Winchester News

WINCHESTER - The Winchester Church of the Nazarene, 403 S. Main St., will have a chili fundraiser 5-7 p.m. today.

A real 'Fur Ball' is being planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the HELP the Animals shelter in Richmond.

Donald R. Stroh, age 82, of Richmond, went home to heaven Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, after a lengthy illness.

The Winchester Kiwanis Club will host its annual Coats for Kids program 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov.

With about 25,000 residents, Randolph County won't be mistaken for a major metropolitan area.

WINCHESTER - A Lynn man has been charged with failing to register with local authorities -- in both Randolph and Adams counties -- as a convicted sex offender.

WINCHESTER - The Randolph County YMCA will have its annual Halloween at the Y celebration 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

A fire district that serves eastern Randolph County and Union City has some officials and property owners concerned about the property tax increase to fund it.

It could have ended with three cops dead. Or with police shooting and killing the man who charged them.

WINCHESTER -- Randolph County might be one of the more rural counties in East Central Indiana but that doesn't mean its residents aren't prepared for the H1N1 virus.

Farmland - Specialist, Jacob William Sexton, 21, of Farmland, IN passed away suddenly Monday, October 12, 2009, while on leave from active deployment in Afghanistan.

A few days ago I sent the following letter to our state information office as well as to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles headquarters located in Winchester, Ind.

An eye surgery practice that federal officials continued to prosecute after the death of the doctor and his wife is pleading... - 12:38 PM TOP STORIES Group saw men enter home before killings Day 3 -- No witnesses were able to positively ID suspect in Hamilton Ave.

FARMLAND -- Army veteran Jeff Sexton described his son, Jacob, as the perfect infantryman.

WINCHESTER -- Bail for an Iraq War veteran accused of opening fire on Randolph County sheriffs deputies Friday night was set at $500,000. Andrew S. Ward, 26, declined to address the court before Randolph Circuit Court Judge Jay Toney set the amount during a Tuesday-afternoon hearing.

WINCHESTER A 26-year-old Lynn man faces preliminary felony charges, including attempted murder on a police officer, after police said he fired on Randolph County Sheriff's deputies investigating a complaint Friday night.

WINCHESTER -- A Randolph County grand jury this week indicted a former emergency dispatcher over allegations he convinced four teenage girls he had the authority to have them arrested unless they complied with his demands.

It's Mardi Gras time again on the courthouse square in Winchester. Activities started Wednesday and continue through Saturday during the annual event sponsored by the Winchester Community Cultural Preservation Committee.

WINCHESTER - The Randolph County Health Department has scheduled a seasonal flu shot clinic for adults this week, despite not yet having received most of the vaccine ordered.

An east-side auto-parts stamping plant will close by next summer, resulting in job losses for 213 employees.