Friday, January 9th, 2009
Obituaries on January 9th, 2009
Eunice Elizabeth Lageman, 83, died at 10:20 p.m. Jan. 7, 2009, at Elkhart Hospice House of Indiana. [More]
Ada Deloris Puschell, 79, 19190 Townline-Kossuth Road, St. Marys, died at 12:50 p.m. Jan. 7, 2009, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Braden James Stricker, son of Eric and Erin Smith Stricker, 354 Wuebker Road, Minster, was stillborn Jan. 7, 2009, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. [More]
Stories on January 9th, 2009
Mercer County commissioners Thursday morning viewed a 15-acre, county-owned parcel on which dredge material from a portion of Beaver Creek will be placed. [More]
The Chattanooga volunteer firefighters are seeking a $40,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Ohio Department of Development to improve the firehouse well.
Health officials have begun a process that could lead to the closure of a Rockford mobile home park because the owner reportedly failed to heed warnings to clean up the property.
A public meeting regarding the planned extension of sewer service to Maria Stein could take place as soon as late February or early March.
Engineer
I have always felt the months of January and February were bleak, dreary and never-ending.
But due to circumstances beyond my control, I've had the rare opportunity these past few weeks to study what Mother Nature affords us in these early months of the new year, despite winter's wrath. [More]
Authorities believe a 39-year-old Arcanum man suffered a possible heart attack and died while driving a pickup truck near Greenville on Wednesday afternoon.
ST. MARYS - The Celina girls basketball team had its most prolific three-point shooting performance in recent memory, but it was barely enough to beat St. Marys. [More]
MARIA STEIN - The St. Henry Redskins turned a miserable start to the fourth quarter into a fantastic finish on Thursday night to come back and defeat the Marion Local Flyers by a score of 56-51 at The Hangar.
ROCKFORD - A 14-0 run to end the first quarter allowed Coldwater to pick up its third win of the season and the team's first Midwest Athletic Conference triumph of the year, 53-35, over Parkway at Panther Gymnasium on Thursday night.
NEW BREMEN - Ever since John Naismith put the peach baskets up on the wall, the object of the game of basketball is to put the ball in the basket and prevent the other team from doing the same.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery outscored Versailles 18-11 in the final period to come back and beat Versailles 43-39 in Midwest Athle
Local pictures on January 9th, 2009