Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
Obituaries on August 22nd, 2006
Marvin "Glenn" Newland, 82, 222 Stella St., Celina, died at 2:30 a.m. Aug. 21, 2006, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Stories on August 22nd, 2006
Members of Celina City Council's utilities committee plan to recommend drastic changes to a proposed ordinance to increase water rates.
Under terms [More]
Budget-minded consumers make it difficult for government officials to determine the effect utility rate increases will have on public coffers.
The city of Celina, for example, is now seeking to raise water rates by about 21 percent by April 1, 2007.
Heavy fog in a 200-foot section of state Route 119 resulted in multiple accidents that quickly turned the busy highway into a parking lot.
The Mer [More]
A former director of the Auglaize County elections board, has filed a $500,000 civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Toledo against county officials and current and former election board members.
Ninteen people face a combined total of 82 drug-related charges in the wake of an undercover investigation by the Auglaize/Mercer County Grand Lake Drug Task Force. [More]
Members of the Lake Restoration Committee during their Monday night meeting urged the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District to develop a protocol on dealing with possible pollution complaints.
ST. HENRY - A group of concerned parents complained to the board of education Monday night that their children did not have adequate time to drive to Tri Star classes in St. Marys.
Other schools across nation already using similar programs
MINSTER - Athletes in the Minster Local School District will kick off a new program that officials expect other student organizations and groups to embrace.
FORT RECOVERY -  For the first time in 13 years the village is considering a utility rate increase.
Village Administrator Randy Diller proposed a $2 per month raise in the base price for water and a $1 per month raise in the base price for sewer.
MINSTER - The Minster Local Schools Board of Education finalized plans to seek an income tax levy and renewal of a permanent improvement levy in November.
Pay increases mirror teachers' raises
Celina board of education members approved two-year salary contracts for both the superintendent and the district treasurer that mirror salary increases contained in the teachers' new contract.
FORT RECOVERY - Village Council met Monday night, reviewing options for utility rate increases and other topics including:
• Heard Union Township did not use $8,300 of Community Development Block Grant funds, which were allocated to the village for the Buck ditch project.
Supervisor elections will be held; ABN broadcaster Dale Minyo to provide evening's entertainment
The Auglaize County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its 60th annual meeting on Aug. 29 at the St. Joseph Parish Center, 107 E. Pearl St., Wapakoneta, a news release from the SWCD office states.
Local Sports Roundup
The Celina girls tennis team has opened the season at 2-0 following wins over Wapakoneta and Greenville on the road.
The Bulldogs defeated Wapakoneta 5-0 in the Western Buckeye League opener on Monday.
Local pictures on August 22nd, 2006