FC court news (Criminal)

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Criminal

Driving while Suspended

David W. Allen pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC). He received jail-time credit from June 3 to the date of sentencing, July 8. He was fined $1 and $185.50 costs. His Operator’s License was suspended for one year.

Kristina M. Flannery pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. She was ordered to complete 15 hours of Community Service. She was fined $1 and $185.50 costs. She was placed on probation for 365 days and was ordered to pay the Probation Users’ Fee (PUF) of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. She was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee. Her Operator’s License was suspended for 365 days.

Steven L. Waggoner pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the FCSC with 185 days suspended to probation. He was fined $1 and $185.50 costs. He was placed on probation for 185 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee. His Operator’s License was suspended for one year effective at the date of sentencing July 13.

Use of Private Land without Consent

Michael C. Glaub pleaded guilty as a class C misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. He was ordered to complete 30 hours of Community Service with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. He was fined $250 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for 60 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee. He was ordered to stay off the property of the victim.

Possession of Marijuana

Tyler D. Knight pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. He was ordered to complete 10 hours of Community Service. He was fined $1 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for 180 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee. As an additional condition of probation, if deemed necessary, the Defendant was ordered to receive a drug and alcohol evaluation and comply with any and all recommendations.

Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated

Jesus A. Garcia pleaded guilty as a class C misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $1 and $185.50 costs. He was placed on probation for 60 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus and a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee. The Defendant shall not operate a motor vehicle until he possesses a valid driver’s license. As an additional condition of probation, if deemed necessary, the Defendant was ordered to receive a drug and alcohol evaluation and comply with any and all recommendations. He also pleaded guilty to Operating a Motor Vehicle without ever Receiving a License, as a class C misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation to be served concurrent to the sentence imposed in County I.

Daniel J. Glynn pleaded guilty as a class C misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC with 58 days suspended to probation. He received one day of jail-time credit. He was fined $250 and $185.50 costs. He was placed on probation for 58 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee. His Operator’s License was suspended for 60 days retroactive to the finding of Probable Cause on March 29. As an additional condition of probation, if deemed necessary, the Defendant was ordered to receive a drug and alcohol evaluation and comply with any and all recommendations.

 Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .15 or More

Dalton A. Precht pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $1 and $185.50 costs. He was placed on probation for 365 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee. His Operator’s License was suspended for six months effective at the date of sentencing July 19. He is allowed to operate a vehicle to take his children to and from school, drive to work and for medical purposes. As an additional condition of probation, if deemed necessary, the Defendant was ordered to receive a drug and alcohol evaluation and comply with any and all recommendations. He also pleaded guilty to Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated as a class C misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC to be served concurrent to the sentence imposed in Count I. He pleaded guilty to Possession of Marijuana, as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation to be served concurrent to the sentences imposed in Counts I and II.

Public Intoxication

Miranda K. Taylor pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC with 84 days suspended to probation. She was fined $1 and $185 costs. She was placed on probation for 84 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. She was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee. She pleaded guilty to Operating a Vehicle with a Controlled Substance or Metabolite in the Body as a class C misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC. Her Operator’s License was suspended for 60 days retroactive to the Administrative Suspension on May 7, 2019.

Dustin S. Smith pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. He was ordered to complete 15 hours of Community Service. He was fined $1 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for 180 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee. As an additional condition of probation, if deemed necessary, the Defendant was ordered to receive a drug and alcohol evaluation and comply with any and all recommendations.

Visiting a Common Nuisance

Ashlie N. Haines pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. She was fined $1 and $185 costs. She pleaded guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 12 months in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation to be served concurrent to the sentence imposed in Count I. She was placed on probation for 12 months and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. She was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee.

Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated Causing Serious Bodily Injury

Charles L. Braden pleaded guilty as a Level 6 Felony and was sentenced to 18 months in the FCSC with 16 months suspended to probation. He was given credit for 31 days jail-time credit. He was fined $1 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for 16 months and was ordered to pay the PUF of $100 plus a $30 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $100 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee. His Operator’s License was suspended for 180 days effective at the date of sentencing July 27. As an additional condition of probation, if deemed necessary, the Defendant was ordered to receive a drug and alcohol evaluation and a mental health evaluation within seven days of release from incarceration at a treatment facility approved by probation and comply with any and all recommendations.

Disorderly Conduct

Matthew C. Mueller pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $1 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for 180 days and was ordered to pay a PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee. As a condition of probation, the Defendant was ordered to complete a course in Anger Management.

Burglary

Harold A. Powers pleaded guilty as a Level 4 Felony and was sentenced to 12 years in prison with three years suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185.50 costs. He was placed on probation for three years and was ordered to pay the PUF of $100 plus a $30 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $100 Administrative Fee and to pay $930.99 in restitution to the victim and to have no contact with the victim or his family. He pleaded guilty to Theft, as a Level 6 Felony, and was sentenced to 30 months in prison to be served concurrent to the sentence imposed in Count I. While incarcerated, the defendant shall be eligible to participate in the RWI Program. If the Defendant successfully completes the RWI Program, he shall be permitted to Petition the Court for modification of the sentence, but the Court is not bound to grant the modification.

Criminal Mischief

Tyler J. Presley pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $1 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for 180 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee. As an additional condition of probation, the Defendant shall successfully complete a course in Anger Management.

Leaving the Scene of an Accident

William L. Crank pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the FCSC. He received jail-time credit from June 22, 2020 to June 23, 2020 and January 13, 2021 to July 22, 2021. He was fined $1 and $185.50 costs. His Operator’s License was suspended for 180 days effective at the date of sentencing July 29.

Resisting Law Enforcement

William L. Crank pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the FCSC to be served consecutive to a sentence imposed in another misdemeanor conviction. He received jail-time credit from January 1, 2021 through July 22, 2021. He was fined $1 and $185 costs.

William L. Crank pleaded guilty as a Level 6 Felony and was sentenced to 358 days in the FCSC to be served consecutive to the sentence imposed in a previous misdemeanor conviction. He received jail-time credit from January 25, 2021 to July 21, 2021. He was fined $1 and $185 costs.  

Operating a Vehicle with a Controlled Substance

Debra J. Webb pleaded guilty as a class C misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. She was fined $1 and $185.50 costs. She was placed on probation for 60 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. She was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee. Her Operator’s License was suspended for 60 days effective at the date of sentencing July 29. As an additional condition of probation, if deemed necessary, the Defendant shall schedule an appointment for evaluation at a treatment facility approved by probation within seven days of release from incarceration and comply with all recommendations. She also pleaded guilty to Possession of Paraphernalia, as a class C misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 60 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation to be served concurrent to the sentence imposed in Count I.

Conversion

William L. Crank pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the FCSC. He received jail-time credit from January 1, 2021 to July 22, 2021. He was fined $1 and $185 costs.

Christina M. Wolff pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor and was sentenced to 365 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation. She was fined $1 and $185 costs. She was placed on probation for 365 days and was ordered to pay the PUF of $50 plus a $20 monthly fee. She was ordered to pay a $50 Administrative Fee.

Criminal Confinement

Joshua P. Alfred pleaded guilty as a Level 5 Felony and was sentenced to six years in prison with two years suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185 costs. He was placed on probation for two years and was ordered to pay the PUF of $100 plus a $30 monthly fee. He was ordered to pay a $100 Administrative Fee and a $200 Countermeasure Fee. While incarcerated, the Defendant shall be eligible to participate in the Recovery while Incarcerated (RWI) Program. If the Defendant successfully completes the RWI Program, he shall be permitted to Petition the Court for modification of the sentence herein, but the Court will not be bound to grant the modification.

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Obituary for Betty Jean Thomas (complete)

BETTY JEAN THOMAS

Betty Jean Thomas, age 78, of Metamora, died Thursday, September 9, 2021, after a long illness in Batesville. Born June 29, 1943, in Batesville, she was the daughter of the late Neal and Mabel (Hughes) Roberts. On September 18, 1965, she was united in marriage to Willie Thomas, and he preceded her in death on January 13, 2002. 

Betty worked for many years at the former Elsie Dreyer Nursing Home in Brookville; and had also worked at the Hav-A-Bite restaurant in Metamora. She was a member of Greater Vision Ministries in Metamora.  Church and her family were her life, and she loved singing. 

Survivors include two children, Joyce Ann (Harlin) Carey of Metamora, and Donnie Ray (Myrtle) Thomas of Metamora; her step-children, Wanda (Mike) McDaniel, Rita (Rick) Lewis, Pam (Jim) Sloan, Judy Thomas, Eugene Thomas; two sisters, Margaret (Tom) Creech, and Nancy (Walter) Mullins; four brothers, David (Hazel) Roberts, Daniel (Kathy) Roberts, Rufus Roberts, Claude Roberts; two grandchildren, Cassandra Rayburn and Steven Ison; six great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Willie, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Teresa Thomas and Dorothy McDaniel; three brothers, Marvin Roberts, John Roberts, and Paul Roberts; two step-sons, Eudale Thomas and Eudorse Thomas.

Family and friends may visit from 12 Noon until the time of the services at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 13, 2021, at Greater Vision Ministries, 18149 U.S. Highway 52, Metamora, Indiana. Pastor Brandon Blevins will officiate the Funeral Services at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 13, 2021, at Greater Vision Ministries in Metamora.  Burial will then follow in Cupps Chapel Cemetery in Metamora. Memorial contributions may be directed to Greater Vision Ministries.

The staff of Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home is honored to once again serve the Thomas family, to sign the online guest book or send personal condolences please visit www.phillipsandmeyers.com.

Old Guy Rant: Clarity on COVID

Political column by Larry Wiwi

Sometimes I wonder if we will ever really recover from COVID since after all new variants might spring eternal even if the Chi-Coms don’t let another variant loose, but I am much more worried about the collateral damage than the disease. For starters, the CDC, prince Fauci and a whole host of self-proclaimed media experts have provided us changing and often wrong and sometimes conflicting direction then get angry that we don’t trust them.

Now we have the cognitively challenged commander-in-thief believing he can use OSHA regulations to force companies to force their employees to take a drug they may not want and he may get by with it if the Supreme Court continues to cower as it often does under the spineless Roberts. Isn’t it funny how we have heard for decades the liberal cry to keep the government’s hands off of women’s bodies but now support vaccine mandates? I guess that concern only matters when we are killing babies. 

Because of fools like Biden and Fauci we have governments, businesses and schools forcing people to wear masks and people sometimes getting into physical altercations over wearing masks despite the findings of Stanford University that shows cloth masks to be just 9 percent effective and surgical masks 12 percent effective. Biden is further pushing the vaccination of kids while no one asks the really pertinent question: Why are we injecting barely tested drugs into young developing bodies when we already know that people 19 and under survive COVID at the rate of 99.9973 percent? These kids literally take a bigger risk getting to and from school than COVID is ever going to pose. The common seasonal flu is more deadly to kids than COVID and even the over-rated CDC has never recommended flu shots for kids.

We were told for the longest time to get vaccinated so you don’t spread it to a loved one, which is a very powerful reason to take the shot, the problem is once vaccinated people started getting COVID anyway, albeit maybe a milder case, we learned that the vaccinated can spread the virus just like the unvaccinated. Recently the ever fear-mongering media re-started the daily reporting of new COVID cases – ever wonder why they don’t report the number of recoveries or the percent of recoveries? They don’t report those because if you heard that you would not be scared.

Worst of all we are teaching Americans, especially our young Americans, to live in fear and when afraid, be good compliant little subjects and do what your overbearing government is commanding regardless of whether it has the legal authority to do so.

To be clear, I am not an anti-vaxer, older people and people with other risk factors should take the vaccine, it is and should remain a personal risk calculation that we all have enough data now to figure out for ourselves.

I really don’t think any institution should have the power to force you to inject something into your body that you don’t agree to, and don’t let anyone browbeat you with the comparison to polio vaccines because:  1) 99.7 percent of polio victims do not recover like COVID patients and;  2) The polio vaccine is really a vaccine, once and done.

When in doubt, always err on the side of freedom.

Larry Wiwi

Should we roll the dice on gambling

Theological column by Adrienne Greene

Q:

Dear Pastor,

Why do some people consider gambling a sin? It’s practically family-friendly these days.

A:

Gambling is problematic because of its root system: mammon, greed and instant gratification. None of these words are found in God’s arsenal of great ideas. In fact, they are heavily warned against throughout the Bible. “But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness” (1 Timothy 6:9-11, NASB95.)

Mammon is a demonic spirit of wealth sent to overpower a person’s financial blessings from God by turning their abundance into the curse of insatiable worship of material possessions. Greed is the misplaced love for money…instead of love for the God who provides for that money (Philippians 4:19.) Instant gratification is pursued when a person, filled with entitlement and impatience, demands immediate results instead of waiting on God’s timing, method and righteous increase. No, gambling is far from family-friendly, in spite of how hard Casinos work to lure people of all ages into their snares of glittering entertainment. 

When gambling becomes a sin is when it gets a hold of us, consumes our mind with the fantasy of wealth and we begin to seek the experience repeatedly. When we make regular trips to casinos and work our weekly lotto purchases into our budget every month; we begin to grow a rotten root system attached to a habit or emotion designed to attack our way of life like a parasite. Anything the Devil uses to accomplish his mission statement of “kill, steal, destroy” (John 10:10) becomes a problem. Is he stealing your surplus income, killing your Christian stewardship and robbing you of contentment with what you have? Wise people often ask, “Do you have the thing or does the thing have you?” Gambling may be a habit-forming, addictive possibility for us which develops into a stronghold. When we’re dabbling in this area, we must be aware that we are opening a door to darkness; handling a lit-match. Wisdom requires us to evaluate that risk.

Consider these statistics from the gambling-addiction network: In America, five out of 100 people have some form of gambling addiction. One in 20 college students gamble compulsively. (People in the age-range of 20 to 30 are the most addicted.) Violent, criminal behaviors increase by 10 percent in any city or town housing a gambling establishment. The casino industry is rife with black-markets, human trafficking, prostitution, larceny, illegal drugs and mobsters. After all, there is no real product casinos are selling, right? Perhaps they dabble in illegal partnerships to pad their coffers.

The main spirit behind gambling is lust. The desire to gamble comes from the hunger for something you don’t presently have. 1 John 2:16 says, “For all that is in the world; the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.” Gambling dangles the carrot of wealth in front of our noses and suggests that we should have more than what God has generously provided. Further, the possibility of a windfall of cash can ignite a bonfire of greed in our flesh. Again, while we look at what sits crouched behind an innocent lottery ticket or slot machine, are we sure we want to have the experience of gambling with our lives, incomes and peace of mind?

The Holy Spirit has lavishly provided all Christians with the ability to discern what is best, wisest and lawful for them. Is gambling a sin? Read 1 John 4, then test the spirits and decide.

Do you have a question or comment for Pastor Adrienne? Send your inquiries to: info@adriennewgreene.com or write to P.O. Box 214, Harrison, OH 45030. For more information and resources, please visit www.askpastoradrienne.com or the “Ask Pastor Adrienne” YouTube channel for sermons and insights.

Obituary for Mary E. Mullins

MARY E. MULLINS

Mary E. Mullins, age 77, of Brookville, died Friday, September 10, 2021, at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio.

Born May 10, 1944 in Breathitt County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the Fed White and Pauline (Godsey) Richardson. She was united in marriage to Roy Lee Mullins on February 12, 1961, and he preceded her in death on September 13, 2020.

She worked for many years at Romweber Furniture in Batesville. She attended Greater Vision Ministries in Metamora. In her leisure time, she enjoyed word searches and sewing. 

Survivors include three children,  Leroy (Tonja) Mullins of Metamora, Joyce (Leo) Grubb of Brookville and Leona (Danny) Pence of Metamora; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; seven siblings, Robert Lee White, Jimmy Richardson, Johnny Richardson, Theresa Kennedy, Carolyn Owens, Phillip Richardson, Tommy Richardson.

In addition to her parents and husband, Roy, she was preceded in death by two infant children, Cindy Lou Mullins and Justin Ross Mullins, a grandson, Jeremiah Mullins; a step-grandchild; a sister Angie Napier, and a brother, Jessie Richardson.

Family and friends may visit from 9 till 11 a.m., on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home, 1025 Franklin Avenue, Brookville.

Pastor Brandon Blevins will officiate the Funeral Services on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 11 a.m., at Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home, 1025 Franklin Avenue, Brookville. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery in Brookville. 

Memorial contributions may be directed to FC CAN. The staff of Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home is honored to once again serve the Mullins family, to sign the online guest book or send personal condolences please visit www.phillipsandmeyers.com.

Obituary for Kevin C. Fehl

KEVIN C. FEHL

Kevin C. Fehl, age 31, of Connersville, died Thursday, September 9, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

Born March 29, 1990, Shelbyville, he is the son of Chris and Shirley (Ball) Fehl. On September 15, 2018, he was united in marriage to Lecia Marie Hooten, and she survives.

Kevin had worked as a mechanic and in construction. In his leisure time, he enjoyed working on cars, hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He had been a member of the Laurel Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife Lecia Fehl of Connersville; a step-daughter, Isabella Gutzwiller; his parents, Chris and Shirley Fehl of Connersville; six sisters, Jeanie Dyer of Indianapolis, Shelly VanMeter of Richmond and Melissa Bronert of Fairview Heights, Illinois, Anna Fehl of Connersville, Michelle Doherty of Carlisle, Kentucky and Jessica Wells of Brooksville, Kentucky; two brothers, Jonathan Fehl of Connersville and David VanMeter of Metamora; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. 

A private visitation will be held for family and close friends at Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home.

Rev. Mike Holman will officiate the Funeral services and burial will take place in Maple Grove Cemetery in Brookville.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the First Baptist Church of Brookville or the Indiana Donor Network. The staff of Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Kevin Fehl, to sign the online guest book or send personal condolences please visit www.phillipsandmeyers.com.

Obituary for John Henry Lockridge

JOHN HENRY LOCKRIDGE

John Henry Lockridge was born August 10, 1978, and passed away September 8, 2021, at Brookville Health Care.  He was the proud father of four beautiful children: Anastasia, Jasmine, Laynie, and Dalton. He also shared his paternal love with his two stepchildren, Drew and Grace. He is survived by his father and stepmother, John and Teresa Lockridge, his mother and stepfather, Donna and Mickey Rosenberger, his sister Shawna (Jim) Evans and their six children, two stepsisters, Esther Lynch and Terra (Matt) Loeffler, and their two children, and a step-brother, Wade (Tracy) Rosenberger and their daughter. John also left behind his devoted partner whom he chose for life, Dawn Becker, the six children they shared together and three grandchildren, Benji, Xavier, and Melody. John will be forever missed by Jeremy (Hollie) Noah, his brother by choice and heart, his guardian, and his life-long best friend and their three children who called him uncle.   

John had an insatiable passion for the water. Tugboat was a United States Merchant Marine with coast guard credentials to pilot vessels through the ICW and inland rivers. Tugboat started his career as a deckhand on a riverboat and first mate at Bray Marine in Lawrenceburg. He then served as a level three tankerman for Genesis Marine in Houston, Texas.  After a great deal of dedication and hard work, he accomplished his dream to pilot vessels with Savage Industries shortly before a tragic motorcycle accident on July 27, 2019. 

John was a member of the Eagles of Brookville, the BrokeAss Bikers of Laurel, and the Noah Brothers Pyrotechnics family and shared his grand finale beside them in July of 2019 at the annual Metamora Fireworks Show. Never a day went by when John was without a mischievous grin, a sense of humor, and the soul of patience. He loved to sing; and knew no stranger. Tugboat was a much-loved individual and will be greatly missed by so many.  Everyone was his cousin, he truly knew how to enjoy life, and he loved his Sailor Jerry.

There is always hurt and sadness when someone is lost too soon. However, Tugboat was never afraid of uncharted water; he always carried a tune in his heart; and he had great love and compassion for everyone he met. He would not want us to cry, but to celebrate that he is now whole again, able to throw a line standing on his own two feet; and move about freely wherever and whenever he wants.

Friends and family may gather to pay their respects on Friday, September 17, at 3 p.m. at Phillips and Meyers Funeral Home, and the service will begin at 4 p.m. After the service, John’s friends are cordially invited to the Eagles where a celebration of life will take place the way John would have wanted. Dinner at the Eagles will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. and a celebration will carry on through the evening.  

The staff of Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of John H. Lockridge, to sign the online guest book or send personal condolences please visit www.phillipsandmeyers.com.

BTC August 24 meeting transcription Part VII: questions and some really strange answers prior to BTC approving everything regarding the town taxpayers purchasing Pig in a Poke Golf Course

By John Estridge

EDITOR’S NOTE AND EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is the seventh of a multi-part transcription of the August 24 Brookville Town Council meeting’s pertinent parts relating to the Golf Course Purchase, Zimmer Building Purchase and Frisbee Golf Course. I wanted to break this down into parts because it will be a very long piece, if I can even finish it. It takes a long, long time to go over and over a recording to do a transcription, especially with how fast and slurred Curtis Ward, BTC president, is when he begins talking about something that apparently excites him.

Part VI was all about Curtis reading the Purchase Agreement and trying to sell the town’s taxpayers what a great idea it is to buy a golf course without anyone looking at and studying the financials. And as we are reminded in Part VII, there has not been any feasibility study concerning if it would be smart for the town to purchase a golf course, let alone that golf course. Part VII is some discussion, which includes me losing my cool, then the unanimous vote to approve the resolution concerning the Purchase Agreement.

Curtis Ward: “Is there any discussion regarding the Purchase Agreement?”

Tammy Davis (town attorney): “We also have that resolution.”

Curtis Ward: “Any discussion? We’ll do the resolution first.”

Paul Chaney (Brookville resident, former BTC member, former BTC president and he spoke earlier in the meeting): “Are you still entertaining questions?”

Curtis Ward: “How’s the board …”

Eric Johnson (council member): “I think the agreement may have answered a lot of questions.”

Curtis Ward: “Do you have any follow-up questions Mr. Chaney?”  

Paul Chaney: “Yes, I do. You threw out a number of $400,000 of revenue?”

Curtis Ward: “Yes I did.”

Paul Chaney: “Gross revenue? What was in there?”

Curtis Ward: “We’re not able to disclose that.”

Crowd members became upset

John Estridge: “Tammy, Tammy (Davis, town attorney) … is this allowable that a governmental entity spending taxpayer dollars gets into a nondisclosure agreement with a private entity?”

Curtis Ward: “Tammy, Tammy don’t answer that question.”

John Estridge: “You don’t want her to answer that in front of these taxpayers? And the taxpayers of the town?”

Crowd members: “It’s OUR money. Don’t you have to wonder why (Curtis will not let Tammy answer)? ”

Paul Chaney: “What was the stipulation of how long the town has to run the golf course?”

Curtis Ward: “There is no stipulation on how long the …”

Paul Chaney: “It has to be so many years that it remains a golf course before you …”

Curtis Ward: “No.”

Several people in the crowd at once: “You said 10 years.”

Curtis Ward: “10 years for a greenspace or a golf course.”

Paul Chaney: “10 years as a greenspace or a golf course, but it doesn’t have to remain a golf course?”

Curtis Ward: “Or a golf course.”

Paul Chaney: “If it’s not a golf course, what are you going to do with the property?”

Curtis Ward: “It’ll be a park greenspace.”

Paul Chaney: “It’ll be a what?”

Curtis Ward: “The primary purpose of that property would be greenspace and a golf course. We fully intend based on (I think he said numbers) from the last three years they have proven it and keep it a golf course (I think he said right now). That’s been that way and that is our commitment.”

Paul Chaney: “If that doesn’t pan out, then what happens to the property?”

Curtis Ward: “We have to keep it for 10 years as a greenspace or we offer it back to the LLC as a first right of refusal.”

Paul Chaney: “So, that’s the stipulation?”

Curtis Ward: “Right.”

Bernie Rosenberger (town resident retired owner of Rosenberger’s Main Meat Market and he spoke a couple of times during the meeting): “Do they have to buy it or are we stuck with it, period?”

No answer:

Bernie Rosenberger: “What?”

Paul Chaney: “If they (LLC) don’t buy it, we’re stuck with it.”

Curtis Ward: “They don’t have to buy it. We can then offer it to somebody else.”

Paul Chaney: “You need to rethink this. I think it’s already a done deal, but you need to rethink this.”

John Estridge: “Did a CPA look at the books that you hired or was it just you and Cathy (Pelsor, town council member) looking at them today?”

Curtis Ward: “We looked at the books today.”

John Estridge: “Today?”

EDITORIAL COMMENT: If you can’t see the video or hear my voice on the video for some reason just infer there is the largest percentage of an incredulous tenor to my voice that is possible by a human being when I asked that one word “today?” This is something that could negatively affect this town and county for years ahead, and Curtis and Cathy looked at (spoiler alert) something, but not books for maybe an hour on the day of the vote. I think due diligence was done there. THAT’S SARCASM

Curtis Ward: “Yes.”

John Estridge: “Did a CPA look at the books.”

Curtis Ward: “We did not ask to look at the books.” (EDITORIAL COMMENT: OMG WTH and LOL if I were not a Brookville resident)

John Estridge: “You did not ask to look at the books?”

EDITORIAL COMMENT: I really don’t like it when people repeat the last statement someone says, but it was better I did that than rip off a bunch of oaths in front of all the people in the audience and all the people watching the video. Let me tell you, that surprised me: Not that he didn’t look at the books, because I do not think he is smart enough to ask to do that or to know what he was looking at if it did occur. I was surprised he admitted something that stupid in public. And I don’t think Curtis wants to know the true nature of the “books” because he has such a financial stake in keeping that a golf course open until he can unload the nine lots he bought adjacent to the golf course on July 7. And then there is the inability to be straight about anything: look back a few lines and Curtis said “We looked at the books.” Look down a few lines from that and Curtis said “We did not look at the books.” That, my friends, sums up Curtis Ward better than anything else because his lips were moving each time.

John Estridge: “What did you look at?”

Curtis Ward: “A financial statement.”

John Estridge: “You did not look at the books, and you did not have a CPA even look at their financial statement?”

Curtis Ward: “They were ready to disclose all their financials to us if we requested it.”

John Estridge: “But you didn’t have a CPA look at it?”

Curtis Ward: “We had a CPA look at it last time (his words all went flying together here but the last time was three years ago)

John Estridge: But that was last time.”

Curtis Ward: “It’s improved, John (It was garbled here, and to be honest, I was talking over him. It’s my southeastern Kentucky temper).

John Estridge: “The numbers may have changed.”

Curtis Ward: “They have. They’ve vastly improved.”

EDITORIAL COMMENT: They have improved vastly. It is just they cannot be made public. We are to trust everyone involved with it. If you need to reread something go back and reread Curtis saying they looked at the books and they did not look at the books, seconds apart, and trust that.

John Estridge: “Did they give away memberships to the fire department?”

Curtis Ward: “No.”

John Estridge: “They did not?”

Curtis Ward: “They discounted memberships.”

John Estridge: “They what?”

Curtis Ward: “They discounted memberships to the fire department.”

John Estridge: “So, how much did they discount?”

Curtis Ward: “I don’t know. The total revenue for the membership was $90,000 for 108 members.”

John Estridge: “90,000 for what?”

Curtis Ward: “108 members.”

John Estridge: “So less than $1,000 (per membership).” (I swear I did not use a calculator to come up with that. Little things like that made me proud when I watched the video).

Curtis Ward: “Yes. They advertised family packages for right around $800. They did an early season where they discounted fire and EMS and police too, Terry (Mitchum, Brookville Police Chief)?”

Could not hear his response.

John Estridge: “If you personally were going to buy a business, would you not have a CPA check it out before you buy it, if it was a private transaction?”

Curtis Ward: “If there’s enough motivation there to buy it, (EDITORIAL COMMENT: I have no motivation to buy it) if I thought the value was there with the listing, which I do, to confirm it I would need to appraise it. We have always said it doesn’t matter to us if that, at that time, when it had a lower impact when started it, we valued it on the value of real estate. We still do, buying property that’s $5,700-5,800 per acre.”

John Estridge: “Why not let’s take Brian (Bauman) and you and some (more) realtors and why not buy it, if it’s such a good deal. We don’t have to be the middle man in this. Just do away with the town being a part of it. Ya’all buy it, and I hope ya’all make money.”

Curtis Ward: “That’s not it.”

Crowd erupts. It is hard to hear Curtis over the crowd noise as people are yelling. I think Curtis said:

Curtis Ward: “It’s not up to me to tell the LLC what to do. They want to sell it to the town.”

EDITORIAL COMMENT: This still amazes me, the entire exchange between Curtis and I. There are so many things to mention here, but as one person told me recently, “we all get it.” And I think we do get it. I would say the town council members are the only ones who are clueless, but at least one of them is going to be laughing all the way to the bank. Maybe more than one, who knows at this point.

Bridget Hayes: “I was just wondering at the last meeting, your attorney said the first right of refusal was something that municipalities don’t normally get involved in with the companies but it looks like you are so what changed your mind?”

Curtis Ward: “Tammy did more research. We followed with those, and they provided more insight on that. Tammy…”

Tammy Davis: “I … when he asked me that, I misspoke. I’ve only dealt with private situations, not in a municipal situation. Um, so, I thought my comments were more about restrictions than first right of refusal, but you might be right, I don’t know. Um, so yes, we have talked to the people in Indianapolis as well. So, they didn’t have any concern about it.”

Bridget Hayes: “The next question is I was looking and I get a little confused about this whole transaction, because I was under the impression a feasibility study was going to be conducted to say whether it was a good idea to buy a golf course as long as you … (something) about annexation. And I remember you saying several times ‘don’t worry, we’re not going to have a golf course without annexation or annexation is not without a golf course’ or something to those words. I thought they were always together, but now they are clearly separate. Can you help explain maybe why … I thought the feasibility study was so key and now you’re saying … I’m under the impression the feasibility study is not happening because there are no invoices from them (the company that has supposedly been doing a feasibility study for a year or so). And now I believe the public will never see a feasibility study about is it worth it to buy a golf course even if you don’t annex the hill.”

Curtis Ward: “The feasibility study was never tied to the golf course, correct?”

Tammy Davis: “I was under the impression it was about annexation.”

Curtis Ward: “The feasibility study is about annexation.”

Both Curtis and Bridget are talking at the same time along with a cell phone with a ringer like an old-fashioned land line, which all equals I don’t know what was being said. I could hear again when he said:

Curtis Ward: “…a developmental phase, there’s a population phase, X,Y,Z, there’s a whole list of things to do for voluntary annexation (something… no one else was talking but Curtis was going really, really fast again. But it sounded like: we have to complete). So the feasibility study looks at that and they also look at the tax impact of the properties we would choose to annex. They would tell us what our tax revenue for those particular properties would be. We would take it a step further and look at the projected census regarding providing infrastructure up there to see if that falls within the feasibility of the whole project. Perhaps, it was because we were doing both simultaneously, it became merged together but the feasibility study has never been about whether the golf course was feasible.”

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Don’t you think it should have been? Hello.

Bridget Hayes: “OK so, this to the town would be to provide infrastructure because obviously the town should get a lot of revenue off of it. So, the impression was the risk was to purchase a golf course, but you’re saying it is actually the risk is about providing infrastructure.”

Curtis Ward: “The largest cost would be providing infrastructure.”

Bridget Hayes: “But it doesn’t matter because we’re never going to see it, right?”

Curtis Ward: “I’m not sure, what?”

Bridget Hayes: “You said the public will never see the feasibility study.”

Curtis Ward: “It wasn’t the feasibility study.”

Bridget Hayes: “Oh, again, I’m sorry. I thought you said you couldn’t disclose it.”

Curtis Ward: “The only thing we’re not able to disclose would be that NDA (non-disclosure agreement) we have with the golf course regarding finances The feasibility we’ve never said we can’t disclose that.”

Bridget Hayes: “OK. Thank you so much.”

Curtis Ward: “All right. So, I’m going to read the resolution.”

EDITORIAL COMMENT: I will print the resolution at another time. I forgot about him reading it and that is was different than the Purchase Agreement. Thus, I did not ask Gina Gillman, clerk-treasurer, for that when I asked for the Purchase Agreement. If you want, go to the video and listen to Curtis read it. I really think that is unbelievable the speed he reads aloud.

Curtis Ward: “Do I have a motion?”

Tammy Davis: “The resolution is per statute. If you decide to proceed with a purchase you have to pass a resolution.”

Curtis Ward: “Is there any discussion? Motion to approve Resolution number 2021-1?”

Chuck Campbell council member attending via phone: “Yes.”

Curtis Ward: “Chuck has made the motion to approve, is there a second?”

Eric Johnson: “I’ll second it.”

Curtis Ward: “All in favor.” (four hands and supposedly Chuck did something on the phone to vote yes). “All opposed. Motion carries. Terms of the Purchase Agreement: Is there a motion to present the Offer to Purchase as read prior to the resolution to LLC (something)?”

 (Brooke Leffingwell, council member: “I’ll make a motion to approve.”

Curtis Ward: “So, Brooke made a motion to approve Offer for Purchase as read to Brook Hill Golf Club Preservation LLC. Is there a second?”

Eric Johnson: “I’ll second it.”

Curtis Ward: “Eric seconded. All in favor. Chuck says yes. All opposed. Motion carries.”

That ends Part VII. Part VIII is the Frisbee Golf Course.

Obituary for Russell V. Bolser Sr.

RUSSELL V. BOLSER SR.

Russell V. Bolser Sr., 80 of Liberty, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021. He was born on July 6, 1941, to the late William Bolser and Evelyn Grau Bolser in Harrison, Ohio.

On July 15, 1961, he married Margaret Hoskins. They recently just celebrated their 60th year anniversary, where they celebrated with their friends and family at there farm.

Russell was a member of the American Quarter Horse association for many years.  He also was a member of the Coon Hunting Club.  

Russell was a farmer his entire life. On the farm, he and his wife raised angus cattle. He enjoyed gardening and handing out his sweet corn. You could often find him on the back of a horse and when he couldn’t get on the horse anymore, he made a buggy to have the horse get him around. He was a jack of all trades. Russell could fix anything; he would find antique tractors and restore them and even antique toys he would bring them back to life. He enjoyed rebuilding the antique peddle tractors.

Russell every year would ride in the annual College Corner 4th of July parade with his family. He made sure the wagon matched their International Tractor that was pulling it. At nighttime you could find him around the fire pit on the farm, sitting and visiting with anyone who showed up. He loved to entertain and tell stories. He was an avid Cincinnati Red fans and loved watching westerns on the television. Russell cherished his time spent with his family, grandchildren, friends, Blue Boy and Taz.

Along with his loving wife of 60 years he is survived by daughters, Jennifer (John Marsh) Bolser, Tina Bolser and Shelli (Brian) Grandison; sons, Russell “Rusty” Bolser Jr., Richard (Lori) Bolser and Rodney Bolser; 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; a brother, Alvin (Sharon) Bolser and a sister, LouEllen Rogers.

Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Virgil Bolser and sisters, Doris Star and Josephine Shaw.

Visitation for Russell will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Urban Winkler Liberty Funeral Home, 310 N. Main St. Liberty, Indiana 47353. The funeral service will begin at 6 p.m. at the funeral home.

To sign the online guestbook or to leave the family with a personal message visit www.urbanwinklerfuneralhome.com.

Obituary for Eleanor Irene Dolgosh Pelozzie

ELEANOR IRENE DOLGOSH PELOZZIE

Eleanor Irene Dolgosh Pelozzie 69, of Connersville, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021. She was born on November 3, 1951, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Steve Dolgosh and Eleanor Dolgosh.

Eleanor greatly enjoyed being on her computer as well as a few other favorite hobbies. You may also find her crocheting, and drawing, as well as going on evening walks occasionally.

Eleanor is survived by her children, Danyel Jones, Steven Dolgosh and Donny Conner; nine grandchildren, Justin, Krista, Corey, Curtis, Skylar, Donovan, Zack, Elizabeth and Tyler; along with five great grandchildren with two on the way, Mallory, Briaer, Maddy, Cylas and Octavian; and her dog and partner in crime, Abby.

Along with her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Cynthia Dolgosh and Linda Smith.