Parker City News

MUNCIE - Jonathan Bradley 'Brad' Amos, 33, of Muncie passed away suddenly Wednesday morning, July 8, 2009 in Anderson.

A former Parker City man is accused of murdering a cab driver in Dallas, Texas. 23-year-old Noah Whitehead and two co-defendants are charged in connection with the July 2nd slaying of 56-year-old Hooshang Vatalpour, whose body was set of fire after he was robbed and killed.

PARKER CITY -- The Parker City Memorial Library has a new home. After months of wondering what would happen to the library, members of Eta Iota sorority, who operate the library, will move the collection into a former Laundromat on Main Street.

Volunteer firefighters knocked down a fire that destroyed a home in the Hills and Dales addition Wednesday morning.

PARKER CITY, Ind. -- A former Randolph County resident was being held Tuesday in a Texas jail, facing charges in the slaying of a cabdriver.

A new state report released last week found that prescription-drug abuse in Indiana is increasing at an alarming rate.

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.