News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
A Column by John Estridge I introduced myself to Brian like this: “Pardon me, my name is John; I’m from Indiana; and I am lost.” Having never been to an AA meeting, but having seen them on TV, I felt like I had said the opening introduction at an AA meeting before the person begins …
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DR. MICHAEL SCOTT FAIN Michael Scott Fain passed away in Oxford Ohio, on October 21, 2020. He is survived by his wife Laura, his two children, Nicholas and Elliott, brothers Richard and Ross and parents Margaret and Richard. Michael Fain was born in Richmond on July 5, 1963. The eldest of three sons, Michael grew up …
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By John Estridge from ISDH data There were terrible numbers on Thursday, October 22, for the state and the three counties in the Whitewater Valley. The state destroyed its record for the number of positive test results in one day, adding 2,880 for a grand total of 155,246. Forty-two people died in the state from …
ANGELA KAY DAVIDSON Angela Kay Davidson, of Laurel, was born on January 7, 1959, in West Harrison, a daughter to Robert and Laura Wolfe Farmer. She married Terry Davidson on January 11, 2000, in Brookville. Angela worked at Sperry Rubber for 25 years, but her love was horses. She enjoyed endurance riding and was a member of …
DR. MICHAEL SCOTT FAIN Dr. Michael S. Fain, age 57, of Oxford, Ohio, died Wednesday morning October 21, 2020, at his residence in Oxford. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be published as they become finalized. Visitation will be Sunday, October 25, 2-6 p.m. at the Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County had 30 additional positive test results, according to ISDH’s Wednesday, October 21, daily update. The 30 positives came out of 255 tested for a percentage of 12. That makes Fayette County’s total of positive test results at 614. Also, Wednesday is the day for Indiana to come …
By John Estridge from ISDH data Fayette County recorded two more deaths related to COVID-19, according to data released by the ISDH on Tuesday, October 20. That raises the Fayette County total deaths to 17. Fayette County also recorded nine more COVID-19-related test results, making that total 585. There were 57 people tested in that …
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From the Franklin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Court News Criminal Court Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated with a BAC of 0.15 or More Brandon T. Hall pleaded guilty as a Level 6 Felony and was sentenced to 14 months in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with 13 months suspended to probation. He was fined …
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 12 Cameron Evans, Stacy Road, Metamora, at 6:57 p.m., was operating a vehicle eastbound on U.S. 52 West when it ran off the road, striking a guardrail on the driver’s side. The driver left the scene. Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Bryce Jenkins investigated the accident. October 14 …
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From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 14 William J. Dillon, 40, Louisa, Kentucky, was arrested at 12:30 p.m., by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy R. Gordon at the Mason County, Kentucky Jail, for Domestic Strangulation and Battery with Moderate Bodily Injury. October 16 Danny S. Garrison, 57, Westview Road, Brookville, was arrested at 8:34 …
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