Friday, April 11th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
Nicholas Schwieterman, the 22-year-old Chickasaw man charged in connection with the deaths of four area teens, sat quietly in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Thursday afternoon as his attorneys entered a not guilty plea to 16 charges filed earlier this week. Judge Jeffrey Ingraham also doubled the man's bond to $2 million. [More]
By Nancy Allen
A local farmer is going to get a lecture about spreading manure after two complaints were issued within a week about manure from his farm in side ditches and on the road.
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board member Rick [More]
By Mark Ruschau
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders rode a solid pitching performance from Jake Taylor and timely hitting to a 3-2 non-conference win over the New Bremen Cardinals on Thursday afternoon at a rain-soaked K.C. Geiger Park.
With its second win in a row, St. Marys improves to 2-4 on the season while New Bremen's loss was its second in a row after opening the season with two victories. [More]
Obituaries on April 11th, 2008
Roger Paul Niekamp, 54, 152 Reed St., New Bremen, died at 11:40 a.m. April 9, 2008, at his home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on April 11th, 2008
Subscriber stories on April 11th, 2008
A St. Henry man facing charges stemming from a March 15 traffic accident that claimed four lives remains incarcerated on a $1 million bond following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Fewer tourism dollars were spent in Mercer and Auglaize counties last year compared to the previous two years.
Donna Grube, executive director of t
Rising fuel costs will benefit tourism in the Grand Lake area this year as more people will take vacations in Ohio to save money, Ohio Division of Travel & Tourism Director Amir Eylon predicts.
One of the first yard/garden chores in the spring for me is pruning the pampas grass that now graces several spots in my lawn.
It was the tall, graceful plumes that drew me to try my luck at planting this ornamental grass several years ago.
Memories of extreme poverty and violence in the foothills of Mexico still cling to Sister Lucille Schmitmeyer's thoughts and fill her daily prayers.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry softball team came within one out of pulling off an upset over St. Marys.
A two-run error with two outs in the seventh inning allowed St. Marys to escape with a 5-4 win over the Redskins on a rainy Thursday evening.
Maybe all it took was a change in the pregame routine for Celina.
The Bulldogs began to find their hitting stroke, getting a season high in runs scored in beating Lima Senior 9-4 in a rainy non-league contest at Montgomery Field to go to 2-6 on the season.
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Coldwater opened Midwest Athletic Conference play in style, beating New Knoxville 16-0 in five innings at New Knoxville. The Cavaliers go to 4-2 with the win as the Rangers drop to .500 at 2-2.