Latest Brookville Town Hall rumor

By John Estridge I’m not into anonymity with the written word, but I am going to make an exception with this one subject. The latest rumor to come to me by social media on where the new town hall will be is the old state highway department property in Brookville. It really makes sense. Everything …

Obituary for Robert Lewis Oakley (complete)

ROBERT LEWIS OAKLEY Robert Lewis Oakley, 54, of College Corner, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021, at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati. Robert was born to Virgil H. and Marjorie E. Oakley on April 15, 1966, in Hamilton, Ohio. Over the years he was employed as an electrical lineman for various power companies and …

Obituary for Mary Margaret (Geyer) Nedderman

MARY MARGARET (GEYER) NEDDERMAN Mary Margaret (Geyer) Nedderman, age 88, of Sunman, passed away peacefully at the Chateau of Batesville on March 11, 2021. Mary was born on May 29, 1932, at the Whitlatch Clinic in Milan. She graduated from Sunman High school in 1950, and later went on to graduate from Purdue University with …

In an unusual result of a local criminal case, local charges were dismised after defendant sentenced in federal court

By John Estridge A forgery charge was dismissed against a male after he was convicted in federal court on a Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud charge. Antionne Lamar Brewster, 33, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution due to the federal court conviction. Franklin County Prosecutor Chris Huerkamp said, in …

Obituary for Bernard “Bernie” D. Brown

BERNARD “BERNIE” D. BROWN Bernard “Bernie” D. Brown, 85, passed away Tuesday morning, February 23, 2021, at his home in Connersville. One of eight children of Delmar and Helen Sherwood Brown, Bernie was born in Connersville on August 29, 1935, and graduated from Laurel High School with the class of 1954. On September 15, 1962, …

Obituary for John Ross Darlin

JOHN ROSS DARLIN John Ross Darlin, 84, of New Trenton, passed away at home Monday February 15, 2021. He was born March 1, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Lewis Darlin and Ruth (Brumenschenkel) Darlin. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War 1953-57 and then continued on to attend Miami …

Obituary for Joseph Jerry Hughes

JOSEPH JERRY HUGHES Joseph Jerry Hughes, 73, of Connersville, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Reid Health of Richmond surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2021, at Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home with Todd Jennings officiating. Burial will be in Village Creek Cemetery. Friends …

Obituary for Jack Joe Woodward

JACK JOE WOODWARD Jack Joe Woodward, 82, of Connersville passed away Monday, February 15, 2021, at AMG Specialty Hospital, Greenfield. One of 17 children of Tim and Bertha Devin Woodward, Jack was born on July 31, 1938, in Crawford County, Illinois. On October 20, 1956, Jack married the former Carolyn Sue Richards in Robinson, Illinois, …