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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
County recycles more trash than any other in Ohio
By Shelley Grieshop
We're green!
Mercer County residents recycle more and discard less trash than any other county in the state of Ohio, according to the latest figures from the Ohio EPA.
"I knew we were doing well," Carla Buening of the Mercer County Solid Waste District said Tuesday. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - After splitting two one-run games in the regular season, it was a safe bet that the third meeting between Parkway and Marion Local would be one that came down to the wire.
In the end, Panther Jared Bourelle pitched his way out of several jams and out pitched Flyer Troy Prenger as Parkway won 3-2 in the nightcap of the opening night of the Mercer County ACME sectional at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry. [More]
Obituaries on July 2nd, 2008
Dorothy Jane Brandt, 76, of Willshire, died June 30, 2008, at her residence. [More]
Dona Culbertson, 69, of Celina, died July 1, 2008, at her residence.
Arrangem [More]
Betty Tharp, 77, of Celina, died at 3:30 p.m. July 1, 2008, at Joint Township D [More]
Local pictures on July 2nd, 2008
Subscriber stories on July 2nd, 2008
A Spencerville man who fled the scene of two accidents Saturday night met his match - an eight-year Celina Police Department veteran with a sensitive nose and unwavering determination to stay the course.
ST. MARYS - Don Speckman does most of his traveling these days in a sturdy, steel wheelchair.
But there was a time the World War II veteran cruised behind the wheel of an Army Jeep, driving military officers to their destinations in Austria.
ROCKFORD - Village council is up to full strength once more after council made an appointment to an open seat Tuesday night.
Kathy Rutledge will fill the seat of Joe Felver, who resigned last month because his new job requires him to work evenings.
MARIA STEIN - Uniformed ball players run along a black-topped path with gloves in hand bound for neatly manicured diamonds at Marion Township Park. N
MINSTER - After months of operating with a limited number of officers, the Minster Police Department is back to full force thanks to action taken by village councilors Tuesday night.
MINSTER - Continuing problems at the local swimming pool are making waves with at least one village councilor.
"If we say we are going to do someth