Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
By Margie Wuebker
Jason Thomas, a 25-year-old Celina man charged in connection with the death of his 101/2-month-old stepson, walked into Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Monday afternoon staring straight ahead, without so much as a glance toward his wife or relatives. [More]
24 people were arrested in drug sweep following lengthy investigation
By Shelley Grieshop
Area residents charged in December with drug-related crimes continue to appear in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court in Wapakoneta.
Twenty-four people were arrested and 77 criminal charges filed following a lengthy investigation that began in early 2008 by the Grand Lake Drug Task Force of Mercer and Auglaize counties. [More]
Obituaries on February 3rd, 2009
Ruth E. Felver, 69, of Celina, died at 7:17 a.m. Feb. 2, 2009, at Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Former Mendon resident, Vernon R. Hicks, 67, of Bradford, died at 5:43 p.m. Feb. 1, 2009, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Local pictures on February 3rd, 2009
Subscriber stories on February 3rd, 2009
Celina City Council members moved forward with setting the new street width for Main Street from Lake Shore Drive to Livingston Street at 70 feet, 6 inches.
An Indiana man, who claimed he was merely doing a favor for someone else, received concurrent prison terms for trafficking in drugs during an appearance last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Lake Development Corporation members Monday discussed but took no action on pursuing grants to buy land around Grand Lake to dump dredge material scooped up from the lake.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry was able to wear down a smaller Continental squad by pounding the ball inside, allowing the Redskins to go to 13-1 on the season with a 71-52 win over the Pirates in a Monday night matchup at Redskin Gymnasium.
ST. HENRY - Rachel Borgerding will stay fairly close to home when she takes off for college next fall.
The Redskin senior setter will attend Capital University in the Columbus suburb of Bexley and play for the Crusaders' volleyball program.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Defiance pulled away from St. Marys in the second half to hand the Roughriders their fourth Western Buckeye League loss of the season with a 38-31 win at Defiance on Monday night in a rescheduled game.