Friday, July 13th, 2007
By Nancy Allen
A wildlife biologist has been hired to help landowners in Mercer and Auglaize counties gain money from the Farm Bill for conservation practices.
Mitchell Hess started in the new position June 15. He works out of the Auglaize County Soil and Water Conservation District office in Wapakoneta and splits his time between both counties. [More]
By Bobby Pierce
Art Wise is steaming mad. He has been fishing Grand Lake for the better part of a century and claims the fishing has never been worse.
Now he is turning to the state for answers.
"You just can't go out and catch fish anymore," said Wise, 62, who owns property on West Bank Road and lives in Lawrenceburg, Ind. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - Away from the bustling highway of state Route 119 lies a bank barn with a stone foundation rising out of one of the many hills on the farm property.
Built in 1855 under the direction of the Precious Blood Society, it was the largest Sa [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - New Bremen plated five runs in the top of the first, more than enough to stay in the winner's bracket of the 2007 ACME District Tournament with an 18-3 win in five innings over Fort Loramie at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
The Cardinals (17-6) now face Van Wert on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the winner's bracket final. The Redskins (8-14) return to Coldwater tonight to play Minster in an elimination game at 8:15 p.m. [More]
Obituaries on July 13th, 2007
Former Fort Recovery resident Jerome E. Kaiser, 64, DeBary, Fla., died July 10, 2007. [More]
Fort Recovery native Ann L. Keesling, 79, of Lancaster, died July 5, 2007, at LanFair Center, Lancaster. [More]
Local pictures on July 13th, 2007
Subscriber stories on July 13th, 2007
FORT RECOVERY - Teachers, administrators and classified staff all received salary increases, most set at 2.6 percent for next school year, during the regular board of education meeting Thursday night.
Celina city officials are considering setting an age limit for unattended children at Bryson Pool.
Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Fortkamp said
NEW BREMEN - School board members transferred $15,000 from the general fund to the cafeteria fund in January and again in June to cover recent losses, according to Treasurer Deb Meyer.
NEW BREMEN - The school district once again has been accredited for five years by The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Superintendent Ann Harvey told board members this week during the regular meeting.
Celina will play host to the Junior ACME state tournament that begins Saturday and runs through next weekend.
The eight-team, double-elimination to
St. Henry Village Council members went over the first reading of a proposed ordinance to annex 7.4 acres of land into the village, reports Village Administrator Don Hess.
It may have been the long robes, unique headpieces, prominent crucifixes and rosary beads that drew Sister Barbara Ann Hoying to the religious life.
A Coldwater native, her grammar school teachers each year were Precious Blood nuns, sparking the desire to teach, help others and serve the Lord.
Brenda Broering of Maria Stein, a member of Catholic Knights of Columbus, re-cently was recognized by the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) for her volunteerism.
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is taking advantage of an increase of state matching funds this year to upgrade technology in the office.
Okay, I know I've written about mulch before in this column but I learned something the other day that just about made me stop using mulch altogether.
It seems mulch can grow a form of exploding fungus if the growing conditions are right.
Most people don't pay attention to what's in the fertilizer they apply to their lawns. They just buy it and put it on.
A free workshop, set for 6:30-8 p.m. July 19 at the Harbor Point 4-H Camp near Celina, hopes to change that mindset.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Henry American Legion Post 648 baseball team improved to 14-12 on the season with a 21-2 win over St. Marys Post 323 in seven innings on Tuesday night at K.C. Geiger Park.