Friday, October 27th, 2006
Coldwater father to race as son trains for Iraq war
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - A local father and son - separated by hundreds of miles - are currently training for very different events.
Cpl. Tyler Kahlig, a 2004 Coldwater High School graduate, is undergoing "war reality" exercises in California before making a return trip to Iraq in the spring with the U.S. Marine Corps. [More]
Fix of Northwood pipes could cost nearly $1 million
By Timothy Cox
The Northwood subdivision off state Route 703 needs new sewer pipes throughout the neighborhood, a fix that could cost $1 million or so.
The revelation - backed up by alarmingly high amounts of storm water infiltrating the system - has put a $2.1 million extension of the Mercer County rural sewer system on hold. The proposed sewer extension was to serve unsewered areas along state Route 703 and replace small treatment plants in the Northwood and Idlewild subdivisions. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
NEW BREMEN - The third-ranked team in the state in Division IV and second-seeded New Knoxville Rangers used a balanced and strong hitting attack to overcome sloppy play to rally and defeat the 12th-ranked St. Henry Redskins 25-20, 23-25, 23-25, 25-19 and 15-10 in the district semifinals on Thursday night at New Bremen High School. [More]
Obituaries on October 27th, 2006
Former Versailles resident Jeff Scott Hardin, 40, of Mountain Lake, Minn., died Oct. 24, 2006, in Mountain Lake. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Jeanette Meinerding, 72, formerly of Fort Recovery, died Oct. 27, 2006, at Plus [More]
Local pictures on October 27th, 2006
Subscriber stories on October 27th, 2006
Three-term incumbent Mercer County Auditor Mark Giesige will face political newcomer David Kaiser on the Nov. 7 election ballot.
Giesige, 47, of Ce
Mercer Energy, the local company planning an ethanol plant east of Celina, has signed contracts with two related companies to secure corn for the facility and to market ethanol and other products the plant would produce.
There is a rich and unique ecosystem surrounding the St. Marys River in Mercer, Auglaize and Van Wert counties that many people do not even know exists.
ROCKFORD -Bob Thompson was presented with the 33rd annual Rockford Citizen of the Year by the Rockford Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night at Parkway High School.
County officials will make some repairs to the dormitory and dining hall buildings at the county 4-H campground at Harbor Point in Celina.
County o
Unless something unforseen occurs, the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance's $900,000 grant request for U.S. EPA funds will make it to the federal level.
Two brothers, who attempted to steal wire from a local substation, received suspended jail sentences Thursday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A Coldwater man received just what he asked for - a prison sentence - Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Cory D. Gross, 24, 602 E. Main St., told Judge Jeffrey Ingraham he believed a prison sentence should be imposed in his vandalism case.
An Earlham College student was found dead in Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Ind., on Wednesday morning.
Austin Harris, 20, of Celina, died of self-inflicted asphyxia, according to Wayne County, Ind., Coroner Kevin Fouche.
LIMA - The Celina Lady Bulldogs put another notch in their win column going to 20-5 on the season with a Division II district semifinal win over Lima Shawnee last night at Lima Senior High School.
VAN WERT - Coldwater held off a determined group from Delphos St. John's to advance to the Division III district finals with a four-game win in semifinal action from Van Wert.
Dean King's book "Skeletons on the Zahara," based on an adventure of Celina's seafaring founder, is the groundwork for a History Channel documentary set to air at 8 p.m. Saturday.