Saturday, February 24th, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
A plane that left two men seriously injured was operating on less than a gallon of fuel when it crashed near Rockford in February 2006, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigator.
The crash along U.S. 33 narrowly missed an o [More]
By Randy Bruns
ST. HENRY - Free throws are often the last thing a basketball team works on in practice, but Friday night they were the single biggest factor at Redskin Gymnasium.
The St. Henry Redskins got it done from the charity stripe while the Marion Local Flyers struggled mightily with their freebies, and the result was a 66-65 overtime win for the hosts. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
MINSTER - Another Friday night, another chapter in the growing legend that is the senior season of New Bremen Cardinal basketball player Scott Steineman.
For the third straight Friday night, Steineman was instrumental in his team's success as the senior poured in a game-high 21 points and added 13 rebounds headlining a 54-50 double-overtime win over the Minster Wildcats in Midwest Athletic Conference play at the Minster Middle School. [More]
Obituaries on February 24th, 2007
Marlene A. Bihn, 58, 1319 Fort Recovery-Minster Road, Fort Recovery, died Feb. [More]
Dennis "Mike" Dunlap, 57, Hellwarth Road, Celina, died at 8:27 a.m. Feb. 22, 20 [More]
D. Keith Frysinger, 57, 127 N. Wayne St., St. Marys, died at 6:05 p.m. Feb. 22, 2007, at his residence due to a extended illness. [More]
Arnold A. Johnsman, 87, 7085 state Route 118, Celina, died at 1:06 p.m. Feb. 23, 2007, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Raymond H. Puthoff, 85, 3856 state Route 119, St. Henry, died Feb. 23, 2007, at 3:30 p.m. at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Gary M. Rutledge, 63, Rockford, died Feb. 22, 2007, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. [More]
Norman A. Zumberge, 66, 403 Baywood Lane, Celina, died Feb. 23, 2007, at 7:15 a.m. at his residence following an extended illness. [More]
Local pictures on February 24th, 2007
Subscriber stories on February 24th, 2007
Three Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District office employees will be working full-time again.
The employees had been working a reduced schedule for about 18 months due to budget cuts. The SWCD board of supervisors approved putting the employees back on full-time status.
Jerry Linn was hired at the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District in 1965 and his service to the district and county will be sorely missed, said board member and recent SWCD board Chairman Rick Muhlenkamp.
Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance coordinator Theresa May reported that she will apply for an Ohio EPA 319 grant that would help pay for conservation practices designed to improve water quality in those watersheds.
Sediment traps the state built in tributaries leading into Grand Lake are filling up fast, said Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Assistant Manager Brian Miller.
WAPAKONETA - For a half, Celina was determined to match Wapakoneta point-for-point with a patient offense.
The Redskins finally were able to get a cushion in the second half, beating the Bulldogs 53-42 at Wapak High School in the regular-season finale for both teams.
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St. Marys senior Jasmine Craft picked up her third All-Ohio honor and Versailles earned its first-ever accolade during the first day of swimming action at the State Swimming Championship at Branin Natatorium in Canton.
COLDWATER - The season finale was a good one for the Coldwater Cavaliers boys basketball team.
Coldwater grabbed a double-digit lead in the second
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders ended their regular season on a high note on Friday night routing Bath, 67-36, to improve to 5-4 in the Western Buckeye League while extending their current winning streak to four straight games.
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New Knoxville, crowned the Associated Press Poll Champ this week, took care of business and secured a 20-0 regular season with a 55-33 win over St. John's at Ranger Gymnasium, snagging a 9-0 MAC season in the process. The Blue Jays fall to 5-15 and 2-7 with the loss.
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Van Wert completed its perfect Western Buckeye League season on Friday, easily downing Elida 68-26 at the Elida Fieldhouse.