Friday, April 10th, 2009
Obituaries on April 10th, 2009
Carroll E. Lacy, 87, of Cridersville, died at 2:20 p.m. April 9, 2009, in The Ridge at Shawnee. [More]
Arnold "Jake" Anthony Lorton, 82, of West Milton, died at 8 p.m. April 8, 2009, at Koester Pavilion, Troy. [More]
Gloria J. McCann, 83, 1030 Williams St., St. Marys, died at 9:05 p.m. April 8, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Paul Wilson Opperman, 75, 8 Elk Drive, New Bremen, died at 4:05 a.m. April 9, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Almalea Winer, 92, of St. Marys, died at 3:50 a.m. April 9, 2009, at the St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Stories on April 10th, 2009
ST. HENRY - Laughter from the middle school students and a half-dozen elderly residents causes Easter egg dye to jiggle in the bowls on a table at The Gardens at St. Henry nursing home.
NEW BREMEN - The flow of tourism dollars into the Grand Lake area hit an all-time high during 2008, according to Donna Grube, director of the Auglaize & Mercer Counties Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs is back on the job after complying with terms of the State Medical Board of Ohio for an admitted alcohol problem. [More]
The plug has been pulled on two controversial tile replacement projects along Frahm Pike and state Route 49 after about 20 residents attended a Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board meeting Thursday.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys River Basin provides habitat for many rare and declining species of birds. In recognition, the area soon will be designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by the National Audubon Society, joining 66 others in Ohio.
The Auglaize & Mercer Counties Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) on Thursday honored two men and an organization for their work in promoting the Grand Lake area.
Families are being hit hard with job layoffs and wage cuts and they're fighting back by planting vegetable gardens.
It is estimated that seven million additional U.S. households will plant a garden this year. This is an increase of 19 percent from last year.
The area's most prolific scorer and a coach who guided his team to within one game of the state final four earn The Daily Standard's top honors for b [More]
Celina ran into a buzzsaw for its Western Buckeye League baseball opening game as Defiance's Dace Kime fired a no-hitter as Defiance posted a 5-0 win
It has been an unexpected dismal start for the Celina softball team this spring, but the Green and White hit rock bottom on Thursday at Bill Feth Diamond.
The Celina boys tennis team improved to 2-0 in Western Buckeye League competition with a 5-0 shutout of Defiance on Thursday at the High School Tennis Courts. Defiance goes to 0-1 in the WBL. [More]
COLDWATER - The Coldwater baseball team used two big offensive innings and a good pitching performance from senior Bill Geeslin to survive an otherwi
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