Thursday, March 26th, 2009
By Nancy Allen
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Craig Morton is learning the ins and outs of the 250-mile Miami and Erie Canal.
Morton's office may take over operations of the canal if a cost-saving proposal to move two state programs into the Division of Parks and Recreation gets passed in the Ohio budget. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Despite having a noticeably underage lineup during the 1973-74 season, the Marion Local Flyers ended their campaign in the district tournament.
The following year, head coach Irv Besecker began his second season in charge of the Flyers with a sense of hopeful optimism. With only two seniors on the roster, the Flyers kicked off the winter by grabbing five wins in five tries, followed by a date with the St. Henry Redskins, who entered the meeting hitting for 90 points per game. [More]
Obituaries on March 26th, 2009
James C. Dues, 62, 4356 South 300 East, Portland, Ind., died at 9:11 a.m. March [More]
Irene M. Reitz, 83, of Fort Recovery, and formerly of Bryant, Ind., died at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on March 26th, 2009
Subscriber stories on March 26th, 2009
Dozens of Liberty Township residents filled a conference room in Celina on Tuesday to speak out against a proposed ditch project along Frahm Pike and state Route 49 that would cost one local landowner nearly $50,000.
Fifteen percent of the roof on Celina's public works building at 308 North Portland Street will be replaced in the next several weeks to stop ongoing leaks.
NEW BREMEN - People attending the annual New Bremen Community Improvement Corporation luncheon Wednesday took a tour of the local business community from inception to present day without leaving the confines of Speedway Lanes.
FORT RECOVERY - Matt Berry of Celina had no intention of becoming a children's book writer.
But when an idea came to the Celina resident and manager of customer and community relations at Midwest Electric years ago, Berry thought it could make a good story.