Winchester News

WINCHESTER, Ind. -- Residents Gordon and Marie Jackson were recently honored by the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service for their commitment to Extension and the community.

Tryouts for Randolph County YMCA Ray Club Volleyball teams will be Saturday, Dec.

Sheets, Larry, of Richmond, died Nov. 23. Arrangements will be announced by Smith & McQuiston Funeral Home, Fountain City, Ind.

WINCHESTER -- The local teenager who implicated Terry Durbin in the shooting of Patrick Cheadle over a marijuana deal will get some high powered legal help.

WINCHESTER -- Janice and Jessica Cheadle held large pictures of their father Pat over the courtroom rail for his accused killer to see.

Free food will be distributed from the tailgate of the Second Harvest Food Bank truck 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday at the Jay County Fairgrounds, 806 E. Votaw St., according to the Second Harvest Web site.

WINCHESTER -- Several Randolph County residents are facing drug charges after an overnight raid this weekend.

RANDOLPH CO., Ind. -- Terry J. Durbin, of New Carlisle, Ind., has been arrested in connection with a Greenville homicide case, according to officials of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office.

WINCHESTER, Ind. -- A Winchester man was arrested Friday in connection with the killing of a 53-year-old man from west-central Ohio, the second area man apprehended in as many days in a case that covers two states.

A suspect is arrested in a Greenville homicide investigation. Terry J. Durbin, of New Carlisle, was arrested in the death of Patrick Cheadle, 53, of Ansonia.

WINCHESTER - A man already facing criminal charges in Delaware County was arrested Thursday in connection with an Ohio resident's slaying in Randolph County.

Howard County arrests Friday, 10:25 a.m., deputies arrested Donald Bowman, 48, 1000 block of East Monroe Street, at the Howard County jail, on a body attachment warrant.

WINCHESTER, Ind. -- Arthur T. Ackman, 60, of Winchester, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

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.