Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
By Janie Southard
Where's the beef? In Celina school district it's quarantined in the freezer.
Celina received about 100 pounds of the 143 million pounds of beef recalled this week by the United States Department of Agriculture in what is now termed a low risk recall. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
WAPAKONETA - It will be an all-Midwest Athletic Conference sectional final Friday night after the two MAC teams dispatched the two Northwest Conference teams from the Division III sectional at Wapakoneta.
Parkway and Coldwater overcame sluggish fi [More]
Obituaries on February 20th, 2008
David "Dave" Donovan Sr., 58, 751 Deford St., Celina, died at 4:23 a.m. Feb. 17, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Paul E. Gerlach, 56, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Feb. 18, 2008, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Former Celina resident Wanda Krall, 82, of Indianapolis, Ind. died Feb. 18, 2008, at home. [More]
Leonard J. Quinter, 85, of Riverside, died Feb. 18, 2008, at residence.
He wa [More]
Margery "Madeline" Senger, 84, of Celina, and formerly of Michigan, died at 2:57 p.m. Feb. 18, 2008, at the Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Kathy "Katie" Will, 48, 2540 Watkins Road, Fort Recovery, died at 12:02 a.m. Fe [More]
Local pictures on February 20th, 2008
Subscriber stories on February 20th, 2008
One pair of birds staying on nest but second couple not incubating - yet
One pair of bald eagles living on Grand Lake has started incubating an undetermined number of eggs, while a second pair has yet to lay eggs.
Jill B
ROCKFORD - Village council once again will be looking to appoint a new member, as another elected official has resigned.
During the village council
Any contractor wanting to work in Celina could be required to register with the city in the future before starting a project.
Celina City Council's
Both consumers and contractors in Mercer County can expect more efficient inspections of commercial buildings and building plans, if Miami County takes over the process currently administered through Columbus, Mercer County commissioner Jerry Laffin says.
MINSTER - No new police chief yet, although council members held an executive session Tuesday night to discuss hiring of personnel with no action taken afterward. An announcement is expected but not promised at the March 4 council meeting.
MINSTER - A new school bus is on its way to Minster following approval of its purchase Monday night by school board members.
The school purchased the bus for $71,860, including a trade-in, from Cardinal Bus Sales and Service of Lima - the sole bid presented to the board.
COLDWATER - It's no secret that Minster and New Bremen simply don't care for one another very much when it comes to athletics.
Last Friday night, the Cardinals handed their neighboring-school nemesis a heart-breaking loss with a buzzer-beating long ball in the final game of the regular season.
LIMA - When it comes to tournament play, it all comes down to advancing or going home.
For the St. Marys Roughriders, this season has been a strug