Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Obituaries on July 15th, 2008
Linda Lou Armstrong, 66, of 800 Indiana Ave., Apt C-03, St. Marys, died at 5:49 p.m. July 12, 2008, at Grandview Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Ruth E. Hiestand, 82, of New Weston, died at 9:30 a.m. July 13, 2008, at her residence. [More]
Former Celina resident, Mary Hromish, 91, of 2843 Queen City Ave., Cincinnati, died at 10:18 p.m. July 12, 2008, at Wellspring Health Center in Cincinnati. [More]
Bernadette M. "Bernie" Keller, 90, of Jefferson St., Maria Stein, died at 4 p.m [More]
Former Rockford resident, Aliceruth Kimmel of Celina, died July 14, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Stories on July 15th, 2008
New Celina treatment facility begins pouring out water to meet EPA rules
Water from the tap should taste and smell better in Celina.
Celina's new $6 million water treatment facility that adds granular activated carbon (G [More]
Slow-moving vans equipped with global positioning satellite equipment will be traveling down every city street, country road and local alley mapping various locations ranging from homes to businesses as Mercer County prepares for the move to enhanced 911 service.
Center at former plant would showcase area's agriculture, industry
COLDWATER - A portion of the former New Idea plant in Coldwater likely will become the site of an Agriculture and Industrial Heritage Center within the next year.
Health board turns smoking complaints over to state
WAPAKONETA - An area board has voted to send an unfunded task back to the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus.
"Enforcing the smoking ban takes a
COLDWATER - Representatives of the village's police department demonstrated their new Taser guns at Monday's village council meeting.
Two tasers were purchased by the department after donations were received from village supporters.
ST. MARYS - More dog talk as city council strives to update its dog ordinance. A community resident urged council to move ahead with leash laws.
Patricia Shepherd, a Columbia Street resident, complained to council about the neighborhood dogs defecating in her yard.
Good yields plus high prices could equal highest value wheat crop ever in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
With the wheat harvest almost done in Mercer County, producers are smiling at their yields and high market prices.
A lot of the county's wheat has looked good all along, local ag officials say, but farmers are always reluctant to believe it until it's harvested. [More]
Despite a disappointing first half of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season, the Grand Lake Mariners can at least claim bragging rights over the rival Lima Locos.
Local pictures on July 15th, 2008