Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER -Thick, black smoke billowed across several blocks in the village late Monday afternoon as firefighters from three area departments battled a house fire that caused extensive damage.
Loss to the home and its contents was set at $100,000.
Two dogs were rescued from inside the smoky residence at 214 Eastview Drive, shortly after the blaze was discovered by neighbors about 4:30 p.m. The owner, Kathy Moorman, was not home when the fire erupted. [More]
By Nancy Allen
Building islands in Grand Lake is a good idea and would provide a place for muck dredged from the lake, but the process is extremely expensive.
That's what Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Craig Morton told members of the Lake Development Corporation (LDC) during the private group's meeting Monday. LDC members have brought up the topic of building islands in the lake on other occasions, noting that master plans for the lake have long included the creation of islands. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Celina got ready for a key Western Buckeye League tennis showdown by putting together a tremendous day in shutting out Bath, 5-0, at the High School Courts.
The win puts the NetDogs at 6-0 in WBL match play - 11-0 in overall matches - while the Wildcats fall to 1-4. [More]
Obituaries on September 11th, 2007
Sarah Christina "Sally" Boggs, 95, of Macedon, died at 2:35 p.m. Sept. 9, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on September 11th, 2007
Subscriber stories on September 11th, 2007
Celina city officials plan to buy the Winkeljohn Printing building on Main Street in a long-term effort to relieve space crunches at some city offices.
MARIA STEIN - Board of education members on Monday night continued discussing the need to place some kind of levy on the 2008 primary ballot.
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ST. MARYS - A local restaurant owner made a final appeal to council to turn his utilities back on even though he recently sued the city in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
Several Celina city officials remain frustrated with the firm that handled the design work and bidding for the city's ongoing water treatment improvements.
MARIA STEIN - Two seniors will be the first to complete high school studies under an early graduation policy that received first reading by the Marion Local Schools board of education Monday night.
Crashes occur near St. Henry and in Celina
Four people were injured in a pair of traffic accidents that occurred over the weekend - the first near St. Henry and the second at a busy Celina intersection.
Complex will have assisted living, nursing and Alzheimer's care, therapy, independent living
COLDWATER - An ordinance that accepts the plat for Briarwood Village subdivision was passed as an emergency measure during Monday's village council meeting.
$3 million Mercer Landmark facility will use soybeans produced by local farmers
A public open house will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a new $3 million soybean extrusion plant in Rockford that is set to begin operating on Sept. 17.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry added a new chapter to its girls golf team legacy during a win over Parkway in Midwest Athletic Conference dual match action at Deerfield.