Saturday, February 16th, 2008
By Pat Royse
Three Mercer County department heads have the same beef with the federal budget just submitted to Congress by the president as does Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown.
Brown released a report this week objecting to program funding cuts in economic development, health care, law enforcement and education that he said are important to the quality of life in Ohio's 48 rural counties. [More]
By Ryan Hines
NEW BREMEN - There's no better way to walk off the floor in the final home game of a high school career than the way New Bremen's Matt McCollum did on Friday night at Cardinal Gymnasium.
McCollum drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift New Bremen to a 47-45 victory over archrival Minster in the final game of the regular season for both teams. [More]
Obituaries on February 16th, 2008
Stephen W. Fannon, 53, 203 W. Walnut Street, Mendon, died 4:58 p.m., Feb. 15, 2008, at the Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne. [More]
Local pictures on February 16th, 2008
Subscriber stories on February 16th, 2008
NEW BREMEN - School District taxpayers could be voting on three different school levies in the next three consecutive years.
If the Ohio School Fac
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It was a struggle on offense for the Celina boys basketball team on Friday night as the Green and White traveled to Defiance for the final game of the regular season.
ROCKFORD - For the first 32 minutes of Friday's Coldwater-Parkway basketball game, neither team could find that run that could put away their opponent. It was pretty much point-for-point.
MARIA STEIN - With sectional tournament seeds already wrapped up, the St. Henry Redskins and Marion Local Flyers were looking for a little momentum Friday night in the season finale at The Hangar.
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Elida took the first of two meetings the team will have against St. Marys in less than a week, wrapping up the regular season with a 57-51 win over the Roughriders at the Elida Fieldhouse on Friday.
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New Knoxville ran the table in the regular season for the second straight year, defeating St. John's 56-44 at Arnzen Gymnasium in Delphos on Friday night.
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Celina and St. Henry will have representation at next week's state swimming and diving championships after the first day of the district meet at Bowling Green State University.