Saturday, September 16th, 2006
By Timothy Cox
A proposal by Celina city officials to buy land along the Coldwater Creek for a wetlands mitigation project is in legal limbo as a contractual deadline approaches.
City officials tentatively planned to buy a 5-acre parcel along the creek from deve [More]
By Ryan Hines
Shawnee is considered the favorite to win the Western Buckeye League football title for numerous reasons and the Indians showed most of its arsenal on Friday night at Celina Stadium.
The Indians rushed for five touchdowns and then got two interception returns for touchdowns by Nate Biss in the first quarter on the way to embarrassing Celina, 47-0. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - After finding themselves in a spot rarely seen the last few years, Coldwater had two choices after falling behind 13-0 in the first half of the first quarter.
They could panic and throw the playbook out the window, or they could keep calm and get hot. [More]
Obituaries on September 16th, 2006
Richard H. Hilgefort, 72, Monterey Drive, Fort Loramie, died Sept. 15, 2006, following an apparent accident at his workshop at 19 E. Park St., Fort Loramie. [More]
Dolores C. Leugers, 67, 1301 McFeely Petry Road, Fort Recovery, died Sept. 15, 2006, at her residence. [More]
Carl H. "Buckwheat" Meinerding, Jr., 50, Versailles, died Sept. 13, 2006, at 12:50 p.m. at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
H. Eugene Pontsler, 76, Rockford, died Sept. 15, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been a patient two days. [More]
W.R. Anthony Reis, 30, of 5120 Road 525 East, rural Berne, Ind., died Sept. 14, [More]
Local pictures on September 16th, 2006
Subscriber stories on September 16th, 2006
Celina's planned bond validation hearing to justify the city's plan to build a walkway along the west bank of Grand Lake is an intricate, even confusing, legal process.
Only one Celina resident showed up at a recent public information session on the proposed vertical expansion of the Celina Sanitary Landfill, but residents will have another chance to voice their concerns.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Redskins went on the road Friday and took care of business in a hurry as they routed the New Bremen Cardinals, 45-0, in Midwest Athletic play on homecoming night at Cardinal Stadium.
ST. MARYS - It's a rivalry that dates back almost as far as the Israeli-Palestinian spat, which made the three-game losing streak to their nemesis e
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles held off a fesity bunch of Fort Recovery Indians to snap back from last week's loss to Anna with a 40-27 win over the Indians at Barrenbrugge Park in Fort Recovery.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Dailyn Campbell threw for touchdowns and Jesse Howard added two more as Kenton improved to 3-1 on the season with a 30-7 win over Bath in Bath Township on Friday night. Bath drops to 1-3 with the loss.
MARION LOCAL - After a brutal two-game stretch against a pair of Midwest Athletic Conference powers, the Marion Local Flyers needed a chance to get their confidence back.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
Celina cruised past Shawnee on the volleyball court on Thursday night with a three-game win over the Indians. The Bulldogs won 25-20, 25-21 and 25-15.