Barbara J. Shirey, 84, of rural South Whitley, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 at her home. She was born Nov. 17, 1930, in Beaver County, Penn., a daughter of Robert A. and Buelah (Sproat) Diebold. As a young girl, her family moved to Roanoke, and later Fort Wayne before moving to Coesse. Barbara graduated from …read more.

(UPDATE: Whitley County Coroner Randy Dellinger has released the identities of the two men who died in the fire. The victims are Robert L. McKinzie, 58, and Frederick Karl Niemann, 54.) A Whitley County house fire located in the 2400 block of South Barr Street in Coesse has claimed the lives of two people. The …read more.