Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Energy business seeking county land for plant site
By Shelley Grieshop
A Cleveland-area company is seeking county-owned land to build a plant that would use cow manure to produce electricity.
Joel S. Keller, CEO of R&A Energy Solutions LLC, North Ridgeville, this week gave a proposal to Mercer County commissioners asking them for use of county land west of Celina. The company feels the property - east of state Route 118 and south of state Route 29 - would be a good site for a renewable energy plant. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
FORT RECOVERY - Going into Friday night's season opener against Ansonia at Barrenbrugge Park, everyone associated with the Fort Recovery Indians football team knew that the squad was blessed with quality skilled people, but the early questions center around a young offensive line and defensive units. [More]
Obituaries on August 23rd, 2008
Dennis R. Levi, 52, 918 Sycamore St., Celina, died from natural causes at 10 a.m. Aug. 21, 2008, at Joint Township Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Wilma M. Savage, 86, 517 Southway Drive, St. Marys, died at 8:44 p.m. Aug. 21, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Morris Leon Slone, 63, Troy, died at 8:53 a.m. Aug. 17, 2008, at his residence. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Local pictures on August 23rd, 2008
Subscriber stories on August 23rd, 2008
ST. MARYS - "Let's take a trip to Niagara ....," is an old song lyric and it's a good idea as long as you fly. Because nowadays flying might be less expensive than driving as some area travelers have found out.
A Fort Recovery man accused of stabbing and causing serious injury to two acquaintances wept throughout his initial appearance in court on Friday afternoon.
As has been the case in all four season-opening matchups between Celina and Lima Senior, it was a tight game until the clock hit triple zeroes.
And for the fourth consecutive time, it was the Lima Senior players that were celebrating after defeating Celina 14-10 at Celina Stadium on Friday night.
KENTON - In the preseason, Coldwater coach John Reed talked about his team looking forward to not just practicing, but to get playing for real.
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MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers jumped on the Elida Bulldogs with both feet early in Friday's football lidlifter, and the visitors never got a chance to catch their breath the rest of the way.
The Minster Wildcats came into Fort Loramie having tried but failed to grasp victory in its last 11 football games.
Though it was far from easy, Mi
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys held off a determined Piqua squad to open the season with a 36-32 win over the Indians at Skip Baughman Stadium on Friday night.