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ISDH says Fayette County has had 46 new COVID-19 positive test results in two days
By John Estridge from ISDH data According to the Indiana State Department of Health, something bad is happening in Fayette County regarding COVID-19. On Wednesday, October 7, the ISDH reported Fayette County had an additional 36 positive test results. One day later, there is another double-digit advance with the ISDH reporting 10 additional COVID-19 positive …
This is why there is stopped traffic on U.S. 52 and Indiana 1 east of Brookville (Update)
By John Estridge Update: I sat in traffic at three different places on U.S. 52 and Indiana 1 Thursday morning, October 8. There was traffic stopped in front of Sperry’s for electrical work, traffic stopped west of the Ind. 1 and U.S. 52 intersection for the work on U.S. 52 and then at a stop …
Franklin County man pleads guilty to setting his parents’ house on fire in March 2017
By John Estridge A Franklin County man allegedly confessed to a State Fire Marshal that he set fire to his parents’ house in 2017. Richard S. Ruble, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of Arson as a Level 4 Felony, at his initial hearing in Franklin Circuit Court before Judge J. Steven Cox on Thursday, …
Raffle and dinner to benefit first responders from three counties who were at June 30 explosion
By John Estridge There is going to be a raffle and dinner for first responders including Franklin and Union counties Volunteer Fire departments, as well as the Everton Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue-24. The benefit is going to be held at the Brookville American Legion on Saturday, October 17. There will be a drive-thru chicken …
Obituary for Terry Lyn Wissman
TERRY LYN WISSMAN Terry Lyn Wissman, 62, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed peacefully early in the morning on October 6, 2020 at the Hospice of Cincinnati in Anderson. Terry was born in Brookville, on November 25, 1957. Terry graduated from Brookville High School and received his cosmetology license from Larry Moore Beauty College. Terry spent more …
Brookville man arrested and charged with pulling a knife and threatening Midtown bartender
By John Estridge A Brookville man was arrested and charged with a felony after police said he pulled a knife at the Midtown and threatened the bartender. Paul S. Bryant, 52, was charged with Intimidation, as a Level 6 Felony. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, written by Brookville Police Department Officer Sam Williams, …
ISDH says Fayette County had an additional 36 positive COVID-19 test results in one day, a more than 8.3 percent increase of the total since mid-March
By John Estridge from ISDH data EDITORIAL COMMENT: About a week ago, the numbers from the Indiana State Department of Health website, showing the daily update, had Fayette County’s total of positive test results shooting up beyond 500 while the daily positive test results were miniscule. The ISDH later took that number down and replaced …
Obituary for Roy Lester Bowers
ROY LESTER BOWERS Roy Lester Bowers, Liberty, died October 5, 2020 at Reid Hospital, Richmond. Born at home on Barbours Creek, Craig County, Virginia on January 24, 1944, the 100th birthday of his paternal great grandfather, Roy was the sixth child born to John Herman and Thelma Raeburn Helms Bowers. In 1949, the Bowers family …
Obituary for Corbin Wayne Stamper
CORBIN WAYNE STAMPER Corbin W. Stamper, age 45, of Fairfield, Ohio passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, October 4, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born October 1, 1975, in Washington, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Gary W. Stamper and Denise (Lewis) Stamper. He was a graduate of Franklin County High School, and Ball State University where he earned …