Fulton County's Indiana Bicentennial Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Fulton County Public Library.
Rochester High School American Studies teacher Scott Stalbaum is chairman of the committee. He invites anyone interested in helping plan Fulton County's celebration for the 2016 bicentennial to attend.
The Fulton County Council heard department heads' five-year wish lists this week.
As a Fulton County five-year revenue bond is to be retired in June. The county council is considering selling another bond and wants to decide what it will and will not use the revenue for.
In a Three Rivers Conference race that Manchester boys basketball coach Eric Thompson called "tough as nails," Thompson's Squires had the ultimate hammer Friday - 6-7 senior forward Chainey Zolman.
PLYMOUTH - Hunter Stevens scored 10 of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Plymouth girls basketball team held visiting Rochester to just three points in the first 10 minutes of the second half in topping the Lady Zs 46-36 Wednesday.
FULTON - Dustin Offenberger scored 15 points, including a pair of game-clinching free throws with 10.7 seconds left, and Eli Douglass came off the bench to score 12 as the host Caston boys basketball team held off Rochester 47-42 Tuesday for their second straight win.
The Rochester swimming team broke three school records en route to winning the Three Rivers Conference girls and boys titles at the joint Central Indiana Conference/Three Rivers Conference meet at Oak Hill High School Saturday.
Linda Jo (Blue) Davenport, 63, formerly of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Fargo, N.D., due to complications from lung cancer. Saturday, January 24, 2015
Robert Burns Becht, the beloved son of Burns S. Becht (Rochester, IN) and Cuma C. Becht, left the bounds of Earth on January 22, 2015. Born in Kansas on August 19, 1954, Bob grew to become a man unwavering in his love and commitment to the God of Creation, family and a league of dedicated friends. He was an enigma; a competitive and steely figure who could curse like a sailor, yet also possessed the heart and tongue of a poet. All crossword puzzles: completed in pen. A devoted fan of the Indianapolis 500, he attended the past 51 years. Saturday, January 24, 2015
Mrs. Betty J. Draper, 79, Rochester, passed away at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Friday, January 23, 2015
