Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
Dave Berlet was still in diapers when he attended his first trapshooting championship 65 years ago.
The New Knoxville man hasn't missed a year of competition since.
"My father was a trapshooter," says Berlet, who in August competed in his 52nd Grand American World Trapshooting Championship in Illinois and won another five trophies with his inherited skill. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina Bulldogs shook off a feisty Parkway Panthers bunch in the first quarter and pulled away for a 62-43 girls basketball win on Monday night at the Fieldhouse.
The win moves the Bulldogs to 5-3 on the season as the Panthers drop to 1-7.
The opening half of the first quarter was extremely competitive as the Bulldogs and Panthers traded baskets, with the majority of the buckets coming in a post duel between Parkway's Hannah Harshman and Celina's Cenzie Yoder. [More]
Obituaries on January 6th, 2009
Cyril E. "Cy" Brockman, 84, 413 E. Boundry St., Fort Recovery, died at 1:52 p.m. Jan. 5, 2009, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Former Coldwater resident Victoria C. Knapke, 92, died at 2:41 p.m. Jan. 3, 2009, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Debora S. Meyer, 60, 114 Marbello Court, St. Marys, died at 5:50 p.m. Jan. 4, 2009, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus. Death due to natural causes. [More]
Aaron H. Schrolucke, 88, 205 S. St. Marys St., New Knoxville, died at 8:50 p.m. Jan. 3, 2009 at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on January 6th, 2009
Subscriber stories on January 6th, 2009
ST. MARYS - The city's 2009 street program includes resurfacing, reconstruction, some sidewalks and more for a cost of $790,000. Council's streets and sidewalks committee discussed this program and other topics of bricks, dust and ODOT at a meeting Monday evening.
Two local residents have expressed an interest in filling a vacancy on the Minster Local Schools board of education.
Deron Goodwin, 02879 Township
FORT RECOVERY - All village utility customers are being assessed an additional $3 on their monthly water and sewer bills to help finance a forthcoming $3.4 million sewer separation and street reconstruction project.
In the early 1990s, girl's basketball in Mercer County was a red-hot commodity.   
With the Coldwater Cavaliers and Fort Recovery Indians each snat
Allen Baskett admitted that he was not in attendance at the meeting of the Governor's Cup Regatta race committee when he was named as Co-Chair.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina swim team split a dual meet with Jay County on Monday night. The Celina girls edged the Patriots by a slim 158-156 margin while the WaterDog boys lost, 164-141.