Chickasaw News

The 24-year prison term a Mercer County man is serving stemming from a crash that killed four last year is disproportionate to sentences handed down in similar cases, an attorney said in an appeal to the state's high court.

Youngsters experience the wonder of music thanks to unconventional instruments during a Jug Band program Tuesday night at Zahn-Marion Community Library in Chickasaw.

A blaring radio roused a sleeping family after lightning struck their home and sparked a disastrous fire early Tuesday morning.

By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer Expect a lot of orange at this year's annual Buckeye Farm Antiques Tractor Show.

Tuesday May 19, 2009 Kids Clamor For Games Staff photo/Angela Weaver: Third-grade students in April Johnsa class jump in an inflatable ride during SuperGames Monday afternoon at West Elementary.

By MIKE BURKHOLDER Managing Editor LIMA - An attorney for a Chickasaw man sentenced to 24 years in prison for his role in the deaths of four Marion Local graduates last year says the sentence is a violation of the 8th Amendment and classifies as cruel and unusual punishment.

"Mommy, what's a hero?" Zach Bruggeman asked his mother with flag in hand while waiting for the blare of sirens to signal the homecoming of U.S. Army Spec.

Staush Homan sat with bowed head as Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham sentenced him to nine years in prison for his role in a March 2008 traffic accident that claimed the lives of four Marion Local High School graduates.

The man accused of selling cocaine to the driver of a car that hit and killed four Mercer County teenagers last March has agreed to a plea deal.

Staff photo/Katie Yantis Mike Rowen, left, cuts his father Chuck Rowen's hair at Mike's barbershop - The Buzz Shop - in St.

There have been many traffic accidents involving teens in the area in the recent past.