Friday, December 12th, 2008
Obituaries on December 12th, 2008
Thomas Edward Brandt, 82, of Willshire, died at 4:10 a.m. Dec. 11, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Mendon native Dorothy R. Felver McCullough, 90, 768 Holly St., Lima, died at 4:42 p.m. Dec. 10, 2008, at the Ridge of Shawnee. [More]
Former New Bremen resident Margaret A. Pape, 90, died at 4:50 p.m. Dec. 11, 200 [More]
Stories on December 12th, 2008
Officials are pleased with the progress made so far on the nearly $12 million jail being built west of Celina.
Contractors, architects and Mercer C [More]
The cost of carbon, which is the main ingredient in the city's new water treatment process, has doubled due to what Celina Safety Service Director Jeff Hazel calls the China-effect. [More]
A local dairy farmer has until March 1 to fix a pollution problem at his farm or have the matter turned over to the state's division of soil and water conservation for possible enforcement.
Two local men hurt seriously in stabbing
A Fort Recovery man pleaded guilty Monday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to two counts of attempted felonious assault stemming from an Aug. 21 stabbing that seriously injured two acquaintances.
Mercer County officials are seeking advice from the prosecutor's office before approving a family's request for reimbursement of rabies treatment costs for a child bitten by a bat in August.
The Coldwater Police Department is seeking information regarding a Wednesday night incident that resulted in red lights being shot out at the intersection of West Vine and North Mill streets in the village.
A good friend wanted to know if pine cones were alive or dead. It seems her pine cones closed, usually when placed outside, and opened when brought inside, leading her to believe they may actually be a life form.
A three-team wrestling match finished up with a trio of splits on Thursday night at Celina High School Gymnasium.
Celina, Coldwater and Bath each went 1-1 in the triangular.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina dominated the first three quarters, then cruised to win its Western Buckeye League girls basketball opener 52-40 over Defiance on Thursday night in Defiance. Celina improves to 3-1 as Defiance drops to 1-2.
NEW BREMEN - A suffocating defense helped Fort Recovery start the Midwest Athletic Conference season the right way.
Fort Recovery led for all but 1:03 en route to a 51-43 road win over New Bremen at Cardinal Gymnasium on Thursday evening.
MARIA STEIN - The Minster Wildcats used a huge second quarter and big plays down the stretch to pull off a 50-46 win over the Marion Local Flyers at The Hangar on Thursday night in the Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both squads. [More]
Local pictures on December 12th, 2008