Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - Questions and allegations were flung at board members during a crowded meeting Monday night to discuss the possible retirement and rehiring of St. Henry Local Schools Superintendent Rod Moorman.
More than a dozen residents, teachers and other staff members spoke out during the open forum - most against rehiring Moorman, who has been superintendent at the school for nine years. No other district employees have ever been granted the option to retire and rehire for their position. [More]
Obituaries on November 18th, 2008
Richard M. "Dick" Henderson, 78, Elm St., Celina, died at 10 p.m. Nov. 16, 2008, at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Margaret Pauline Hinkle-Owens, 77, of St. Marys died Nov. 17, 2008, at the St. [More]
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a revised version of Monday's obituary. Today's [More]
Local pictures on November 18th, 2008
Subscriber stories on November 18th, 2008
Board also slams local newpaper's reporting
Mercer County board of election members approved 452 provisional votes and rejected 181 of those votes.
Of the rejected votes, 112 were not counted
County commissioners make contract with pest control company
Officials again will lace bird food with poison to fix a recurring pigeon problem at the Mercer County Courthouse.
Commissioners last week approved
The pay scale for classified substitutes, such as secretaries, library and bus aides and cafeteria workers, at Celina City Schools was increased during a school board meeting Monday.