Charges were updated for a man accused of setting a house on fire last month with a propane torch. Robert Merritt, 51, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with first-degree arson and three counts of ...

Richard E. Merritt Sr., born on July 23, 1942, passed away at the age of 82 on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Richard was born in Valparaiso, Nebraska, to Clifford and Lyndell Merritt. He was the fourth of ...