Indiana Conservation Officers have recovered the body of Robert L. Austin, 26, of Connersville, from the Whitewater River. A media release sent late in the evening of Tuesday, July 13, announced the discovery. Conservation officers have searched in recent days for a missing man in the vicinity of Mahan Park, commonly referred to as “Three-Mile Bridge,” […]
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Search underway for missing Connersville man
Indiana Conservation Officers and several other local groups of first responders 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, conservation officers arrived on scene and discovered a vehicle and several articles belonging to […]
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COVID vaccine appointments offered in Connersville, Lynn, Richmond
Area residents now have a few options for locations in Wayne, Fayette and Randolph counties where they can get their COVID-19 vaccine by appointment. Reid Health’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Lynn and Connersville will remain open next week as the Richmond location moves to the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Recipients can schedule an appointment outside of […]
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Reid Health opening respiratory clinic in Connersville
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, Reid Health is opening a second respiratory clinic on Wednesday, April 8. The clinic will be in a wing of the existing Urgent Care facility at 1475 E. Indiana 44 in Connersville. The clinic is only for people with respiratory illness, and will operate much like the first […]
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Connersville police seek clues in shooting
Connersville Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Indiana Avenue in Connersville in reference to shots fired just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Upon arrival, officers’ investigation led them to the door of an apartment complex at 2145 Indiana Ave. Inside, officers located a 25-year-old male, Troy York, who was bleeding from two […]
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Connersville man injured in serious crash near Williamsburg
Wayne County Sheriff’s Department responded to a serious injury crash Friday morning northwest of Williamsburg. At 8:39 a.m., Wayne County officers were dispatched to the area of North U.S. 35 and Brooks Road on an inverted vehicle crash. They located a 2003 Maroon Chevy inverted off the west side of the roadway in a ditch […]
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Connersville man killed in single-vehicle crash
A Connersville, Ind., man was killed Friday, June 7, when police say the Ford Ranger truck he was driving left the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. Indiana State Police troopers were called around 4:40 p.m. that afternoon to Fayette County Road 330 in the area of Everton Road for the report […]
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Connersville man’s body discovered in Preble County, Ohio
A distinct tattoo has helped with the identification of a Connersville man’s body found in a wooded area in Preble County, Ohio. Shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, the Preble County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a resident in the 2000 block of Somerville West Elkton Road, which is in Somers Township near […]
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Off-duty trooper arrests woman, recovers stolen car at Connersville Walmart
Connersville, Ind. – Just after 9 a.m. Jan. 7, off-duty Indiana State Police Sgt. Brian Metcalfe stopped at the Walmart store in Connersville just to run in and pick up a few things. As he parked his fully marked Indiana State Police car, he could see a female employee outside in the lot. The employee […]
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Connersville woman dies after head-on crash
LIBERTY, Ind. – A head-on collision on Wednesday, Dec. 5, on Indiana 44 claimed the life of a Connersville woman and led to the road being closed for hours. The Union County Sheriff’s Department was notified of the crash on Indiana 44, just west of Liberty in the area west of Hoffman Road, around 6:30 […]