Arthur Fields, 86, of Connersville, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. He was born in Fayette County, to Arthur and Mary Smith Fields on September 3, 1934. He graduated from Alquina High School in 1952, and served honorably in the US Marine Corp., from 1955-1959. After …
From an Indiana State Department of Health press release The Indiana Department of Health announced Tuesday, February 23, that Hoosiers age 60 and older are now eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine. This expansion of eligibility makes the vaccine available to an additional 432,000 Hoosiers. Due to limited vaccine supplies nationally, Indiana has prioritized …
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By John Estridge Union County is going to apply for a $250,000 Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) Cobra Phase 3 grant to help small businesses, which have been economically hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. A public hearing on the grant was held at the Union County Commissioners’ meeting Friday morning, February 19. Greg …