Preble County News

Authorities in Preble County have suspended their search for an Eaton man who went missing Saturday, Sheriff Mike Simpson said Tuesday.

Richmond police are looking for a man and woman they believe were present when Patrick Perkins of Richmond was killed Saturday.

Some farmers are concerned that the closing of the Montgomery County Farm Service Agency will discourage minorities from pursuing careers in farming, according to WDTN-TV 2. The report says that Montgomery County has more minority farmers than any other county in Ohio, and that merging the local FSA with the Preble County FSA would force ... (more)

We would like to thank Tom and Jerry's Restaurant for letting us put our lemonade stand in front of... EATON, Ohio -- Joyce Deitering, the mayor of Clayton, Ohio, will kick off her campaign as Republican candidate for state cepresentative in the new 43rd Ohio House District in Preble County with an all-county fundraising reception on Thursday and a ... (more)

Unemployment fell sharply last month across the Miami Valley, including in Montgomery County, where the rate dropped to 8 percent from 8.5 in March, according to figures released Tuesday by the state jobs department.

The Ohio Auditor of State is reviewing the 12th proposed recovery plan Waynesville has filed since the emergency was declared on April 15, 2008.

Firefighters from multiple jurisdictions are battling a wind-fueled fire at a home on Sweet Potato Ridge Road, northwest of Brookville.

Grief counselors were at Eaton Middle School on Monday to help students and staff members deal with the apparent suicide of a 13-year-old seventh-grader. The Preble County Sheriff's Office is investigating what happened to Dylan Roach, an above-average student, whose body was found Saturday with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Can't wait for Lemonade Day? Area residents can get a free preview of the event when about 50 kids... EATON, Ohio -- A hearing on a motion for a temporary restraining order in the Preble County leachate lawsuit was concluded this week, and the parties are waiting for a ruling by the judge.

Six suspects from a drug bust in late April have pleaded not guilty in a Muskingum County Common Pleas court.

A traffic stop in Preble County on April 27 led to six people in Zanesville being indicted by a Muskingum County grand jury on a variety of drug charges.

A dispute between neighbors led a deputy from the Preble County Sheriff's Office to the remnants of a meth lab Sunday evening.

PREBLE CO., Ohio - Deputies in Preble County said a part of Route 127 was shutdown after a car and semi-truck collided Saturday afternoon, injuring two people.

Englewood Police Officer Doug Hacker with government surplus M-16 rifles the department received though a special law enforcement program.

If we want to put a lot of stock in surveys by trade magazines, Indiana should be outpacing much of... What: Herb Faire given by the Herb Society of the Preble County Historical Society When: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday Where: Preble County Historical Society, 7693 Swartsel Road, Eaton, Ohio, which is six miles southeast of Eaton, accessible from Ohio 122.

If we want to put a lot of stock in surveys by trade magazines, Indiana should be outpacing much of... The county applied for a grant of $749,625 from the Ohio Department of Development's Jobs Ready Sites program.

A 29-year-old woman was shot and wounded Thursday night in an apparent family fracas that involved one of the woman's children, her father and mother .

It may take weeks before any charges are filed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning that claimed the life of a Preble County motorcyclist.

A 2-year-old boy found in a creek Wednesday afternoon has died at Dayton Children's Medical Center, the Preble County sheriff said.

Officials in a rural Preble County township recently repaid about $1,400 to taxpayers in what state auditors said was illegal compensation.