News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of September. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 887 calls for service. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents 32 Personal Injury Accidents 8 Burglary/Theft 24 Residential/Business Alarms 8 Domestic Battery/Battery 26 911 Hang …
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Press release from Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson Franklin and Ripley Counties, IN. — Wearing a seat belt could mean the difference between life or death. That’s the important safety message coming from the Franklin/Ripley County traffic Safety Partnership. Officers from participating agencies including the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, Brookville Police Department, and …
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 30 Adam M. Blanken, 22, Hamburg Road, Oldenburg was arrested at 1 p.m., at the Branchville Correctional Facility by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy R. Gordon for Theft. Sara J. Bush, 60, Guilford, was arrested at 8:26 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 52 and Indiana 1 by …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data Numbers remained up for the state as well as three counties in the Whitewater Valley, concerning COVID-19 positive test results. For the state, it was another day of more than 3,000 positive test results, with the number at 3,080 for a grand total of 185,185. Fayette County was once …
From a FCHS Athletics Department press release The Franklin County Athletic Department would like to announce the following admission plan and guidelines for winter athletic events. We appreciate everyone’s understanding as we navigate through this current pandemic. Recommendations come from the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the Governor of Indiana …
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From an Indiana State Police press release Sunday, November 1, detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred along U.S. 50 (Tipton Street) near Burkhart Boulevard in Seymour. The initial investigation by ISP investigators indicated at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers with the Seymour Police Department were called to the …
SHARON KAYE HOLMES STEGNER Sharon Kaye Holmes Stegner, 70 of Connersville passed away peacefully Friday evening, October 30, 2020 at Reid Health of Richmond. A life-long resident of Connersville, Sharon was born on March 5, 1950 in Connersville, the daughter of Richard Dale and Marcia June Lewark Holmes and was a 1968 graduate of Connersville …
TONY RICHARD WALKER Tony Richard Walker, of St. Leon, passed away October 30, 2020, at the age of 77. Tony was born on January 16, 1943 in West Harrison, to Richard S. and Selma (nee Grubbs) Walker. On July 11, 1964, he married Beverly Colegate and together they were blessed with two children, Paul and …
ROBERT MERKEL Robert A. Merkel, age 71 of Hamburg, died Saturday, October 31, 2020, at St. Andrew’s Health Campus. Born May 26, 1949, in Batesville, he is the son of Irene (Nee: Bedel) and Herman Merkel. He worked 22 years for the Canada Dry Bottling Plant and 25 years at New Horizons as a material …