January 2022 – Page 7

House advances Frye’s bill to name the mastodon as state’s official fossil

January 26, 2022 Tom Snape

STATEWIDE — The Indiana House of Representatives unanimously voted Tuesday in support of legislation authored by State Representative Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) to designate the mastodon as the official state fossil of Indiana. “Indiana is one […]

Charles ‘Ed’ Peters, 76, Metamora

January 25, 2022 Philips & Meyers

Charles E. Ed Peters., age 76 of Metamora, Indiana died Monday, January 24, 2022 at Reid Health in Connersville, Indiana following a brief illness. Born July 5, 1945 in Berea, Kentucky he was the one […]

Rev. Robert Weakley OFM

January 25, 2022 Weigel Funeral Home

Fr. Robert “Bob” Weakley, OFM, died January 23rd at St. John the Baptist Friary in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fr. Bob, age 80, served as a teacher, pastor and chaplain and was known for his love for […]

Patricia Lemon, 91, Batesville

January 25, 2022 Stratton-Karsteter

Patricia O. (Pat) Lemon left this life in Batesville, In. on January 23,2022, at the age of 91. She was born in Indianapolis on June 29,1930, the first child of Dr. Noel and Frances (Thomas) […]

Mrs. Lona Mae (Nuckles) Hickman

January 25, 2022 Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home

Mrs. Lona Mae (Nuckles) Hickman, age 92, of Florence, Indiana, entered this life on July 1, 1929 in Nickelsville, Virginia. She was the loving daughter of the late, Irson “Bob” Nuckles and Sally Alice (Noel) […]

Tyson Library invites community to celebrate Library Lover’s Month

January 25, 2022 Tom Snape

VERSAILLES, IN — February is Library Lover’s Month. To celebrate, Tyson Library will have a weekly drawing for prizes. To enter your name into the drawing, stop in and add a “Love Note” to the […]

State’s unemployment rate reaches record low

January 25, 2022 Tom Snape

STATEWIDE — Indiana’s unemployment rate fell from 3.0 percent in November to 2.7 percent in December – which the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) says is a record low for the state dating back […]

Margaret Ellen Hunter, 85

January 25, 2022 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Margaret Ellen Hunter, 85 of Greensburg, passed away with her family by her side at the Restoracy of Whitestown in Whitestown, Indiana on January 25, 2022. She was born on September 7, 1936 in Greensburg, […]

Secretary of State Holli Sullivan recognizes National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

January 25, 2022 Tom Snape

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan Tuesday recognized National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, a civic event encouraging more people to become election workers. “Our nation’s free and fair elections are a model […]

ISP investigating fatal accident near Greensburg

January 25, 2022 Tom Snape

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — Indiana State Police are investigating a fatal accident that happened Tuesday morning on westbound I-74 east of Greensburg. All westbound lanes were closed for much of the morning during the investigation, […]

Eliyanah Miracle Smith, 7 days

January 25, 2022 Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home

Eliyanah Miracle Smith, 7 days old, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital, with her mother and father by her side. Eliyanah was born on January 17, 2022 to Joshua and […]

Nearly 6,000 new statewide COVID-19 cases reported Monday

January 25, 2022 Tom Snape

STATEWIDE — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) on Monday reported 5,965 new cases of COVID-19 across the state. Locally, Dearborn County reported 91 positive cases; Decatur County had 38; Ripley County reported 29 cases, […]