Saturday, September 13th, 2008
By William Kincaid
Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Matt Fox defended his objection to a plea proposal for a Chickasaw man charged in the deaths of four men last March in an 11-page document filed with the court five minutes before closing Friday.
Citing Ohio law [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Three Celina residents were scheduled to appear in Celina Municipal Court Friday on misdemeanor charges stemming from an attempted breaking and entering early Thursday morning at a Coldwater business.
Patrolman Kyle Dues noted suspicious activity shortly after midnight in the parking lot at Dairy Land, 509 N. Second St. He stopped a car leaving the rear of the business and an ensuing investigation revealed someone had attempted to forcibly enter the business. [More]
By Randy Bruns
COLDWATER - Apparently, turnabout is fair play for the Coldwater Cavaliers.
After having their home field and conference winning streaks snapped last year at the hands of the Marion Local Flyers, the Cavaliers did a little snapping of their own Friday night at Cavalier Stadium. [More]
Obituaries on September 13th, 2008
Cara Siefring, 4, Burkettsville, died at 12:35 p.m. Sept. 11, 2008 at Nationwide Children's Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on September 13th, 2008
Subscriber stories on September 13th, 2008
Taxes on some area agricultural lands are expected to double beginning with the first real estate tax bill in 2009, a result of the state's Current Agriculture Use Valuation (CAUV).
To many animal lovers, the disappearance of a beloved a dog or cat can be devastating.
But technology new to the area can aide in the recovery of a lost pet, according to local animal officials.
FORT RECOVERY - School administrators will begin an evaluation of the sports department to determine interest level and make necessary improvements, High School Principal Dave Warvel says.
It was Van Wert's running game against Celina's passing attack during Western Buckeye League football action on Friday night at Celina Stadium.
The visitors' ground game won out as Van Wert defeated Celina 35-27 to help the Cougars stay in a tie on top of the WBL standings with a perfect 3-0 mark.
ROCKFORD - Parkway lost a key player, then Anna cranked up its game.
With all-around athlete Josh Fisher out for the last three quarters with an in
FORT RECOVERY - It was a contrast of styles Friday night as the Minster Wildcats traveled to Fort Recovery to take on the Indians.
Minster ran the ball 52 times for 253 yards, while Fort Recovery threw the ball 52 times for 346 yards.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry stayed perfect on the season and took the lead in its all-time series with Versailles in posting a 42-7 win over the Tigers at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in Friday night football action.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Jake Taylor paced the St. Marys offense with his arm rather than his legs.
The Roughrider quarterback threw for a