Monday, January 19th, 2009
By William Kincaid
Celina city officials this morning gave a demonstration of how much narrower downtown sidewalks would be if Celina keeps angled parking and does not switch to parallel parking.
Downtown business and property owners were invited by letter to attend the demonstration at 8:30 a.m. today. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
WAPAKONETA - With just two weeks before the Western Buckeye League Swimming Championships, Saturday's Celina-Wapakoneta Swimming Invitational looked to give a sneak peek into the favorites for the WBL title.
As has been the case for most seasons, Shawnee and Celina look to be the top two on the podium. [More]
Obituaries on January 19th, 2009
Jason Gerard Bey, 32, Arling Road, St. Patrick, died Jan 17, 2009, at home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Marlin Bollenbacher, 88, of Celina, died at 2:35 a.m. Jan. 19, 2009, at the Lau [More]
Susie Callahan, 52, 1125 Meadow Lane, Portland, Ind., died Jan. 18, 2009, at home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Lodema C. Dicke, 84, of New Bremen, died at 11:45 p.m. Jan. 17, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Lawrence Ervin Novean, 93, formerly of 870 Hillcrest Drive, St. Marys, died at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 16, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Local pictures on January 19th, 2009
Subscriber stories on January 19th, 2009
Snow and bitterly cold temperatures continue to plague the Grand Lake area as windchill is expected to plummet to 8 below zero overnight.
The cold
Three area teens were injured Saturday afternoon when the car in which they were riding veered out of control, rolled and then struck a utility pole along U.S. 127, north of Tama Road.
Mercer County Fair brought home honors for local supporters Glen Florence and Nicole Gelhaus from the Ohio Fair Manager Association banquet as well as overall recognition of last year's fair.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina had trouble with Toledo Rogers' speed and suffered its second straight loss of the season with a 71-58 loss to the 8-1 Rams on Celina Athletic Hall of Fame Night at the Fieldhouse.