Saturday, May 26th, 2007
By Betty Lawrence
The 3,433 white wooden crosses that fill the grassy lawn beside the Celina Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) facility stand quietly at attention but the message each evokes speaks volumes.
The crosses represent the military men and women who have died while serving with the United States Armed Forces in Iraq. A symbolic orange poppy adorns each cross and in the front row are three black crosses, representing the MIAs in Iraq, including SG. Keith Maupin, of Batavia, Ohio, who was captured in 2004. [More]
Versailles, St. Henry lead off top five MAC sweep of girls
By Bruce Monnin
PIQUA - It was a good night to be a fan of the Midwest Athletic Conference Friday at the Division III regional track meet.
Of the 21 individual events contested, MAC athletes claimed first place in nine of them, as well as winning four of the six relay races on the night. Meanwhile, eight other MAC relay teams and 22 other individuals also qualified for the state track meet by finishing in the top four of their events. [More]
Obituaries on May 26th, 2007
Former Mercer County resident, Steven James Hileman, 22, Columbus, died May 23, 2007, of injuries received in a traffic accident. [More]
Local pictures on May 26th, 2007
Subscriber stories on May 26th, 2007
Celina city officials are extremely satisfied with the curbside garbage collection service and plan to extend the current contract with only a nominal increase in costs.
Mercer County Board of Elections members are holding off on a plan to move some polling sites to give local officials time to make their voting places compliant.
Mercer County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) officials plan to offer some extra financial help to elderly parents still caring for disabled sons or daughters.
Seventy-seven graduates earned diplomas May 20 during commencement exercises at Marion Local High School.
Heidi Elking, the daughter of William and Donna Elking, served as valedictorian with a 4.012 GPA.
A 32-year-old Wapakoneta man will serve six years in prison in one of the biggest cocaine cases ever investigated by the Grand Lake Task Force.
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Celina girls qualifies for state in five events
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls track team will have a solid contingent competing at the Division I state track and field meet next week in Columbus after finishing fourth in the regional meet on Friday at Amherst Steele High School.