Thursday, October 26th, 2006
By Margie Wuebker
A Montezuma man remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail following an altercation and discharge of a weapon at an area bar early Wednesday morning.
Dale Godwin, 43, 6339 state Route 703, faces charges of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and improper handling of a firearm, a fourth-degree felony. [More]
Coldwater getting ready for playoffs; Blue Jays need win to get into playoffs
By Gary R. Rasberry
The annual Coldwater-St. John's game has received the nickname "The Big Finish" over the last several years because playoff hopes on either side of the field have come to a head in this annual Week 10 matchup.
This year, The Big Finish will live up to its billing once again. [More]
7:30 p.m. Friday - Celina Stadium
By Daily Standard Staff
Highlights: Wapak clinched at least a share of its first Western Buckeye League title since 1996 with a big win over Bath, securing a playoff spot in the process.
The Bulldogs drew the first blood against Defiance, only to have Defiance score the next 42 points to drop Celina to 2-7. [More]
Obituaries on October 26th, 2006
Minnie Rittie "Rita" Boatright, 83, 217 S. Sugar St., Celina, died at 11:10 a.m. Oct. 25, 2006, at her residence. [More]
St. Marys native and former Celina resident Aaron Goodwin, 77, of Brownwood, Te [More]
Fort Recovery native Robert F. Kirgan, 89, of Union City, died at 10:45 p.m. Oct. 23, 2006, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Wilma E. Knapke, 81, 5555 Wabash Road, Coldwater, died at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Local pictures on October 26th, 2006
Subscriber stories on October 26th, 2006
COLDWATER - In an effort to provide better treatment to cancer patients and educate physicians and staff members, officials at Mercer Health have created a Tumor Registry and Cancer Conference.
ST. MARYS - Democrat Ted Vorhees and Republican Doug Spencer will go toe-to-toe on Nov. 7 for a seat on the Auglaize County commissioner's bench to replace Hugh Core, who will retire at the end of this year.
COLDWATER - An inspector responsible for administering a new Ohio law and imposing possible sanctions against Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is not properly trained for the task, Superintendent Rich Seas said.
A Coldwater woman, who allegedly bit off nearly one-third of a man's tongue, faces additional charges as a result of a second grand jury indictment.
Emily M. Mescher, 26, 724 Lilac St., had been scheduled to go on trial Nov. 6 in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on a charge of felonious assault.
Tri Star Career Compact is lacking the participation of non-traditional students in its courses, members of the compact's board learned during a meeting Wednesday night.
Just one week to go and a few local teams' playoff hopes are still up in the air. Some of these teams can take care of their fate by winning their wa
7:30 p.m. Friday - Wally Post Ath. Complex
Highlights: The Redskins punched their ticket for the postseason and a home game in week 11 with a thrashing win over Versailles last week. Andy Puthoff carried the ball nine times for 163 yards and scored three times as St. Henry put the game away early.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Panther Stadium
Highlights: The Tigers' chances for a trip to the playoffs were dashed as they were mauled by St. Henry by 43 points in the home finale at Hole Field.
Parkway played a solid game, but came up an extra point short in losing to Minster, 14-13.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Cardinals Field
Highlights: Marion Local put itself back into the playoffs with a big win over Anna, knocking the Rockets out of postseason contention.
New Bremen was rocked by St. John's as Aaron Etzkorn had two first-quarter touchdowns and three total scores in the contest.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Memorial Field
Highlights: The Rockets saw their streak of consecutive playoff trips end at six with a loss to the Flyers that knocks them out of the playoff chase in Region 20.
7:30 p.m. Friday - Bath Stadium
Highlights: The Roughriders handled Elida easily, then got some good news as several unexpected wins by former opponents allowed the Roughriders to jump back into the playoff chase.