DAVID CHRISTOPHER MASON David Christopher Mason, 50, of Connersville, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021, from throat cancer. He was born on January 20, 1971, to Clyde and Betty Mason. Dave is a graduate of Connersville High School along with Connersville Vocational School. After high school, he attended ITT Technical School for one year …
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Obituary for Patsy (Pat) Ann Lee
PATSY (PAT) ANN LEE Patsy Ann Lee (Pat) left this world on February 8, 2021, at age 78. Through a difficult 2020, she fought and stayed until the end. Pat was born December 6, 1942, in Cincinnati. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother (“Granny”) who lived the majority of her life in Liberty. …
Obituary for Darleen May Barnes
DARLENE MAY BARNES Darleen May Barnes, 78, of Connersville, passed away early Sunday morning, February 7, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis. A daughter of Norman Glenn and Bertha Lavaughn Dunn Harris, Darleen was born on August 2, 1942, in Connersville. On April 8, 1964, Darleen married Carl Ozias Barnes in West Palm Beach, Florida, …
Obituary for Mary Annette Riedman (complete)
MARY ANNETTE RIEDMAN Mary Annette Riedman, 83, of Connersville, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Providence Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, where she had been a patient for the last month. A daughter of Carl and Betty Cook Fassold, Annette was born in Harrison, Ohio on March 3, 1937. She graduated from Brookville …
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UC Courthouse will remain closed to the public with entrance by appointment only
By John Estridge The Union County Courthouse will remain closed to the public except when specific appointments are made. Union County Commissioner Howard Curry asked if it was time to reopen the courthouse to the public as it normally was before the pandemic. Curry said he had been approached by both residents and county employees …
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UC commissioners agree to write up an Interlocal Agreement with Liberty so LVFD can purchase a newer tanker
By John Estridge Representatives from the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department Tanker Committee visited their second government entity in less than five days. Marc Ross and LVFD Chief Jim Barnhizer talked to the Union County Commissioners Friday morning, February 5. Ross also talked with the Liberty Town Council members on Monday, February 1. LVFD wants a …
$711,000 quote for a new courthouse HVAC system in UC sends shock waves
By John Estridge Price tag shock occurred at the Union County Courthouse Friday morning, February 5. Three representatives, two from Mitsubishi Electric and one from North Mechanical Contracting and Service, talked to the Union County Commissioners about a proposed heating system called Variable Refrigerant Flow Technology (VRF). It had many impressive bells and whistles and …
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Man arrested for meth after being found slumped over vehicle’s steering wheel
By John Estridge A man found slumped over his steering wheel at the Marathon station parking lot in Laurel was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, as a Level 6 Felony. Thomas L. Walston, 29, was arrested by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Major Gregory Mehlbauer Wednesday, February 3. In the Affidavit for Probable Cause, …
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I’ll keep the ashes
Theological column by Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, My mother was cremated and I want to keep her ashes. Is this okay? A: I’m so sorry for your loss. In the natural order of things, we will all be burying our parents one day. Often our first reaction when we experience this terrible grief…and …
Franklin County files answers to the three lawsuits’ complaints regarding the deaths of four of six victims, driving off a damaged bridge
By John Estridge The favorite phrase for Franklin County’s attorney of record in three civil suits is “Defendants deny or lack information and therefore deny all other allegations …” Liberty R. (Libby) Roberts, an attorney with the Noblesville law firm Church Church Hittle and Antrim, is defending the county and filed the Answer and Affirmative …