Friday, November 28th, 2008
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - The big challenge in providing education to homeless students is convincing them they actually fit the federal guidelines of homelessness, according to one local school administrator. Another challenge may be getting them to the school of their preference. [More]
By Janie Southard
The car recently recovered from Eastview Pond by the Celina Fire Department was stolen from a Celina man 15 years ago, according to the Celina Police Department.
After reading the newspaper report earlier this month, Valerie Strohl contacted the police department to say this could be her late husband's car that he reported missing. [More]
Obituaries on November 28th, 2008
Arthur Bradford, 77, Celina, died Nov. 26, 2008, at The Hospice Center in Cinci [More]
Dorothy Mae Walls-Bishop, 87, Celina, died Nov. 26, 2008, at her residence.
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Ralph E. Zink, 72, rural Wapakoneta, died at 6:05 a.m. Nov. 26, 2008, at his residence following a long battle with cancer. [More]
Local pictures on November 28th, 2008
Subscriber stories on November 28th, 2008
Mercer County commissioners this week gave their approval for the purchase of a chair lift for the courthouse auditorium stairway.
The auditorium, which is located in the southwest corner of the county courthouse basement and undergoing renovation, currently is not handicapped-accessible.
A 40-year-old St. Henry woman was sentenced this week to 30 days in jail and three years probation for illegally obtaining a prescription drug from two different doctors.
Several agencies in Mercer County will receive equipment and other supplies courtesy of nearly $54,000 in Homeland Security Grant funds.
The projects funded were approved by the local Terrorism Task Force Committee last month and by the county commissioners this week.
Spc. A.J. Barger enjoyed the past few weeks spending time with friends, family and his girlfriend in his hometown of Celina before recently heading back to Iraq to complete his tour of duty.
MONTEZUMA - Matt Burden has a boyish smile and endless energy but he's not the guy most people would expect to see behind the pulpit on Sunday.
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The live Nativity program "A Community Christmas" will be held again this year at the Mercer County Fairgrounds from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7.
The event is a drive-through Nativity production and is sponsored by Mercer County Community Churches with the support of the county fair board.