Fairmount News

Parker City - Edwin S. Graham, 80, of Parker City, passed away surrounded by his loving family on June 12, 2009 at Ball Memorial Hospital of Muncie.

Someday, if Fairmount's Breezy Melton has her way, you might stroll the Champs-Elysee in Paris and find yourself standing in front of a BK Rootbeer stand ordering a big tenderloin sandwich - just like you can get in Alexandria.

Howard County Arrests Saturday, 4 a.m., police arrested Blake S. Harris, 19, 2700 block of North Washington Street, at Jay and Harrison streets, on a charge of operator never licensed.

FAIRMOUNT - Lillie Mae Stout, 82, of Fairmount, IN, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Community Hospital in Anderson, IN.

A recent e-mail from a parent got Fairmount Art Center director Jill Markovitz a little choked up, although she smiles when talking about it: "Thank you," it read, "for making my son a lover of art." Since 2004, Markovitz and her team of art teachers have offered classes to those from age 2 to adults.

I like this eery music but found David Cronenberg's film of Crash disturbing, including the notion of recreating James Dean's fatal accident as part of the plot.

Three people were injured in crashes on Thursday and Friday in Madison County. Sheriff Ron Richardson said the first happened near the intersection of Indiana 13 and 1900 North shortly before 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

FAIRMOUNT, Ind. -- The small-town high school where James Dean got his first taste of acting could be demolished now that a California company has dropped plans to renovate the building.

FAIRMOUNT, Ind. - The small-town high school where James Dean was first exposed to acting could be demolished now that a California group has dropped its plans to renovate the building.

A Fairmount, Indiana man will receive a new kidney Wednesday despite the long odds of finding a donor that's a perfect match.

DON'T GET HER wrong, said Penelope Giles. She and her neighbors are fans of Mayor Nutter.

NEW YORK American Profile magazine has posted a profile on its Web site of "Garfield" creator Jim Davis, who journeyed from being a shy child in the small town of Fairmount, Ind., to become one of the most ...

An Alexandria woman faces neglect and drug charges after her 4-year-old son was found wandering alone Saturday while she was in Fairmount.

Growing up on a small farm near Fairmount, Ind. , Jim Davis figured he would follow in his father's footsteps and become a farmer.

Fairmount Police Department and Indiana State Police arrested a Kokomo, Indiana man Tuesday afternoon on an outstanding warrant from Howard County.

The U.S. recession continues to take its toll on the retail sector and job market.

James and Christina Avery, Fairmount announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Christine Avery, Fairmount, to Jonathan Allen Meek, Alexandria.

WASHINGTON -- Hoosiers who braved the cold and the crowds to watch the nation's first African-American president sworn into office described the inauguration as memorable and not always for the obvious reason.

Anthony Nowaczyk's prized possession is the basketball he used in beating Barack Obama in a shooting contest when the then-presidential candidate stopped his campaign bus near the teenager's home.

On Election Day, two black supremacists stood watch over a Fairmount polling site.