Monday, January 8th, 2007
Planning nears completion for plant improvements
By Timothy Cox
Celina city officials expect a whirlwind of activity during the next few weeks - including a water rate increase - in preparation for an upgrade to the city's water treatment system.
Engineering for a new granular activated carbon (GAC) system is being finalized and should be in the hands of city officials within a month or so. City council members then must decide how to finance the estimated $2.5 million improvement and how much to hike water rates to pay for the improvement. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
FRENCHTOWN - Dorie Baltes looks through some cookbooks, recalling how she turned down requests for recipes like Watergate Salad, Pickled Eggs and Stuffed Peppers.
"Customers came up and asked for recipes," says the manager, head cook and jack of a [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - Minster had to fend off a number of challenges by Celina before escaping its home gym with a 52-51 win in a battle of Grand Lake area teams at Wildcat Gym.
The Wildcats snap a two-game losing streak to improve to 8-2 on the year while Celina drops its second straight to fall below .500 at 5-6. [More]
Obituaries on January 8th, 2007
Serenus J. Brockman, 86, of Cranberry Prairie, died at 10:30 p.m. Jan. 7, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Ted L. "Tedders" Cross, 37, 06953 Ohio 219, Celina, died of natural causes at 10:55 p.m., Jan. 3, 2007, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Michael Allen Day, 47, of Union City, Ind., was pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. Jan. 6, 2007, at his residence. Death was due to an apparent suicide. [More]
Rita Godwin, 84, of Celina, died early this morning, Jan. 8, 2007, at Joint Tow [More]
Virgene A. Mohrman, 76, of New Bremen, died at 1:05 p.m. Jan. 6, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. She was a resident for the past three years. [More]
Roselyn Hartings-Reindl, 82, of St. Marys, died Jan. 6, 2007, at Otterbein Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Eugene R. Plattner, 74, 5885 state Route 274, New Bremen, died at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 07, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Ruth Stueve, 86, of New Bremen, died Jan. 7, 2007, at the Riverside Methodist H [More]
Local pictures on January 8th, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 8th, 2007
The GNC store in St. Marys was robbed Sunday afternoon - the second time in less than two months - by a man armed with a knife.
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Two people are critical and another remains in serious condition at a Lima hospital following a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 33 between Celina and St. Marys.
A Coldwater area dairy farmer said he thinks pollution from manure spread on frozen and/or snow-covered ground will be reduced this winter due to recent education efforts on the issue by local ag officials.
A former Fort Recovery man was pronounced dead early Saturday morning due to an apparent suicide at his Union City, Ind., home.
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MONTEZUMA - Village Mayor Charlotte Garman said during her state of the village address Saturday, "I think our hardest year is yet to come."
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A trooper with the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was cited for failing to yield in a crash along U.S. 33 early Saturday morning.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina and St. Henry traveled northeast during the weekend to face some of the top swim and dive teams in the state at the first Little Giant Invitational at Fremont Ross High School.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Celina boys basketball team picked up its third win of the season following a 43-21 pasting of Toledo Rogers in a nonconference matchup on Saturday night at the Fieldhouse.