Thursday, January 25th, 2007
By Nancy Allen
The state will not appeal a court decision in favor of five Mercer County farmers who sued the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) over farmland flooding caused by the West Bank spillway.
The farmers now are waiting for compensation for their flooded land. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - The search for a new CEO for Mercer Health is ongoing, although board members appear in no hurry to fill the position.
Dave Wolters, president of Mercer Health Board of Governors, said several applications have been received so far and the process of gathering them will continue. Board members have not set a deadline to hire a new CEO following the firing of Terry Padden at a special board meeting in late November. [More]
By Janie Southard
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"
Answer: "The Shadow knows."
The joyless laughter that followed on this 1930s radio program bespoke certain doom for some sinister scofflaw.
But for Celina native Alexander Davis, 22, it inspired him to move into the field of audio theatre and to start his own production company, Dreamseed. [More]
Obituaries on January 25th, 2007
Charles G. Ary, 85, of Arcanum, was pronounced dead Jan. 22, 2007, following a fire at his residence. [More]
The Rev. Reva Kay Ford, 68, of Willshire, died at 9:55 a.m. Jan. 24, 2007, at her residence. [More]
James B. Price, 67, 119 Celina Road, Celina, died at 10:35 a.m. Jan. 24, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Donald Leroy Sharrett, 82, of Celina, died Jan. 22, 2007, in Tampa, Fla.
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Beulah B. Snider, 97, of Celina, died at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23, 2007, at Hickory Creek of Athens Nursing Home, Athens. [More]
Local pictures on January 25th, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 25th, 2007
NEW BREMEN - Peer pressure, stress and divorce - these are all issues that can affect how a student performs in school.
But how does a teen know if
Self-mutilation or "cutting" is becoming a problem locally, a school guidance counselor says.
Julie Lee, elementary/junior high guidance counselor at New Bremen, said there are teenagers at area schools who are deliberately cutting themselves.
Celina city officials still plan to buy the Heffner building to house the city's electric utility equipment, but have ordered a phase two environmental study before they hand over the money.
There are no plans locally to drop the "mental retardation" label from the Mercer County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) title, as a handful of Ohio counties have done.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health and Grand Lake Health System are joining forces to offer a variety of health-related services to area communities.
The ne
A Celina man, who tearfully admitted he made poor choices by drinking, taking drugs and then driving a sport utility vehicle toward a law enforcement officer, is headed to prison following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Other awards handed out to Auglaize County sheriff's staff
A St. Marys man was voted deputy of the year recently at the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office.
Scott Evans, a law enforcement officer for 24 years, took the top deputy honor as multiple awards were presented to personnel at the sheriff's office.
St. Marys has had the upper hand on Van Wert for the last two seasons
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
One would have to imagine that Van Wert coach Dave Froelich is more than a little leery about going to McBroom Gymnasium on Friday night to face the St. Marys Roughriders.
6:30 p.m. Friday - The Palace
Tip-Off: The indoor version of the Backyard Battle has two teams that have turned around from some rough starts.
St. Henry raised its win streak to five straight with wins over Fort Recovery and National Trail last weekend.
6:30 p.m. Friday - Fort Site Fieldhouse
Tip-Off: The Flyers went 1-1 on the weekend with a big win over Parkway followed by a rough loss against Anna.
The Indians went from cold to hot ov
6:30 p.m. Friday - Panther Gymnasium
Tip-Off: The Blue Jays will look to snap a five-game losing streak after being beat by 20 points by New Bremen at Arnzen Gym on Friday night.
The P
6:30 p.m. Friday - Tiger Gymnasium
Tip-off: The Cardinals have lost three out of four games since jumping out to a 7-2 start. An overwhelming win at St. John's on Friday was matched up with a rough loss to Covington on Saturday.
6:30 p.m. Friday - Wildcat Gymnasium
Tip-Off: The Rangers continue to roll through the season, improving to 12-0 with wins over Coldwater and Botkins last weekend. New Knoxville remains in second place in The Associated Press state poll behind Russia.
6:30 p.m. Friday - Celina Fieldhouse
Tip-Off: The visiting Bulldogs come in looking for some momentum after losing their last eight games, including two games scoring under 20 points. The visit marks the Celina debut of Denny Thompson as varsity coach at Elida.