Archive for January 2022
NFPA encourages prompt removal of Christmas trees
Nearly one-third (30 percent) of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this post-holiday fire hazard in mind, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) strongly encourages everyone to keep the festive memories and remove the hazards by disposing of Christmas trees promptly after the holiday season. “As much as we all enjoy…
Read MoreSenator Young’s office helps record number of Hoosiers in 2021
Once again, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and his staff set records for the number of constituents represented in cases before federal agencies this year. In 2021, Senator Young’s office resolved more than 2,500 constituent issues and returned more than $46 million owed to Hoosiers by various government agencies. Since assuming office in 2017, Senator…
Read MoreTimothy Patrick O’Hara
Dec. 14, 2021 Timothy Patrick O’Hara, Carmel, Ind., passed away suddenly on Dec. 14, 2021 at the age of 49. He was born in New York City to the late Robert O’Hara and Mary Ann (nee Giallombardo) O’Hara. He graduated from Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Conn. where he was a standout athlete, student…
Read MoreBarbara Louise Street
Jan. 26, 1927 – Dec. 29, 2021 Barbara Louise Street, 94, formerly of Frankfort, Ind. and Noblesville, Ind., passed away on Dec. 29, 2021 in Lexington, Ky. She was born on Jan. 26, 1927 to Mary Elizabeth Morgan and Leslie R. McCorkell in Cherokee, Iowa. She graduated from Frankfort Senior High School in 1945. Barbara…
Read MoreJudy Dian Dalton Parkes
Oct. 15, 1945 – Jan. 1, 2022 Judy Dian Dalton Parkes, 76, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 1, 2022, after complications from a prolonged battle with congestive heart failure. She was born Oct. 15, 1945, in Danville, Va., to Morgan Oscar Dalton and Mary Etta Smoot Dalton. While growing up in Danville, Mrs. Parkes’s spiritual…
Read MoreWilma Ilene Hawley
Dec. 21, 1925 – Dec. 31, 2021 Wilma Ilene Hawley, 96, Boxley, Ind., passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Friday morning, Dec. 31, 2021. Born Dec. 21, 1925, in Sheridan, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Fred Raymond and June Mildred (Spencer) Cline. Mrs. Hawley was a people…
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