Saturday, October 7th, 2006
By William Kincaid
A fruit hauler was the lone recipient of an illegal tax citation during a random diesel fuel checkpoint set up in Mercer County on Friday.
Diesel-fueled vehicles driving on state Route 127 just south of Celina were subjected to a random fuel test by the Ohio Department of Taxation. [More]
Bath running back tops 200 yards
By Ryan Hines
Celina head coach Jerry Harris knew that Bath was going to try and beat his Bulldogs with a powerful running game and that's exactly what the Wildcats did on Friday night at Celina Stadium.
Todd Ruggley rushed 29 times for 216 yards and two scores leading Bath to a 21-8 win over Celina spoiling the Bulldogs' homecoming festivities. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
MINSTER - The top-ranked team in Division IV, the Coldwater Cavaliers, rolled into Minster having won the last 12 games over the Wildcats by an average of 19 points.
A determined Wildcat squad kept it closer, but Coldwater came away with its 13th straight win over the Minster, 24-10. [More]
Defense the difference for St. Marys
By Tom Hendrixson
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - The St. Marys Roughriders continued the strong play they have shown over the last few weeks, winning their third game in a row on Friday night in a defensive battle against Shawnee.
St. Marys finally came out of the hard-fought game with a 10-0 win to knock the Indians back into a first-place tie with Wapakoneta in the Western Buckeye League. [More]
Obituaries on October 7th, 2006
Thomas Mackenbach, 62, 12012 Evans Road, Mendon, died at 4:41 p.m. Oct. 5, 2006, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident west of St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on October 7th, 2006
Subscriber stories on October 7th, 2006
COLDWATER - Briarwood Manor officials revealed plans Friday to build a proposed $10 million nursing home, assisted and independent living facility to replace their current nursing home.
Mercer Landmark seeks $250,000 to start soybean plant that would create 10 jobs in Rockford
Mercer County commissioners are seeking more public input on a proposal to lend Mercer Landmark of Celina $250,000 from its revolving loan fund to help finance a start-up soybean extrusion plant in Rockford.
NEW BREMEN - How do you top the creation of a 2,020-pound pumpkin pie worthy of inclusion in the Guiness Book of World Records?
The New Bremen Gian
ROCKFORD - The scoreboard may not have said it, but Parkway gave St. Henry a lot to deal with on Friday.
The Panthers gave the Redskins all they could handle, but St. Henry came up with several big plays to come away with a 37-14 win at Panther Stadium.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Thanks to Shawnee's loss to St. Marys, Wapakoneta was able to reclaim a share of first place in the Western Buckeye League on Friday, and in the process knocked Kenton out of contention in the league standings with a 42-15 win at Robinson Field in Kenton.
FORT RECOVERY - The Marion Local Flyers continued their mid-season surge Friday night as they demolished the Fort Recovery Indians, 45-0, in Midwest Athletic Conference action on homecoming at Barrenbrugge Park.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Anna scored nine points in the fourth quarter and used a strong defense to pull the upset and beat Delphos St. John's 23-14 in the first-ever meeting between the schools down at Booster Field in Anna.