Parker City News

The convicted killers of a Parker City woman and her unborn daughter are each seeking a new trial.

PARKER CITY -- It was 1988 when Max and Eileen Oren's longtime dream came true with the opening of ME's Zoo, their family-friendly attraction that eventually featured more than 200 animals on 55 acres of rolling country south of here.

A private zoo in eastern Indiana with more than 200 animals is going to close down for good this fall.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wisehart will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 21, 2009.

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.

PARKER CITY - Parker Volunteer Fire Department's 6th Annual Car Show and Hog Roast will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 13 during the Parker City Homecoming Fair.

ARMY PVT. Albert Hughes III recently graduated from basic, advanced individual and heavy artillery training at Fort Sill, Okla.

PARKER CITY - Arlene E. Cox, 76, passed away Monday morning, May 25, 2009 at Parker Health Care.

Parker City - Ermel Gordon, 97, of Parker City, IN, passed away unexpectedly May 22, 2009 at Ball Memorial Hospital, following injuries sustained from a fall at her residence.

PARKER CITY -- The Parker City Town Council's decision to move the town hall into a different building means the local, volunteer-operated library could soon be homeless.

PARKER CITY - One person was injured and another was jailed after a weekend all-terrain vehicle accident.

PARKER CITY - The Parker City Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, and is expected to further discuss plans to buy the former Old National Bank building along Ind.

PARKER CITY -- Monroe Central Schools will have a buy-one-get-one book fair May 4-8 in the Monroe Central Junior-Senior High School media center.

MUNCIE - A Parker City man has been accused of burglarizing his neighbor's home and knocking down its chimney.

PARKER CITY -- A month after first finding bacteria in the water at Monroe Central schools, the corporation has failed another water test and again is working with county and state officials to correct it.

When Lakeview High School's spring play, "Noises Off," opens tonight, a piece of the high school's storied drama program will be missing, at least in person.

The fear of tougher gun laws is fueling a sharp increase in gun and ammunition sales, as well as gun permit applications in the city.

PARKER CITY - These are "hoppy" days at ME's Zoo, with the addition of a baby kangaroo.

Do you know what the item pictured at right is? CLUES Size: 9 inches long, 3 inches wide.

A Parker City man was arrested Thursday for allegedly impersonating a public servant.