Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
Obituaries on August 2nd, 2006
Teri L. Henline, 47, 1361/2 W. Spring St., St. Marys, died at 11:10 p.m. Aug. 1 [More]
Harold M. Lefeld, 82, 504 S. Third St., Coldwater, died at 6:05 a.m. Aug. 1, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Velma H. Wolters, 64, 177 Heitkamp Road, Minster, died at 11:05 p.m. July 31, 2006, at her residence. She was ill for the past year. [More]
Stories on August 2nd, 2006
A public forum to identify concerns about Grand Lake and gather community consensus on what to do about them will be held Aug. 23.
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WAPAKONETA - The rabbits were nervous, the dogs looked hungry.
It was a scene that appeared unstable, with chaos just around the corner. But except for a few loud barks, the small animal show went off without any fur flying at the Auglaize County Fair on Tuesday.
Mercer County will not be getting a needed communications tower in St. Henry, but still will reap the benefits of nearly $86,000 in grant money from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [More]
CHICKASAW - A planned sale of a 2.4-acre parcel of village-owned land on the northernmost-edge of town remains on hold as officials sort out the details of an EPA-mandated deed restriction on the property.
CHICKASAW - The town's sewer system - barely a year old - has suffered problems with a lift station in recent weeks and village officials are unsure of exactly how costly some equipment malfunctions might be.
A proposed annexation of land from Granville Township to the village of St. Henry that eventually will allow residents in the area to tap into the town's sewer system was given the go-ahead by Mercer County Commissioners.
ROCKFORD - Shanes Park will become home to Parkway's varsity and junior varsity girls softball teams and junior high baseball team next year.
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The Mercer County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a rash of thefts and breaking and enterings in the Montezuma area and landings along the southern shore of Grand Lake.
Interest is high in the Pirates Club North condominiums complex under construction in Celina on the shore of Grand Lake, the only four-story building in Mercer County, a local realtor said.
Kupillas is the leader in four pitching categories
The regular season ended and the Grand Lake Mariners are well represented on the final Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League leaders list.
Nowhere a [More]
Celina International Associ- ation members are hosting 15 guests this week from Minamiawaji-shi, Japan.
The group, which includes three adult chaperones and 12 teenage students, arrived last Saturday just in time for Celina's annual Lake Festival Parade.
Local pictures on August 2nd, 2006