By John Estridge from ISDH data Franklin County had another COVID-19-related death, according to the Friday, October 30, Indiana State Department of Health statistics, bringing the county’s total to 26. Also, the county saw its first double-digit report of positive test results with 10, raising that total to 406. Fayette County continued its run of …
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Obituary for Carl Sharp Sr.
CARL SHARP SR. Carl Sharp Sr., 83, of Liberty, passed away on October 24, 2020, due to a boating accident in Florida. He was born on February 20, 1937, in Randolph County, and is the son of Raymond Sharp and Iris Clevenger Sharp. He married Ethel Jean Carmack Sharp on November 28, 1957, at Liberty …
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Pendleton District sergeant to retire after 29 years of service
From an ISP press release Pendleton – The Pendleton District Public Information Officer, Sergeant John Bowling, will soon be retiring after completing 29 years of service with the Indiana State Police. Bowling, a Wayne County native, graduated from Centerville High School in 1979, and I.U. East in 1982 with an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. After college, …
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FC Court News (Civil Court)
From the Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Civil Court Default Judgment Mariner Finance, LLC successor in interest to Personal Finance Company, LLC vs. Glen Hartford and Tracy N. Hartford for the plaintiff in the amount of $4,939.95 and post-judgment interest at 8 percent. LVNV Funding, LLC vs. Judith Huber for the plaintiff …
FC Court News (Criminal Court)
From the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court news Criminal court Arson Richard S. Ruble pleaded guilty as a Level 4 Felony and was sentenced to nine years in prison with three years suspended to probation. He was given credit for 18 days served. He was fined $1 and $185 costs. He was placed on …
BTC members decide not to move forward with alley vacation
By John Estridge Brookville Town Council members decided to take no action on a resident’s request to close an alley between Main Street and Connersville Avenue. Connersville Avenue resident Julia Teuschler went before BTC members at their October 13 meeting to request the vacation due to security issues. She also said it had not been …
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Fayette County has an additional one-day total of 40 positive COVID-19 test results; state sets one-day record with 3,649
By John Estridge from ISDH data Indiana set a one-day record for positive test results Thursday, October 29 with 3,649, breaking the old record by about 800. And Fayette County continued to have an alarming amount of positive test results with another 40 announced Thursday. In the last nine days, Fayette County has had 267 …
Two more lighted crosswalks coming to Brookville’s Main Street
By John Estridge Brookville residents often joke the most dangerous thing to do in Brookville is to cross the street at a crosswalk with the light. But, in actuality, it is true as people have been hit by vehicles doing exactly that. However, Brookville Town Council members heard about plans to put two more crosswalks …
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FC man sentenced to nine years in prison for burning his parents’ house in 2017
By John Estridge A Franklin County man, who confessed to arson three years after the fire occurred, was sentenced to nine years in prison with three years suspended to probation during a sentencing hearing Wednesday, October 28. Richard S. Ruble, 44, pleaded guilty to Arson, as a Level 4 Felony, during his initial hearing Thursday, …
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