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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Minster students use camera to capture veterans' memories
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - George Brown takes a seat in a makeshift recording studio at Minster High School and begins talking about his experiences during the World War II era.
He is one of 12 area veterans sharing such memories as part of an oral history project sponsored by the Minster Historical Society in cooperation with teacher Austin Kaylor's sophomore world history class. [More]
By Nancy Allen
There's an emerging revenue opportunity for farmers in the form of selling carbon credits generated when they implement conservation measures on their land.
On Thursday, a free meeting on the topic will be held at 7 p.m. at the Shelby County Agricultural Center, 820 Fair Road, Sidney. The meeting will last about two hours and there is no advance registration. [More]
Obituaries on March 10th, 2009
Gregory Edward Bennett, 63, 549 E. Fulton St., Celina, died at 5:40 p.m. March 8, 2009, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
James T. Burke, 52, 04670 Glynwood Road, St. Marys, died March, 7, 2009, at his residence. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Gerald "Jerry" Dillhoff, 65, Rolling Meadows, Ill., died at 4 p.m. March 8, 2009, at Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Ill. [More]
Bertha Mae Edmiston, 97, formerly of 523 Lisle St., Celina, died at 5 p.m. Marc [More]
Rita Carolyn Langenkamp, 76, 6963 S. 500 East, Portland, Ind., died at 11:15 p.m. March 6, 2009, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on March 10th, 2009
Subscriber stories on March 10th, 2009
ST. MARYS - The dumping area behind St. Marys Foundry has some residents concerned about what's in that pile of stuff and what kind of health hazard it may be. The Ohio EPA already is on track to find out.
A community without a disaster plan is a community destined for chaos.
That was the overall message proclaimed during a meeting last week of the Me
Mary Diller was honored with the annual Fort Recovery Citizen of the Year award on Sunday evening at the school auditeria.
Diller, 404 George Stree
COLDWATER - Village Manager-Engineer Eric Thomas says he feels fortunate the small government grant and loan from Ohio Public Works for street and water/sewer improvements has been funded.
MARIA STEIN - Booster Club representatives attended the Marion Local Schools board of education meeting Monday night to outline proposed plans for new visitors' bleachers at the high school football field.