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Obituary for Thomas R. DeHoff
THOMAS R. DEHOFF Thomas R DeHoff, 76, passed away after fighting a long, hard battle with cancer on February 19, 2021, at exactly midnight at his brother-in-law’s home in Homosassa, FL. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Thomas (Tom) was born on December 31, 1944, in Portland, Indiana, to Robert Franklin …
Obituary for Naomi J. Prickel
NAOMI J. PRICKEL Naomi J. Prickel, age 91 of Batesville, died Saturday, February 20, 2021. Born April 28, 1929, in Enochsburg, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Alice Fisher (Nee: Schomber). As part of a musical family, her nickname “Fid” was given because she was small enough to fit in the fiddle case. She …
Obituary for Danny Rose
DANNY ROSE Danny Rose, 66, of Connersville, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at his home. He was born on January 12, 1955, in Connersville, to Lester and Martha Rose. Danny was a graduate of Connersville High School. After high school, he attended Indiana University East, where he obtained a degree in business. On …
Obituary for Rebecca F. Mullins
REBECCA F. MULLINS Rebecca F. Mullins, 78, of Connersville, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born on March 29, 1942, in Richmond, and is the daughter of the late Virgil Hunter and Mary Billheimer Hunter. On January 7, 1961, she married William Mullins in Liberty. They were able to …
Obituary for Debra Kay Keen
DEBRA KAY KEEN Debra Kay Keen, 71, of Connersville, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Reid Health, Richmond. One of eight children of William and Virginia Taylor Sams, Debra was born in Blooming Grove, on July 11, 1949. She graduated from Brookville High School with the class of 1967 and earned her associate degree …
Franklin County property damage accidents from February 18 through February 21
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department February 18 Joseph Higginbotham, Willow Lane, Brookville, at 7:37 p.m., was operating a vehicle west on Cane Mill Road at an unsafe speed while negotiating a right-hand curve and ran off the road. His vehicle continued off the road, rolling on its side and striking a tree. Franklin …
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FC arrests from February 17 through February 22
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department February 17 Cody R. Marshall, West 6th Street, Brookville, was arrested at 8 p.m., by Brookville Police Department Officer R. Lackey, at Mill Street in Brookville, on an Arrest Warrant. February 18 Cody A. Hibbard, 24, Hamilton, Ohio, was arrested at 8 p.m., by Brookville Police Department Officer …
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UC Commissioners award $1.226 million contract for paving 16 miles of roads this year
By John Estridge Union County Commissioners approved a $1.226 million contract with O’Mara Paving to pave 16 miles of county roads in 2021. This will be made possible with a $989,000 Community Crossings Grant. With this grant, which is administered and distributed by the Indiana Department of Transportation, the county has to put up 25 …
Obituary for Vernon “Jeff” Smith
VERNON “JEFF” SMITH Vernon “Jeff” Smith, 64, of Connersville, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond. Jeff was born March 2, 1956, in Connersville, one of seven children of Vernon and Sallie Williams Smith and graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1975. He was a veteran of the …