Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
Jarod Bright was a young and talented assistant who worked at a law firm in downtown Columbus.
At 26, he was one day away from receiving a degree from ITT Technical Institute when his fiance, St. Henry High School grad Kim Summers, received a phone call she'll never forget: the man of her dreams was dead after sniffing from a $3 can of computer duster. [More]
Obituaries on April 8th, 2009
Wayne E. Coby, 79, 106 Pershing St., Celina, died at 9:17 p.m. April 6, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, following a sudden illness. [More]
Orval Ellis, 86, 922 Motz Street, St. Marys, died April 6, 2009, at his residen [More]
John Frank Hagen, 91, 202 Celina St., Celina, died at 7:41 p.m. April 6, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on April 8th, 2009
Subscriber stories on April 8th, 2009
CHICKASAW - A wastewater treatment agreement between the village of Chickasaw and the Mercer County commissioners received unanimous approval from village councilors Tuesday night. Commissioners are expected to take action within a week.
MINSTER - With warmer weather predicted in the coming weeks, village councilors turned their attention to 2009 minor street resurfacing projects Tuesday night.
Mercer County Commissioner Bob Nuding is recovering from triple-bypass heart surgery that he underwent this past weekend.
Nuding, who has served on
A martial arts school with a Christian kick recently opened in Fort Recovery and is already expanding services.
Ji-Yuu Karate Do-Dojo, 128 N. Wayne
Montezuma business recycles vegetable oil
MONTEZUMA - A Mercer County business is widening its recycling loop to include a new product.
Frywise Inc., owned by Vance and Kimberly Nation, now provides new-style dumpsters that feature a low opening for pouring in used oil. The oil is later vacuumed out by Nation's truck driver and recycled.