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John Earl Sturgis

John Earl Sturgis, 82, of Lebanon, Indiana passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 5:35 a.m.
John was born March 8, 1944, to Thomas and Ada Mae “Peg” Sturgis. He grew up in Bluffton and graduated from Bluffton High School in 1962. In May 1964, he enlisted in the…

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nicholas lampe mugshot owi crash arrest via boone county jail

Indiana man was allegedly high on painkillers during head-on crash that injured Lebanon couple

LEBANON, Ind. — A Hendricks County man has been criminally charged more than a year after police say he caused a head-on crash while high on painkillers, seriously injuring a Lebanon couple. Nicholas Lampe, 22, of Coatesville, was officially charged on May 14 in Boone County…

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