Parker City News

MUNCIE - Carol A. Stilts, 62, of Muncie, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2009 at Ball Memorial Hospital.

Myrtle Harty Holten Long is the matriarch of a large family. Amongst her numerous descendants is a five-generation line that stretches a full 80 years from her own birth in 1923 to the birth of her great-great-grand-daughter, Chloe Holten, in 2003.

Christmas Day will be Friday, Dec. 25. All federal offices will be closed Friday.

FARMLAND -- Rescue Me R.C.H.S., an all-volunteer animal rescue operation in Randolph and Delaware counties, needs supplies and monetary donations to help abandoned, unwanted and abused pets.

FARMLAND - Miriam A. Jerles, 93, passed away at 4:55 a.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009 while in the company of family members, at Parker Health & Rehabilitation Center, Parker City.

MUNCIE -- The difference between the new playground equipment at three Muncie parks and the previous playground equipment there is the difference between a '58 Edsel and a brand new Mustang.

Friends and family of Emogene 'Emmie' Richardson are invited to help her celebrate her 90th birthday during an open house Saturday.

PARKER CITY - Members of Parker City's volunteer fire department and the town's police department will be on Ind.

Gary L. Smith managed to avoid any jail time despite his role in a hit-and-run accident that might have caused the death of a Parker City man.

MUNCIE - A Parker City teenager remained in jail Monday after arrested for allegedly stealing tools and checks from a local business where his mother works.

Gary Stanley Nelson and Katie Leigh Armstrong were united in marriage on Sept. 19, 2009, at the Centerville Christian Church by Terry Cochran.

Dr. and Mrs. Donald C. Lacy were married November 6, 1959 by Dr. A. Wesley Pugh at Parker City United Methodist Church.

MUNCIE - Mildred J. Youngberg, 76, of Muncie, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Renaissance Rehabilitation Center of Muncie, while recovering from a stroke.

Another family said good-bye to its American hero Tuesday in Parker City. Under the cover of a perfect blue sky and wind that made the honor guard's flag fly gently in the air, Army Spc.

Losantville - Thomas P. Davis, 64, Losantville, passed away October 14, 2009 at his residence.

The Eastern Indiana Livestock Breeders Association will hold its 84th annual banquet, set for the Heartland Hall at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on Monday, Oct.

First Sgt. Steve Bishop thought Specialist Jacob Sexton would have been the last soldier in his platoon to take his life.

Law enforcement agencies in Muncie and Delaware County jailed 15 people Wednesday.

PARKER CITY - Paul Price, 83, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009, at the Parker Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parker City,, IN.

Law enforcement agencies in Muncie and Delaware County jailed 16 people Thursday.