Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Obituaries on April 17th, 2007
Rosamond "Rosie" Ayers, 58, 208 E. Walnut St., Coldwater, died at 7:34 p.m. April 15, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Virginia E. Birt, 88, 7550 U.S. 33, Celina, died at 9:35 a.m. April 16, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Penny E. Huckemeyer, 58, 17032 Townline-Kossuth Road, St. Marys, died April 14, 2007, in an auto accident on state Route 29, west of Celina. [More]
Keith J. Kaiser, 50, 2156 St. Joe Road, Fort Recovery, died at midnight, April [More]
Helena M. Kuck, 87, 106 N. Franklin St., New Bremen, died at 8:40 p.m. April 15, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
Frank J. Puthoff, 52, 132 E. Washington St., St. Henry, died at 6:30 p.m. April 15, 2007, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Betty Willman, 75, 05541 Glynwood Road, St. Marys, died April 16, 2007, at The [More]
Stories on April 17th, 2007
SIDNEY - Clearly disoriented but in a remarkably calm voice, Victoria "Vicki" Eilerman tells 911 dispatchers she has been taken from her home, placed in the trunk of a car, raped at the assailant's home and then returned to the trunk for a ride that would prove to be her last. [More]
The consensus agenda passed with one "no" vote at the Celina board of education meeting Monday night.
"I voted no because of the retire/rehire sect
The death of a retired priest over the weekend has been ruled one of Mercer County's four traffic fatalities of 2007.
The Rev. Joseph Pax, 85, a re
FORT RECOVERY - Stories of progress made at The Center for Neurological Development highlighted the center's annual appreciation dinner held Monday night at the Fort Recovery American Legion.
Two property tax levies will expire at the end of this year, and Fort Recovery council is leaning toward putting them on the November ballot.
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Celina city officials have resumed discussion about a proposed property maintenance ordinance aimed at making the city look better.
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Damaged wheat acres likely to go to corn; but check with FSA first
Some of the county's wheat has been damaged due to late and less than ideal planting conditions last fall, torrential rains in February and freezing weather in recent weeks. [More]
A never-say-die effort helped the Celina baseball team win its third straight game as the Bulldogs rallied from two runs down in the bottom of the seventh for a 4-3 victory over Coldwater in a matchup of Mercer County squads. [More]
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Lady Cavaliers used a stiff wind at their backs to help pound 15 hits in an 11-1 victory at home over the Minster Wildcats today.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen softball team got back on the winning side of things Monday afternoon as they run-ruled the Marion Local Flyers, 10-0, in a Midwest Athletic Conference contest at the Cardinal softball diamond.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina softball team disposed of Fort Recovery early in posting a 36-0 win over the Indians in a five-inning contest at Fort Recovery.
Local pictures on April 17th, 2007