Monday, September 17th, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
A 15-year-old St. Henry boy was killed when the four-wheeler he was riding overturned on top of him in a creek bed along state Route 119 on Sunday afternoon.
Brandon Marcus Huelskamp, a freshman at St. Henry High School, was pronounced dead at the scene by Mercer County Coroner Dr. Tim Heinrichs shortly after 2 p.m. [More]
By Daily Standard Staff
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry, having started the season with a tough schedule, looks to turn the corner after finishing second at the Kewpee Invitational held Saturday at Bath High School, improving the Redskins to 4-10 on the season. [More]
Obituaries on September 17th, 2007
Richard "Dick" Borgerding, 77, 4232 North Star-Fort Loramie Road, New Weston, died at 7:15 p.m. Sept. 15, 2007, at his residence. [More]
William Eilerman, 82, of St. Charles Center, Carthagena, died at 5:15 p.m. Sept [More]
Dortha Ellis, 80, 113 Beech St., Celina, died Sept. 15, 2007, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Diana Fifer-Spence, 48, 537 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 10:35 p.m. Sept. 14, [More]
S. Edith Harner, 85, 317 S. Jack Oak Point Drive, St. Marys, died at 4:20 p.m. [More]
Brandon Marcus Huelskamp, 15, 5845 Kremer-Hoying Road, St. Henry, died Sept. 16 [More]
Paul Schaaf, 81, of St. Charles Center, Carthagena, died at 9:15 a.m. Sept. 16, 2007, at St. Charles. [More]
Local pictures on September 17th, 2007
Subscriber stories on September 17th, 2007
Mercer County Fair Board members were shocked last week when fair manager Scott Riffle abruptly resigned to accept another job.
Riffle, of Greenvil
ST. MARYS - What does it take to build a better duck blind? Four strong men in camouflage willing to wade through storm waves carrying boards and bolts 10 feet offshore.
MONTEZUMA - Duck hunting day begins the night before when the lunch is prepared, often peanut butter and jelly; but maybe steak and a foil packet of potatoes to be cooked on the makeshift grill in the blind.
FORT RECOVERY - The Mercer County Cougars, already with some nagging injuries from two months of play during the regular season, enter the Interstate Football League playoffs with a loss after falling to Darke County 26-21 at Barrenbrugge Park in Fort Recovery.