Donald R. Newkirk, age 79, of West Harrison, Indiana died Monday, August 24, 2020, at Hospice of Cincinnati Twin Towers. Born March 30, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio he was the son of the late Hazel Newkirk. On May 26, 1962, he and the former Darlene Race were united in marriage, and she survives. Don …
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One more death added to FC’s COVID-19 numbers but this one is controversial
By John Estridge with Indiana State Department of Health data According to the Indiana State Health Department’s COVID-19 numbers, Franklin County’s COVID-19-related deaths were increased by one to 23. However, the female in her 60s, according to the Franklin County Health Department, has some family members taking exception to the listing of her as a …
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U.S. 52 west of Brookville is now open
By John Estridge U.S. 52 west of Brookville is now back open. It has been closed since March with contractors trying to fix a slide on the highway.
UC resident David Fields is Out in the Country
Juvenile recovered from a pond on Saturday succumbs Monday near Nappanee
From an Indiana Conservation Officers press release At 1:27 p.m., Saturday, August 22, Kosciusko County Dispatch received a call of CPR in progress on an unresponsive juvenile male that was pulled from a pond near the 11000 Block of N 1000 W, near Nappanee, Indiana. The juvenile was transported to Memorial Hospital in critical condition. …
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UC resident David Fields is Out in the Country
But there’s a new chapter titled “Postal Service.”
FC property damage accidents from August 18 through August 22
Data from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department August 18 At 7:46 a.m., Zoey Gruber, Jeans Road, West Harrison, was westbound on Indiana 252 when the vehicle she was driving went of the south side of the road, through a yard and into a ditch. It was investigated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Jason Robinson. …
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Obituary for Delores Mae Barrett
DELORES MAE BARRETT Delores Mae Barrett, 88, of Batesville, passed away Saturday morning, August 22, 2020, at Ripley Crossing in Milan, Indiana. She had been a resident there since August 7, and had been in failing health for several months. She was born February 5, 1932, in Franklin County, one of five children of …
Union County has three more COVID-19 positive test results while FC numbers remain unchanged
Indiana State Department of Health data Union County’s number of positive COVID-19 test results increased by three to 57 as reported Monday, August 24, by the Indiana State Department of Health. Franklin County’s is unchanged at 261. COVID-19-related deaths remain the same in both counties with Union County at zero and FC at 22. Indiana’s …
Franklin County arrests from August 18 through August 24
Data from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department August 18 Courtney L. Teppe, 18, Cass Street, Laurel, was arrested at 3:40 p.m. by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson at the intersection of Bushy Road and Indiana 1 for Marijuana Cultivation. August 19 Stacy L. Hess, 38, New Point, was arrested at 2:25 p.m., by …
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