News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
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PAULINE “POLLY” HAYSLETT FLOYD Pauline “Polly” Hayslett Floyd, 82, passed into the loving arms of the Lord on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. She was born on July 17, 1939, in ArJay, Kentucky, the daughter of Albert H. Hayslett and Ethel (Brunner) Hayslett. She graduated from Bell County High school, and later married the man she …
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An Editorial by Carla Hacker Good Morning Franklin County, Town of Brookville, Friends and Neighbors! This morning when FB asked what was on my mind, I had to pause – there’s a lot on my mind and most has to do with the spending that the BTC is doing – not just the annexation, but …
Provided by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department October 4 Kaylen K. Reed, 30, Jeans Road, West Harrison, was arrested at 10:05 p.m. at an address on Gobles Creek Road by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Maxie, for Public Intoxication by Alcohol, Disorderly Conduct, Battery Against a Public Safety Official, Resisting Law Enforcement and Residential Entry. October …
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TED PETERS Ted Peters, 73, of Laurel, passed away on October 18, 2021, in Shelbyville. He was born on November 14, 1947, in Batesville, to the late Lester and Dorothy Mae (Porter) Peters. Ted worked as a carpenter all his life retiring in 2007 from Indy Walls and Ceiling. He enjoyed antique cars, excavators, dump …
GILBERT F. OBERMEYER Gilbert F. Obermeyer, age 82, of Oldenburg, died Sunday, October 17, 2021, at the Majestic Care Nursing Home in Connersville. Born February 19, 1939, he is the son of Marcella (Nee: Goldschmidt) and Leo H. Obermeyer. Gilbert was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, was an Army veteran and worked in …
DAVID L. PERKINS “KC9DP” David L. Perkins Jr. “KC9DP,” 50, of Connersville, passed away on October 16, 2021, in Richmond. He was born on November 22, 1970, in Richmond. David later married his loving wife Tonya (Glover) Perkins on September 18, 2004. He was an auto mechanic for quite some time as well as being …
GLEN JR. PATE Glen Jr. Pate, 88, of Connersville, passed away on October 17, 2021. He was born on August 14, 1933, in Jackson, Kentucky. He later married his loving wife of many years, Minnie (Horn) Pate on July 22, 1954. Glen served in the United States Navy for four years. He was employed at …
MONSIGNOR HAROLD L. KNEUVEN Monsignor Harold L. Knueven, 89, of Connersville, passed away Sunday evening, October 17, 2021, at his home. One of seven children of John and Leona Easley Knueven, Harold was born in New Alsace, on July 21, 1932. He graduated from St. Meinrad School of Theology earning his Bachelor of Sacred Theology …
JAMES “SHIMMY” DWAYNE CONNER James “Shimmy” Dwayne Conner, 58, of Connersville, passed away early Monday morning, October 18, 2021, at his home. He was born January 9, 1963, one of five children of John H. Conner and Nancy Fields Conner Hall. He graduated from Connersville High School with the class of 1982. James was self-employed, …
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BEVERLY SHELL Beverly Shell, 77, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, Wisconsin. She was born on July 27, 1944 in Batesville, the daughter of Robert and Clydia (Hughes) Siebert. She attended Brookville High School where she graduated in 1962. Beverly married Ronald Shell on December 16, 1962, in …