One FC highway truck destroyed another damaged as well as the Oldenburg garage in early morning fire

By John Estridge An early morning fire at the Franklin County Highway Department Oldenburg garage destroyed one county truck as well as damaging another truck and part of the building. According to Franklin County Commissioner Tom Wilson, who is over District 3, which includes Oldenburg, it is believed the fire started around or before 4:30 …

FC Real Estate Transfers

From the Franklin County Recorder’s Office Real Estate Transfers from August 6, 2020 to August 13, 2020 Warranty Deed: Theresa Abernathy and Patrick C. Badell to Joe Asher; land in Fairfield Township. Quit Claim Deed: Kermit F. Pyles to Theresa C. Pyles; Lot 213, Section 2, Timberview. Warranty Deed: Theresa C. Pyles to Theresa C. …

Obituary for Stacey Jo Riebsomer

STACEY JO RIEBSOMER Stacey Jo Riebsomer, 47, of Connersville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at her home. One of eight children of Joseph Francis and Patricia Lakes Riebsomer, Stacey was born in Connersville, on October 2, 1973, and attended Connersville schools. In her leisure time, Stacey enjoyed kayaking, tubing, swimming, and spending …

Obituary for Stanley Dean Cornett

STANLEY DEAN CORNETT Stanley Dean Cornett, 69, of Aurora, Indiana passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, February 3, 2021 at Forest Park Health Care. He was born October 19, 1951 in Fayette County, the younger of two children of Theo and Dorothy Morgan Cornett. Stanley lived in Connersville until moving to Aurora, Indiana for residence fifteen …

Four Louisville residents arrested after vehicle pursuit

From an Indiana State Police press release On Tuesday, February 2, four men from Louisville, Kentucky were arrested after leading troopers on a vehicle pursuit on Interstate-65 through Bartholomew and Jackson counties. The incident began at approximately 1 a.m., when Trooper Taylor Cosby stopped a 2015 Kia passenger vehicle on I-65 Northbound near the 67-mile …

FC court news (criminal)

From the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Criminal Visiting a Common Nuisance Kenneth C. Raybourne pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation …

Obituary for Marcia A. Fasbinder

MARCIA A. FASBINDER Marcia A. Fasbinder, age 84 of Batesville, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at The Waters of Dillsboro. Born July 15, 1936 in Shelbyville, she is the daughter of Marie (Nee: Hirschauer) and Carl Fehlinger. She married Jerry Fasbinder December 26, 1955, at St. Louis Church in Batesville. Marcia was a homemaker who …

Obituary for Ethel M. Anderson

ETHEL M. ANDERSON Ethel M. Anderson, age 99, of Brookville, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at the Home at Taylor’s Pointe in Cincinnati. Born May 8, 1921, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late William and Louisa (Bender) Stang. She was united in marriage to Arthur Anderson in 1943, and he preceded …

LTC’s meeting places have changed during pandemic

By John Estridge The pandemic has caused all governmental entities to modify how and where they meet. Maybe the greatest changes in meeting place and seating arrangements in the Whitewater Valley is Liberty Town Council. Prior to the pandemic and after LTC started meeting again after the 2020 shutdown, LTC met in the Union County …