Thanks to an $11,000 match donated from someone who wished to remain anonymous and other donations received from local sources, the Brown County Humane Society was successful in its “$22K for ‘22” campaign launched late last year for the Spay and Neuter Assistance Program that helps to limit stray dog and cat populations throughout the...
Throughout history, there have been many famous mysteries involving missing people and/or objects. Amelia Earhart, the stolen art from the Gardner Museum, and of course Where’s Waldo. Ripley now has a part of its history that is missing, but thankfully there is no mystery, as The Liberty Monument at Main and Front Streets has been removed- for...
Jonathan Wade Naylor, age 58, of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at his residence. He was a bus driver for the Western Brown Local School District and a machinist for StandardAero. Jonathan was born September 18, 1963 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Lee Roy and Bernadette Marie (Schwallie) Naylor. In addition to his parents, he...
Carl Vernon Fritz, age 87, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, June 10, 2022 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired supervisor for the Brown County Highway Department and a United States Army veteran. Carl was born June 21, 1934 in Feesburg, Ohio the son of the late Edward Lee and Isabelle (Wilson) Fritz. Beside his parents, he...
Marilyn Elaine VanWinkle, age 68, of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Thursday, June 9, 2022 at her residence. She was retired from the Bakery Department for Krogers. Marilyn was born July 7, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late William Harold and Barbara Ruth (Waits) Fite. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother – Rick Fite,...
Jennifer Drew, age 73, of Winchester, OH, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. She was born September 9, 1948 in Brown County, OH, to the late Vern and Thelma (Sydnor) Gray. She was a security guard at Lake Waynoka. She was a devoted mother and loving wife. She loved cooking, camping, fishing,...
The Pregnancy Resource Center – A Place of Hope held its annual Spring Partnership Dinner on Thursday, April 28 at the Sardinia Church of Christ. There were nearly 250 supporters, staff and volunteers in attendance. Harriett Jackson, Brown County native and singer was the Emcee for the event. She welcomed the guests and introduced vice-chairman...