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An editorial by Carla Hacker Good Morning Franklin County, Town of Brookville and Interested Citizens!Did you happen to read the Public Notices in the Democrat? It’s is the single most important reason we get this newspaper. It is the first thing we do when we get it: go to the back page to see what’s …
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WANDA LOU SCHNEIDER Wanda Lou Schneider, 75, of Liberty died Friday, October 8, 2021, at Whitewater Commons. Wanda was born on September 20, 1946, in Richmond to James C. and Pearl Jarvis Harrison. She was self-employed, formerly owning Trinity Pool and Spa in Centerville. Wanda had a green thumb and a special way with plants. …
DEBORAH ELLEN BURNEY Mrs. Deborah E. Burney, 71, of Hamilton, Ohio, died peacefully on Sunday, October 10, 2021, surrounded by her family. Deborah was born to Charles and Della (McDaniel) Sweeney in Hamilton, Ohio, on January 2, 1950. She was a devoted wife and mother. She spent her working life as a homemaker, providing love …
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DOROTHY (HUBBARD) RAY Dorothy (Hubbard) Ray, 91, of Liberty, passed away on October 11,2021. She was born on December 1,1929, in London, Kentucky to the late James Everett Hubbard and Nellie Jane Dees. She later married the love of her life and the father of her children, James Alvin Ray, on August 30, 1948 in …
By John Estridge A Franklin County resident with felony charges was recently charged with more felonies, including battery on a police officer. Steven T. Lakes, 44, was charged with Battery, as a Level 5 Felony; and Resisting Arrest, as a Level 6 Felony. That goes along with previous charges of Dealing in Methamphetamine, as a …
Indiana Department of Transportation press release with some comments For people living east of town off Indiana 252, it has been a year of closure. And that will be the case once again for at least a month. Some of the closures were very welcome, like the “fixing” of the Ind. 252 slide between Brookville …
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Provided by Brookville Clerk-Treasurer’s Office It is at the Schilling Center in Brookville near the intersection of Ninth and Mill streets AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 12, 2021 7:00 O’CLOCK P.M. REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: 1. Pledge of Allegiance; 2. Approval of minutesof the regular meetingas presented; and 3. Approval of …
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GROVER PAUL BOGGS Grover Paul Boggs, 76, of Connersville, passed away Monday afternoon, October 11, 2021, at his home. He had been under a physician’s care, but his death was unexpected. Grover was born December 31, 1944, in Oneida, Clay County, Kentucky, one of four children of Grover and Maymie Robinson Boggs. On October 23, …
Provided by the Franklin County Clerk’s Office Melissa Stringfield, 47, and James Cummins, 48. Molly Ann Lecher, 23, and Tyler Troy Shilling, 34. Alysah Brodbeck, 20 and Tyler Stark, 22. Hanna Mae Powell, 21, and Brendon Lynn Durham, 22. Terresa Lynn Blankenship, 51, and Dale Allen Lightfield, 54. Micheal Shepard, 26, and Allison Feeback, 25. …
DEBORAH ELLEN BURNEY Deborah Ellen Burney, age 71, of College Corner, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Deborah was born January 2, 1950.