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Beautiful fall colors at the WMSP boat dock
Photos by John Estridge
Obituary for Buster Rains
BUSTER RAINS Buster Rains, age 90, of Brookville, died Monday September 21, 2020, at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born February 20, 1930, in Monticello, Kentucky he was the son of the late Flonnie Rains Bridgeman. He was a U.S. Army Veteran where he served as a Drill Sergeant. On December 14, 1962, …
A problem with COVID-19-related daily update numbers from the ISDH
By John Estridge Warning: This is not straight journalism but a monologue about the numbers from the ISDH and today. Update: Fayette County Health Department contacted me Wednesday evening, September 30. A spokesperson said they were unaware of the situation with the numbers. Thus, it must be an ISDH situation. There has not been any …
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Obituary for Jack W. Lewis
Jack W. Lewis Jack W. Lewis, 73, of Rushville, passed away on September 29, 2020, in Indianapolis. He was born on September 29, 1947, in Rushville, to the late Dewy and Beatrice (Blevins) Lewis. Jack was a truck driver all his life. He married Victoria “Vicky” (Baker) Lewis on January 23, 1987, and she survives. …
Fayette County has an additional COVID-19-related death, making that county’s total at 14
By John Estridge from the ISDH data Fayette County had an additional death associated with COVID-19. It brings Fayette County’s deaths attributed to COVID-19 to 14. Fayette County Health Department’s Facebook page does not give any additional information on the person who passed as to their age or if there were underlying circumstances. Franklin County …
Time passes more quickly with each second that goes by
A column by John Estridge My favorite novel, without a doubt, is Catch-22. Written by Joseph Heller, it is my nomination for the Great American Novel. Heller’s protagonist is Captain John Yossarian. Yossarian is a bombardier on a Mitchell B-25 World War II bomber based in Italy and making bombing runs in other parts of …
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CORRECTION
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department In the latest arrest report, James Saterfield was not arrested. Information given to the whitewatervalleynewsandsports.com was incorrect. This is the first time in 31 years I have known of a mistake like this. My apologies to the family.
FC property damage accident
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 24 At 7:43 p.m., Connor Sutton, Lafayette, was operating a vehicle westbound on Indiana 252 near Mt. Carmel when the vehicle crossed the center line. Sutton overcorrected and ran off the highway. The vehicle then flipped end over end, coming to a stop in a field on the …
FC arrests from September 22 through September 28
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department September 22 Justin C. Farrow, 33, Robin Lane, Brookville, was arrested at 10:55 p.m., at Indiana 101 by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy K. Hartman for Habitual Traffic Violator. September 23 Tyler S. Alsman, 28, Oxford Pike, Fairfield, Ohio, was arrested at 11:25 a.m., at 9128 Oxford Pike by …
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