News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge from ISDH data Indiana had less positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, November 8, than it had one day earlier, but the numbers are still large with 4,689 being reported. That makes the state’s total 210,374. Saturday, the total was 5,007, a new record. Fayette County fell just short of its usual …
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By John Estridge A small building has been placed between the Union County Jail and the Liberty Town offices. It will hold the radio equipment for Union County dispatch. There is an ongoing project of moving the dispatchers out of the jail building and putting them where the town offices are now. Liberty received the …
By Adrienne Greene Q: Dear Pastor, Jesus never sinned, so how can he relate to mine? A: The pastor in me is curious as to why you are asking: Are you battling a particular sin? Do you wonder if Jesus understands your suffering? Is there a part of you hoping to diminish the crime of …
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SERENA F. (NARVELL) LEE Serena F. (Narvell) Lee 82, of Connersville, passed away Nov. 6, 2020 at Reid Health in Richmond. She was born February 21, 1936, in Connersville, a daughter of the late Robert and May (McConnell) Narvell. Serena was a retired supervisor at the former Visteon. She was well known for her cooking. Her …
Edward C. Kurtz, age 96 of Batesville, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Margaret Mary Health. Born August 7, 1924, in Batesville, he is the son of Katherine (Nee: Eckstein) and Anthony Kurtz. Eddie served in the Army during World War II and married Kathleen Seevers April 7, 1951, at St. Louis Church in Batesville. …
HAZEL PHYLLIS BISCHOFF Hazel Phyllis Bischoff, 87, of Sunman died on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Margaret Mary Hospital in Batesville. Phyllis was born in Ohio, on June 20, 1933, to Emmert and Hazel Otto Smith. She married Ernest Joseph Bischoff on May 13, 1950, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Leon. Phyllis and …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County went into double digits on positive test results, and Indiana set a one-day record for the third-straight day with 5,007 positive test results, the first time the state went more than 5,000 since record keeping began on March 17. Franklin County had 16 positive test results for …
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HOUSTON LEE WISEMAN Houston Lee Wiseman, Sr., 86 of Oxford, Ohio, beloved husband of Linda Mae Wiseman, loving father of Randall Wiseman, adoring grandfather and great-grandfather died on Friday, October 30. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sabrina and Andrew Wiseman, several brothers and sisters, two sons, Houston Wiseman, Jr. and David Allen …
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By John Estridge A Franklin County woman was charged with a Level 5 Felony Friday, November 6, after a UTV accident on Snail Creek Road early Sunday morning, November 1. Valerie M. Ripperger, 19, Seeley Road, West Harrison, was arrested at 1:44 a.m., Sunday, November 1, by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kyle Hartman. According …