News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge from court documents filed by Franklin County Sheriff Department and the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office After a high-speed car chase through much of the western part of the county, a fugitive from Rush County was caught near Laurel on Vanetta (Rabbit) Hollow Road Saturday night, Dec. 31, 2022. According to documents initiated …
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Indiana Conservation Officer Press Release Indiana Conservation Officers are searching for a missing man in the vicinity of Mahan Park, commonly referred to as “Three-Mile Bridge,” near Highway 121 in Connersville. After receiving notification from Fayette County Dispatch at approximately 5:45 p.m., Thursday, July 8, Conservation Officers arrived on scene and discovered a vehicle and several articles belonging to Robert …
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From a DNR Law press release Indiana Conservation Officers located a group of kayakers on the Whitewater River in Wayne County that had been reported missing early Sunday. The three kayakers, one of which was eight months pregnant, were reported missing by family members at approximately 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. At 5:30 a.m., Indiana Conservation …
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From a DNR Law press release Anyone interested in becoming an Indiana Conservation Officer is encouraged to attend a recruiting event that DNR Law Enforcement’s District 9 will host on Sunday, May 23, at the Recreation Hall inside Versailles State Park starting at 3 p.m. A second event will be hosted on Saturday, June 5 …
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From an Indiana Conservation Officer press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an apparent hunting accident that claimed the life of a Columbus man. Sunday, January 10, at about 8:57 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area near the 9200 block of South Indiana 58 in Columbus after a hunter was found unresponsive by a …
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By John Estridge A Franklin County man pleaded guilty to Cruelty to a Vertebrate Animal in Franklin Circuit Court II recently. Trevor Bowling, 18, pleaded guilty as a class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 365 days in the Franklin County Security Center with all time suspended to probation. He was fined $250 and $185 …
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From an Indiana Conservation Officer press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that resulted in the operator being airlifted with serious injuries. At approximately 2 p.m., responders were dispatched to the 11000 block of South Fork Road in Dillsboro, regarding a hunter who was involved in a rollover accident. Earl Hagy, 63, of Dillsboro, was …
From an Indiana Conservation Officer press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after a body was located floating in the Ohio River. Conservation Officers were notified of the body at approximately 2 p.m., on Friday November 13, 2020, just downstream of Diamond Island in Posey County. A recovery was made at 2:52 p.m. The victim …
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From an Indiana Conservation Officer press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fall from a tree stand that occurred Sunday, November 8. At approximately 5:30 p.m., responders were dispatched to the 9000 block of West County Road 600 North near Osgood, regarding a hunter who fell approximately 21 feet from an elevated tree stand. Peyton Campos, 22, of Osgood was initially treated on …
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Indiana Conservation Officers press release Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fall from elevated hunting equipment that occurred Monday afternoon, November 9. At approximately 1:45 p.m., responders were dispatched to the 11000 block of North Hogan Road near Aurora, regarding a hunter who fell approximately 23 feet while either attempting to hang or remove his elevated tree stand. Louis Gehring, 60, of Aurora, was …
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