Friday, August 25th, 2006
By Janie Southard
St. Marys Roughriders football fans will observe a moment of silence before tonight's opening game to honor former coach Skip Baughman, who died this morning at a hospice in Toledo.
Baughman, 76, suffered a severe stroke Aug. 7 while visiting his daughter in Toledo and had been transferred to the hospice last week. [More]
By William Kincaid
Three school board members from Mercer County schools say they would be against allowing students to play football this season if a controversy in Kenton played out locally.
Dailyn Campbell, 16, and Jesse Howard, 17, have pleaded no contest to charges of placing a decoy deer in a country road, causing a car crash that seriously injured two other boys. They were sentenced last week to 60 days in juvenile detention that will not be served until after the Kenton High School football season. [More]
Bulldogs cruise past Roughriders, 4-1
By Ryan Hines
The Celina tennis team is off to a 4-0 start on the young fall sports season following a 4-1 victory over rival St. Marys on Thursday night.
The three Bulldogs' tennis matches all ended in victories for the Green and White.
Kelly Casad won at first singles over Kelly Fritz, 6-0 and 6-1, Erynn Piper was victorious in second singles 6-2 and 7-6 (5) over Megan Dominik and Kendra Menchhofer cruised past Lauren Miller 6-3 and 6-0. [More]
Obituaries on August 25th, 2006
Former St. Marys resident Eugene "Skip" Baughman, 76, died this morning, Aug. 2 [More]
William Carpenter, 82, 5250 U.S. 33, Rockford, died at 5:35 a.m. Aug. 24, 2006, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Albert L. Cross, 91, 155 Notheana Drive, St. Marys, died at 2:06 p.m. Aug. 23, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Flora Duncan French, 92, of Richland, Ga., died Aug. 22, 2006, at Palmyra Nursing Home, Albany, Ga. She had been ill the past six years. [More]
Ruth Joan Sickles, 72, of Celina, died Aug. 5, 2006, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Living Community, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on August 25th, 2006
Subscriber stories on August 25th, 2006
Mandatory mailings and other expenses required by Ohio law are pushing countywide elections costs higher, Mercer County elections officials told county commissioners Thursday.
A former member of the Miss Budweiser racing team will make her splashing debut at the 2006 Governor's Cup Regatta this weekend on Grand Lake in Celina.
Long-time maintenance chief takes pride in St. Marys school buildings
ST. MARYS - Bill Sawmiller is beginning his 49th year of school, tending grounds and buildings. In that time he has done it all, seen it all and still says he loves his job.
Change tied to new sewer extension, end of EPA building ban on state Route 703
Mercer County officials are seeking a zoning change for several large tracts of land along state Route 703 east of Celina in anticipation of potential future development.
Incoming funds are lower but the program is heading forward, Tri Star Advisory Council members learned Thursday night.
Director Tim Buschur reporte
WAPAKONETA - A Portsmouth man was sentenced to prison and labeled a sexual predator after jurors found him guilty of having sex with a 14-year-old St. Marys girl.
WAPAKONETA - A St. Marys teen with a lengthy criminal record has been charged with fleeing from officers in July and crashing a car into a St. Marys home while driving drunk.
Bethany United Methodist Church in Celina recently took its children's ministry under-the-sea and will continue offering the contemporary Bible lessons for children each Sunday at the church.
After suffering one of their worst losses in team history, the Celina Lady Bulldogs looked to right things in the home opener against Crestview Knights.
St. Marys had four golfers shoot 40 or better in beating Celina 150-165 in Western Buckeye League dual match action on Thursday at Northmoor. The Roughriders even their league record at 1-1 while the Bulldogs drop to 0-2 in the WBL.