Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
By Shelley Grieshop
Thanksgiving Day is many things to many people and no one explains it as honestly - or humorously - as a child.
So with pen in hand, The Daily Standard traveled to local schools asking children their thoughts on the upcoming holiday, and frankly, anything they felt like sharing about Thanksgiving Day. [More]
By Janie Southard
A Tuesday fire at the local Goodyear plant is unrelated to the breakdown in the second round of talks between the company and the striking Steelworkers union, according to a United Steelworkers Local 200L spokesman.
"I'm trying to get information from the company. Whatever went wrong was inside the plant. I do know the plant was evacuated," USW Local 200L Vice President Rick Niekamp of St. Marys said this morning. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
For Marion Local coach Tim Goodwin, Friday's Division VI state semifinal game with Norwalk St. Paul is almost like looking at a mirror image of his own team.
The fact that both teams are nicknamed Flyers aside and some differences in formations, Goodwin can't help but notice that both teams have nearly the same style of play. [More]
Obituaries on November 22nd, 2006
Wilbert J. Baumer, 90, 13435 Renee Drive, McCartyville, died at 1:45 a.m. Nov. 21, 2006, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Deitrick, 82, 1115 Jefferson Ave., Celina, died at 1:43 a.m. Nov. 18, 2006, at her residence. [More]
Doris Ann Dugan, 73, of Rockford, died Nov. 21, 2006, at her residence.
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Norbert A. Puthoff, 89, of Day Road, Versailles, died at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21, 2006, at the Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Donald Smith, 65, 7309 state Route 197, Celina, died at 1 a.m. Nov. 22, 2006, a [More]
Evelyn J. Wicker, 72, died the evening of Nov. 19, 2006, at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Ind. [More]
Local pictures on November 22nd, 2006
Subscriber stories on November 22nd, 2006
ROCKFORD - Village officials announced a new marketing deal they hope will lead to the development of a 58-acre industrial park along U.S. 33 on the west edge of town.
A Celina woman implicated in the drug-related death of a Lima man wept during her initial appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday afternoon.
MINSTER - Residents contemplating the purchase of an outdoor wood- or corn-burning stove to heat their homes will have to investigate other alternatives as a result of proposed action by Minster village councilors Tuesday night.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools board of education members are expected to have a school nurse job description ready by the next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19.
ST. HENRY - The high school band will enjoy a few warm days in December next year, as the board of education on Monday night approved a trip to Florida.
MENDON - Village officials are moving forward with an estimated $100,000 upgrade to the town's sewer plant to reduce seasonal algae and odor problems
MENDON - Village council members approved an alley vacation more than 25 years after their predecessors apparently discussed the same issue and long after a garage and driveway have been built on the site.
Program's goal is to provide healthy learning experiences through sports
FORT RECOVERY -  Fort Recovery could be the first school in Ohio to take on "Sports Done Right" - a pilot program initiative from the University of Maine.
While most teenagers agonize over making their college selection, that wasn't the case for Betsy Hone.
It's no secret that Hone is a big Ohio State fan, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that once playing for the Buckeyes was an option, she jumped all over it.