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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
By William Kincaid
A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder in the shooting death of Fort Recovery resident Frank Steinbrunner, says Dayton Homicide Sgt. Gary White.
Andre C. Williamson was arrested on a warrant for armed robbery on Tu [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Last week Bruce and Paulette Stein watched their grandchildren parade around in colorful costumes during a Halloween party in Celina. Then they relaxed in the Florida sun and enjoyed another day of vacation.
How did they do this all in a day?
The Steins of Celina have been checking on their grandchildren while on vacation 1,200 miles away by going online, thanks to the Blossom Cam at Little Flower Learning Center in Celina. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
The manager of a southwest Mercer County bar agreed to pay a maximum $100 fine during the county's first appeal hearing for a violation of the Ohio Smoke-Free Workplace Act.
Robert Uhlenhake, manager of Wendelin Tavern, signed an agreement that orders him to pay a $100 fine to the state following the informal hearing held Oct. 16 at the health department office in Celina. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MARIA STEIN - The New York Yankees of the 1920s had their Murderers' Row featuring Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. The Detroit Red Wings of the 1940s and '50s had their Production Line with Gordie Howe, Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay and of course Notre Dame had its Four Horsemen. [More]
Obituaries on November 8th, 2007
Wilton E. Dicke, 88, 4170 Dicke Road, New Bremen, died at 4:45 a.m. Nov. 7, 2007, at his home. [More]
David A. Larry Jr., 33, of Decatur, Ind., died at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 2007, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Allen County, Ind. [More]
Ruth Evelyn Smelser, 87, 503 N. Buckeye St., Celina, died at 10:05 p.m. Nov. 6, 2007, at her granddaughter's home in Celina. [More]
Local pictures on November 8th, 2007
Subscriber stories on November 8th, 2007
MINSTER - A dozen local residents showed up at Tuesday night's Minster Village Council meeting to air their concerns regarding odor and noise problems emanating from The Dannon Company.
Farmers in the Grand Lake Watershed would be eligible for additional funding from a USDA conservation program if recently secured language in the 2007 Farm Bill currently under debate by Congress makes it into the bill's final version.
More turnover expected on board over ethanol plant
Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday appointed Pat Elking of St. Henry as the county's new zoning inspector.
Elking replaces long-time zoning ins
A 33-year-old Crown Equipment Corp. worker was killed and his family injured in a head-on traffic crash in Indiana on Saturday.
David A. Larry Jr.
ROCKFORD - A village developer will begin building 12 condominium units in Rockford this fall.
During the regular meeting on Tuesday evening, Villa
MINSTER - Light standards for the busy state Route 66 and state Route 119 intersection are expected to arrive next week, according to an update presented to Minster village councilors Tuesday night.
The local health department adopted a resolution that reflects their intention to ease the economic burden of residents intending to build new sewage systems.
ROCKFORD - Bids for the forthcoming Front Street reconstruction project came in considerably lower than originally estimated, as the village will save over $143,000.
After months of deliberating and number crunching, the Marion Local Schools board of education made its intention to seek more revenue official Tuesday night by approving two resolutions of necessity.
An Indiana man was injured when his pickup truck flipped along State Line Road, north of Zehringer Road, on Tuesday afternoon.
Richard A. Rickner,
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
It's quite appropriate that the top team in Division IV gets to close down the Nutter Center on Friday night.
Mari
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Marion Local football team will get the college treatment this week with a Saturday afternoon game in the Division V playoffs.