Wayne County commissioners will accept comments about the possible increase in one part of the local property tax rate before an expected Jan. 22 vote. However, officials want residents to know that an increase in one component doesn’t mean their entire property tax payment will double as some confusion arises. After a public hearing in […]
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Alert: High wind warning until 4 a.m. Sunday
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency has sent an alert of a high wind warning until 4 a.m. Sunday * WHAT…Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky and Central, Southwest and West Central Ohio. * WHEN…From 8 PM this evening […]
WCTV programs for Jan. 12-18
MEETINGS The following public meetings will air live or in replay on Whitewater Community Television’s WGTV cable channel 11. For more information, call (765) 973-8488 or visit www.wctv.info. Replays of government meetings are available on WGTV Online, WCTV’s Video on Demand site. Sunday, January 12 8am & 1pm IN Focus (Replay) WCTV’s weekly public affairs […]
Fayette County death notices – Jan. 8
Adams, Leon Russell, 79, of Connersville, who worked in Cambridge City, died Jan. 1. Arrangements: Arrangements: Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home, Connersville Ellison, Harold J. Sr., 83, died Dec. 31. Arrangements: Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Connersville Floyd, Ronald C., 80, of Fayette County, Indiana, died Jan. 4. Arrangements: Urban-Winkler Funeral Home, Connersville Hunt, Isabelle, […]
Crash spills nails on U.S. 27, sends 1 to hospital
A two-vehicle crash on Monday, Jan. 6, sent an Ohio woman to the hospital and had U.S. 27 south of Richmond closed for hours due to nails all over the roadway. Just before noon, Trooper Paul Harrison was on U.S. 27 south of Richmond on a traffic stop when passing motorists informed him of a […]
Fayette County death notices – Jan. 6
Brandenburg, Sarah Susan, 70, of Connersville, who has family in Falmouth, died Dec. 28. Arrangements: Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home, Connersville Brichford, Maynard, 93, of Urbana, Illinois, who has family in Connersville, died Dec. 28. Arrangements: Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Connersville. Crank, Opal H. Keeton, 84, of Connersville, died Dec. 23. Arrangements: Showalter Blackwell […]
Fayette County death notices – Jan. 1, 2020
Brandenburg, Sarah Susan, 70, of Connersville, who has family in Falmouth, died Dec. 28. Arrangements: Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home, Connersville Crank, Opal H. Keeton, 84, of Connersville, died Dec. 23. Arrangements: Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Connersville Crawley, Beulah M., 96, of Connersville, died Dec. 25. Arrangements: Urban-Winkler Funeral Home, Connersville Hutzler, Randy Jr., […]
New, special programs for Whitewater Community TV through Jan. 4
The following is a list of new and special programs for the week of 12/29/19 – 1/4/20: WGTV Channel 11 • CUFFS – Wednesday, 1/1 @ 6:00pm Topic: Richmond YMCA. Guest: Misty Hollis, Executive Director. Host: RPD Officer Aaron Stevens. • IN Focus (Pre-Recorded) – Thursday, 1/2 @ 6:00pm WCTV’s weekly public affairs program. On […]
Woman shot in chest; investigation continues
A woman was flown Monday night (Dec. 30) to a regional hospital after receiving a gunshot wound to the chest. Richmond Police Department’s second-shift patrol officers responded shortly after 8:30 p.m. to a reported shooting in the first block of North 13th Street in Richmond. Samantha Sester, 21, was located in the residence with a […]
Fayette County death notices – Dec. 24
Derringer, Edward Joseph, 36, from Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Connersville, died Dec. 15. Arrangements: Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Connersville. Giesting, Julie Ann, 48, died Dec. 17. Arrangements: Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Connersville. Hisel, Elmer Lee Jr., 42, of Connersville, died Dec. 16. Arrangements: Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home, Connersville. Kirkham, Thomazine “Tommie,” 96, […]