Monday, October 29th, 2007
By Timothy Cox
With its budget reserves nearly depleted, Tri County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services faces further service cutbacks without replacement of its 1-mill property tax levy.
The agency that oversees mental health and substance abuse treatment in Mercer, Van Wert and Paulding counties is straining to make its $6 million annual budget stretch any further. Voters will be asked at next week's general election to replace the expiring levy with a new, 10-year, 1-mill levy. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
ELIDA - For the first 19 games of the soccer season, the St. Marys girls piled up wins like the New England Patriots.
Tasting defeat just once this fall, the Roughriders grew accustomed to their victory celebration.
That's what made their loss to Bryan in Saturday's Division II district final so difficult to absorb. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
TROY - Area cross country teams faced a stacked regional at Troy with some of the best competition in the state. Despite this, Midwest Athletic Conference teams claimed five of the eight qualifying spots for the state meet.
The St. Henry, New Bremen and Minster boys' teams all finished in the top four to advance, as did the girls' teams from Minster and Versailles. Coldwater's Dusty Kuess also advanced as an individual with an 11th-place finish. [More]
Obituaries on October 29th, 2007
Richard F. Garwick, 69, 817 Echo St., Celina, died at 6:05 p.m. Oct. 25, 2007, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. [More]
Vernon R. Hines, 84, of Celina, died Oct. 28, 2007.
Arrangements are pending [More]
Helen M. Lange, 86, formerly of Bayview Road, Celina, died Oct. 25, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on October 29th, 2007
Subscriber stories on October 29th, 2007
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has inked a deal for telephone language interpreting, just in case staff members encounter a language barrier with someone who does not speak English.
The federal government will pay for 90 percent of an estimated $27,000 study of roadside hazards along Mercer County roads.
Mercer County commissio
A 31-year-old St. Marys man was sentenced to 90 days in jail and labeled a sexually-oriented offender after pleading guilty to making sexual advances toward a local teen in February.
FINDLAY - The Celina volleyball team ran their record to 11-1 against Western Buckeye League opponents this season, but the Bulldogs won't get the chance to avenge the lone loss to a league opponent in the next match.
COLDWATER - The number-one ranked Marion Local volleyball will return to the regional tournament for the first time in five years as they rallied fro
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Melissa Roth will represent Celina at the state cross country meet on Saturday at Scioto Downs after qualifying at the Division II regional meet at Hedges-Boyer Park in Tiffin.
NAPOLEON - It's not called "the second season" for nothing.
The way St. Henry has played in the volleyball tournament, it's been like two different seasons.
DELPHOS - Coldwater scored on its first four possessions of the game to get ready for the playoffs with a 51-7 win over Delphos St. John's on Saturday night at Stadium Park in Delphos.