Rome City News

One person was hurt in a car-truck crash at C.R.s 3 and 46 at 6:20 p.m. Saturday.

Two people were being held Monday without bond after meth, an active meth lab, hypodermic needles, glass pipes, digital scales and other drug-related items were found this weekend at a home on Sylvan Lake, the Noble County Sheriff's Department said.

"He saw it in the store, and cried mommy I want to be Peter Pan." That's how two-year-old Jordan Klump's mother Casey Lackey of LaGrange found a Halloween costume for her son for trick-or-treat. He tried out the costume at the recent... more... 2009 Innovation Awards Click to get your tickets for this years Innovation Awards.

In the past week two people had their Rome City homes broken into while they were inside.

The 1956 Our Lady of America apparitions in Rome City will be commemorated with a Day of Prayer and Healing at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the main chapel at Sylvan Springs, Rome City.

Last week's column on author Gene Stratton-Porter brought feedback from readers, including a first-hand report from The Tribune's retired sports editor, Arv Koontz.

Former state Rep. J. Bradley Fox, who served six terms in the Indiana General Assembly, has died.

Huntington Police Chief Tom Emely holds an M-16. Samuel Hoffman A federal program that doles out surplus military equipment has sent thousands of weapons to dozens of law enforcement agencies across Indiana, giving many small police departments access to big firepower.

It was an entertainment billing the Rome City Alumni Banquet will have trouble topping - George Burns, Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, Elvis, Dean Martin and Louis Armstrong.

He was a baby when his parents moved from Rome City to Whitley County and 97-year-old Emmanuel Geiger has been here ever since.

A Hoosier health boost Dr. Terrell Bond Jr. is medical director for Neighborhood Health Clinics, where $340,000 in stimulus dollars will allow the community health center to hire a pediatrician, two nurses and a billing specialist.

Young naturalists and explorers can uncover hidden treasures at the Gene Stratton-Porter Historic Site's "Indiana Gene" Explorer Camp on Sylvan Lake June 22-24. Indiana wildflowers, creatures of the forest and other natural wonders will be experienced through photography, writing and crafts.

Two people were hurt in an accident in Noble County Thursday afternoon. State Police say Keith Gillian,56,of Rome City was responsible.

If you hire an interior designer, do you know what you're getting? You'll soon have some assurances of education and experience with the recent passage of a law that creates a publicly accessible online registry of certified interior designers in Indiana.

Last month, Dawn Hamm Troyer learned that her renters were using the spacious second-story apartment above her beauty salon and laundry as a place to make methamphetamine.

Members of the Lakeland Middle School Student Council collected more than 600 items during a canned food drive.

Rome City School 3rd nine weeks 2nd grade Miranda Arnold, Cole Dodd, Hannah Mason, Turner Patrick, Hope Stewart, Kaylah Logan, Nikohl Terry, Lindsey Brown, Daniel Burtch, Johnathon Clifton, Samantha Combs, Conner Dodd, Brandi Harlan, Gabrielle Moreno, Kyle Ramsey, Elizabeth Villa, Hunter Wallace, Erica Adams.

The Noble County Sheriff's Department reported Monday that Timothy Thornsberry, 34, was being held in the county jail after deputies were called to the 100 block of Westin Street by someone claiming that a woman was being confined.