Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Explosives found at St. Marys service station and on local 18-year-old as police apprehend at his residence
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - The Marathon gas station on South Street was the focus of area emergency personnel Tuesday morning after a homemade bomb was found near a gasoline pump. Following the arrest of a local man, a second bomb was discovered on his person.
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By William Kincaid
A busload of Celina city officials and Main Street business owners are touring multiple cities in northwest Ohio today to observe the design and layout of streets, sidewalks, parking and lighting.
The group, which is helping the city prepare for a Main Street reconstruction project in 2010, has stops planned at more than a dozen cities, including Van Wert, Defiance, Bryan and Paulding. [More]
Obituaries on December 3rd, 2008
Wilbur W. "Bud" Curry, 91, 7398 state Route 703, Celina, died at 2:05 a.m. Dec. 2, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Former New Bremen resident Gregory Carl Roediger, 51, of Austin, Texas, died of natural causes Nov. 30, 2008 at his residence. [More]
Paul C. Weigel, 84, formerly of 221 S. Oak St., Coldwater, died at 2:15 p.m. Dec. 2, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on December 3rd, 2008
Subscriber stories on December 3rd, 2008
MINSTER - Water and sewer rates will increase next year as local councilors deal with rising chemical and delivery costs.
Village Administrator Don
Mercer County commissioners hit a funding snag for a project to move the sheriff department's radio equipment to a new tower.
The lowest bid for th
Three people were injured when a car and an SUV collided on an icy roadway northeast of St. Marys at 6:12 p.m. Dec. 1.
The driver of the first vehi
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a reported assault that occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Montezuma area.
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ST. HENRY - Wapakoneta was able to neutralize St. Henry by dominating the boards as the visitors won the battle of the Redskins, 67-47, at St. Henry Middle School Gym on Tuesday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Parkway girls basketball team struggled in their season opener, getting outscored 32-7 in the middle two quarters as Wayne Trace posted a 67-23 win on Tuesday night.