Rochester News

Imagine what it would be like if the vice president of the United States spent the entire day in your city, Secret Service agents in tow and press photographers and reporters nipping at his heels.

Indiana State University President Dan Bradley is encouraging the state Department of Education to suspend proposed changes to teacher licensing rules.

Thanks for help with senior dinner The Grass Creek Lions Club would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all their efforts to make our annual Senior Citizen's Dinner a success.

Local and area activities for Halloween this year include the following locations and hours: A* Trick or treating hours in Logansport will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Weather may be to blame for an accident in Rochester that killed an elderly woman walking to choir practice.

Taking a long road trip? Driving down US 31 in Indiana? Looking for a place with delicious hot and cold coffee beverages? Hungry for a steaming bowl of soup or a Panini straight off the grill? If you answered yes to any of these questions head on over the Jarretty's Place in Jarretty's Place Neighborhood: Rochester, Indiana.

Christine Jones is on a campaign to halt drunken driving after her son's death. Courtesy photo Christine Jones brought pictures of the crash scene, even the ones showing her son's covered body lying in the wreckage.

A man once hooked on meth plans to tell his story to thousands of area students next week as part of Red Ribbon Week, the national anti-illicit drug use campaign.

Police getting ready for a drunken driving checkpoint in Rochester this month had a special guest in attendance.

Is there a better place than the woods for a good fright this time of year? Monsters will be hiding along the Haunted Woods Trail on the grounds of the Fulton County Historical Society, four miles north of Rochester on U.S. 31 and County Road 375 N. It's an ideal area for Halloween frights from 7-10 p.m. Oct.

No doubt, state school chief Tony Bennett has touched some nerves within Indiana's education establishment with his questioning of how Hoosier schools have done business for decades.

A Fulton County couple was arrested Tuesday night following a monthlong marijuana investigation.

The REAL Services' Energy Assistance Program is a State funded program that assists low-income households with electric and heating expenses during the winter months.

The air was heavy, cooling down from the low 80s, and the breeze was still. It was a bit warm for mid-September, but the conditions were right, if not a bit slow.

Former Rochester Rhinos' star Doug Miller has bought the former Rochester Sports Dome at 4618 W. Ridge Road, Spencerport.

More than 50 people attended a recent public meeting regarding the widening of Ind.

There should be no complaints about having nothing to do this weekend, especially Saturday.

Check out the print edition of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune as we begin "Parks & Recreation Fighting to survive in a time of shrinking budgets," a four-part series that looks at parks and recreational opportunities in the area.

Pioneer life revisited in Rochester. OUT & ABOUT Karen Rallo Rochester will be a gathering place for Indians, fur traders, pioneers and families with children of all ages.

FOX 28 is teaming up with McDonald's to help parents and their children "Play it Safe." The program offers free identification cards, fingerprinting, and a packet full of tips about child safety.