Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
By Timothy Cox
Celina city officials are moving forward with plans to go through a legal process to dispel lingering legal questions about a proposed lakefront walkway.
City council members this week approved first reading of an ordinance to initiate legal proceedings on whether the city can borrow against a tax increment finance (TIF) district to pay for the $2 million project, parts of which lie outside the TIF area. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
WAPAKONETA - Several new vaccines soon will be available at the Auglaize County Health Department to protect the public from various illnesses.
One of the vaccines is Gardasil, a drug recently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, which can prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can lead to cervical cancer. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
ST. HENRY - As most local volleyball fans know the perennial power the St. Henry Redskins have stumbled out of the gates to start the 2006 season losing five of the first nine, albeit four of the five losses have come against Division I teams.
During a practice session last Saturday morning, Redskins boss Lori Schwieterman and her charges looked at the schedule and decided if they were going to make something out of the season they would have to start now. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ANNA - With both teams undefeated and ranked number one in their respective divisions, the Marion Local-Anna volleyball match on Tuesday had the makings of an all-out barnburner.
Instead, in a period of an hour and nine minutes, the Rockets dominated the game, beating the Flyers in three straight games to get the win. [More]
Obituaries on September 13th, 2006
Derrell "Ted" Franklin, 96, of Fort Recovery, died at 6 p.m. Sept. 11, 2006, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Lucy M. Hoelscher, 92, of Celina, died the evening of Sept. 12, 2006, at Celina [More]
Everett F. Jump, 88, 1017 Edward St., St. Marys, died at 11:43 a.m. Sept. 12, 2006, at Wapakoneta Manor. [More]
Coldwater native Karen Ann Kremer, 46, Anne Grady Center, Holland, Ohio, died Sept. 11, 2006, at the center. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Alice A. Tobin, 78, 31 S. Canal St., Montezuma, died Sept. 11, 2006, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on September 13th, 2006
Subscriber stories on September 13th, 2006
It's a mournful tune, Taps. Played over a deceased loved one, it rarely fails to bring a tear.  
It's significance is well rooted in history as are almost all modern funeral customs: mourners in black, placing a sheet over the deceased's body, funeral dinners, offering floral arrangements.
The Ohio EPA has approved a no-interest loan that will largely pay for the design of a rural sewer extension west of Celina.
Mercer County Commissi
WAPAKONETA - Funeral home directors will have to use a specialized computer program to complete death certificates beginning in January, a new mandate from the Ohio Department of Health says.
NEW BREMEN - The Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) issued six citations to the Auglaize County adult group home during a recent licensure review.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen village councilors Tuesday night authorized Miami and Erie Canal dredging further than originally proposed.
Village administrator Wayne York reported Saintignon Excavating is nearing completion of contracted work between Lock One southward to Plum Street.
NEW BREMEN - If at first you don't succeed, try again could very well be the motto for New Bremen village councilors as they pursue another source of funding for the proposed Centennial Park project.
COLDWATER - Kinder-garten Coordinator Susan Georg told board members meeting Tuesday night that the new all-day, everyday kindergarten class is going really well.
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools will pay for refinishing the floors in the Palace, the main gymnasium at the high school.
School board members meeting Tuesday unanimously approved paying Majestic Floors, Celina, $18,950 for refinishing the floors. The work was done last month.
Mercer County Commission-ers were asked Tuesday to urge their counterparts in some regional counties to join the World's Longest Yard Sale.
Auglaiz
Local couple's BioKleen products can be used to wash boats right in the water
Spray on, wipe off and watch it trickle harmlessly from the boat into the lake.
It's that easy, Richard and Angela Leis say about their new, biodegradable boat cleaning agent that packs a powerful, non-caustic punch - leaving both surfaces and the environment undefiled.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry earned its spot to battle for the final unbeaten spot in Midwest Athletic Conference girls golf after beating Coldwater in an unusual tri-match on Tuesday at Northmoor.
ST. MARYS - The Minster Wildcats were looking to jump start their season after a sluggish start, while the home-standing St. Marys Roughriders were hoping to build on their momentum gained from their first win of the season last night against Lima Senior.