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Ida "Genette" Burton, 78, Mt. Auburn, Indiana (Adair County Native)
Ida “Genette” Burton, 78, of Mt. Auburn, Indiana passed away from this life at 7:39 p.m., Monday, July 15, 2024 at home surrounded with love. She was born September 3, 1945 in Sparksville, KY, the daughter of the late James Molen and Ida Ezola Corbin. Mrs. Burton was...
IU Columbus schedules walk-in sessions for new, prospective students
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Indiana University Columbus will host walk-in hours next week, July 22-26, for all new and prospective students to meet with admissions counselors. “This week is about meeting students where they are — if they’re admitted for the fall and need help with their enrollment checklist; if they’re a high school junior/senior planning ahead; if they’re a college student thinking about transferring; or if they’re a working adult considering returning to college,” explained Jayne Morris, IU Columbus Assistant Director of Enrollment Management.
Man Sentenced in Connersville Federal Arson Case
An Alabama man has been sentenced to nearly 5 years in federal prison for committing arson in Connersville, Indiana. In October 2021, Tommy Lee Harrison Sr. of Birmingham, Alabama, drove to Connersville, Indiana to burn down his father’s house. He used gasoline to light the inside and outside of...
Woman protests North Vernon City Pool for alleged discrimination
NORTH VERNON, Ind. – A woman has created an event on Facebook to protest her alleged discrimination at the hands of the North Vernon City Pool. Randi Lynn said in the Facebook event description, “North Vernon City Pool is trying to discriminate against mothers who breastfeed.” The incident allegedly occurred on July 12. Lynn said she was told that she can’t breastfeed in or around the pool because of “bodily fluids.”
Obituaries 7-16-24
Billy Ray Ball, 77, of Greenfield, Ind., died Saturday, July 6, 2024, at IU Medical Center, Indianapolis, Ind. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the R.E. Rogers Funeral Home chapel with David Robinette officiating. Burial followed at Hatfield-Sullivan Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction...
CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Postal service seeks to relocate Greenfield post office
GREENFIELD – The Greenfield post office at 207 N. State St. will likely soon have a new address. What’s left in question is the fate of the 92-year-old building that has served as the city’s mail center since 1932. Greenfield residents were first notified of the plan...
Ivy Tech appoints Patrick Englert chancellor of South Bend-Elkhart campus
Ivy Tech Community College has appointed Patrick Englert as the new chancellor of the South Bend-Elkhart campus, effective immediately. Englert has served as interim chancellor since March and was selected after a national search. “Dr. Englert has been an incredible addition to the South Bend-Elkhart campus, and we are delighted...
Johnson County fair queen starts reign, encourages kids get most out of 4-H
The crowd erupted in cheers and applause Sunday night when Emily Martin was announced as the next Johnson County fair queen. Wearing a sparkling blue gown, the 18-year-old Bargersville resident accepted her crown and the title of Miss Johnson County with tears of happiness. She soon said it was an...
Johnson County residents can help shape Indiana Food Vision
County residents are getting a seat at the table to give feedback on creating a better food system in the state. The Johnson County Local Food Council is holding a county-wide listening session with the Indiana Food Vision team at 5:30 p.m. on July 22. The event will be held at Johnson County’s Purdue Extension Office at 484 N. Morton St., Franklin.
OUTDOOR FUN: Annual camp helps kids unplug to plug into nature
GREENFIELD – Kids had a field day at the annual Plug Into Nature day camp at Nameless Creek Youth Camp in rural Greenfield last week. The five-day experience — July 8-12 — prompted incoming third, fourth and fifth graders to explore the great outdoors while engaging in music, arts, crafts and other types of recreation, like splashing around at a water carnival and using natural elements to create works of art.
GLOW IN THE PARK: Hundreds flock to slip and slide at Riley Park event
GREENFIELD– Grinning from ear to ear with a Super Soaker in one hand and a mound of bubbles on her head, 3-year-old Ellie Sweet looked like the poster child for summertime fun. Sporting a pink top and shorts with matching pink Crocs, the toddler gleefully shot streams of water...
Looking Back – July 16
Dennis DeYoung and his band, Styx, stepped up to be the headliner of the free annual Our Hospice of South Central Indiana concert after the classic rock band Kansas had to pull out of the Columbus show. 1999. Arvin Industries Inc.’s Board of Directors elected James E. Perrella as a...
Raymond G. Turner
Saturday, July 13, 2024, started out for Raymond Turner, 89, of Edinburgh, the same way that the last few days had been going. He was under hospice care, in the bed at his home on Holland Street, preparing to cross the valley of death. The fact that he was at home is a testimony to the love of His wife and family. He had lived in that house for the last 50 years and it was where he wanted to die. And so, the family kept a long-standing promise they had made to him—to care for him at home until the end. And so it was, after several days of people coming and going, people caring for him, loving him, telling him how much he meant to them, praying, reading Scripture, the house was quiet for a few minutes on Saturday afternoon. He was alone in the house with his beloved wife of over 68 years, Bobbie J. Bohannon Turner. She came into his room to check on him and see if he needed anything. At 3:30 p.m., she found that the man she married when she was 16 years old was gone. That’s what she said when she called the rest of the family, “He’s gone.” Gone where is the question though, isn’t it? The fact is that a very real and significant part of Ray Turner, his physical body, was still lying in his bed. The glorious truth is that the other part of Ray Turner, his soul, had been carried away. At the very moment he took his final breath, he opened his eyes to the most glorious sight? The sight that he had been longing to see. Not breathtaking garden vistas or golden streets or any of the other beautiful realities of heaven?Ray opened his eyes across the great divide and found himself looking into the face of the King of all creation and the One who died to rescue him from death. Ray has now seen His great reward and the reward is Jesus Christ. O, what glory!
Arrests — July 15
Charging information is obtained from the Hancock County Jail. If you have questions about a charge listed here, call the sheriff’s department at 317-477-1147. James Kenneth Armstrong, 35, 1300 block of N. Tuxedo Street, Indianapolis, faces a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated-endangerment. Justin Oliver, 32, 5300 block...
Local man accused of trying to swallow drugs before being arrested
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A Columbus resident is in custody for multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop Sunday. At 8:44 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Columbus Police Department (CPD) conducted a traffic stop near Central Avenue and 12th Street for a moving violation, said Sgt. Skylar Berry, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
Jennings County gun suspect asks judge to delay trial
INDIANAPOLIS — A Jennings County man who has been accused of selling hundreds of thousands of dollars in guns without a license to two individuals who allegedly arranged to transport them to Mexico has asked a federal judge to delay his trial next month as negotiations over a potential plea agreement continue.
Chamber announces 2024 Women in Leadership honorees
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2024 Women in Leadership honorees who will be recognized at the 2024 Women in Leadership Lunch on Aug. 23 at The Commons. The theme will be “Wiser Than Me.”. “Year after year, we celebrate the extraordinary...
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