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Cuts coming to school budgets
Funding for Brown County schools is being cut by just over one million dollars because of declining state revenues. The cuts apply to the current school year which ends June 30, which means that the money will have to come out of cash the districts already have on hand. The…
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Thomas Gaunce, 72
Thomas Louis Gaunce, age 72 of Newtonsville, Ohio, died Friday, May 8, 2020 at his home. He was a United States Army Vietnam War Veteran and was a Direct Care Aide for ResCare in Williamsburg, Ohio. Mr. Gaunce was born November 11, 1947 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of the…
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Corona Virus help coming to local colleges
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed on March 27th includes allocations that colleges and universities can apply to receive. The Southern State Community College (SSCC) Mt. Orab campus and Chatfield College in St. Martin are the only physical campuses in Brown County and both are selected…
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County braces for economic impact
The Brown County Commissioners are trying to plan for unexpected sales tax losses due to the economic restrictions brought on by the reaction to COVID-19. Elected officials have been meeting individually with the commissioners over the past week to discuss plans for how to save money. “We expect the economic…
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information about an alleged murder: On May 5, 2020 at approximately 9:00 AM deputies from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office received a call advising that Travis Gast, 28 year old male, was on Cahill Rd in Maysville, KY. The caller advised…
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Keith Moore, 82
Keith Moore, age 82 of Decatur, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1937 in Byrd Twp, OH, the son of the late Bill and Helen (Bloom) Moore. He was a farmer as well as a US Army…
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Dale Mays, 88
Dale Mays, age 88 of Russellville, Ohio passed away Friday, May 1, 2020 at his residence. He was born September 7, 1931 in Irvine, KY the son of the late Wilson Mays Sr. and Cleota (Metcalf) Mays. He was a home improvements contractor. He was also a member of the…
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No active local COVID-19 cases
The Brown County Health Department has announced that as of May 1, there are no current active cases of COVID-19 in Brown County. BCHD workers have been tracking 11 confirmed and five probable cases since mid March. Since that time, one patient died on March 29 and another was hospitalized…
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Ruth Burton, 92
Ruth M. Burton, age 92, of Mt. Orab, formerly of Sardinia, passed away Wednesday night, April 29, 2020 at the Laurels of Hillsboro. She was born October 26, 1927 in Wayne County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Lawerence Meade and Mae Marcum Hensley. On October 4, 1974 she married…
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Maxine Guzi, 84
On April 26, 2020, Maxine June Guzi (Mason) loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother (Grams) and Great Grandmother (Gigi) passed away peacefully at age 84, joining her husband, Charles, who preceded her in death just two months prior. Maxine, a wonderfully nurturing to all and fiercely dedicated mother, has 5 children who…
