Friday, May 29th, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
Local sightings of non-native Ohio birds and efforts to stock a new species of fish in Grand Lake appear to counter recent warnings describing the state's largest inland lake as an environmental health hazard.
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By Mike Ernst
Mendon's Jason Kinney will always remember the weekend he graduated from Ohio Northern University. Not only did he officially accept his degree in Construction Management from the Ada campus, but he hurried back to Eldora Speedway and picked up his first top-five finish of the season in his stock car. [More]
Obituaries on May 29th, 2009
Leona A. Hamberg-Bruns, 88, 4146 Fleetfoot Road, Coldwater, died at 11:45 a.m. May 28, 2009, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Mary Ann Fortkamp, 79, 14574 state Route 49, Fort Recovery, died May 28, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Fr. Paul Link, C.PP.S., 78, died at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, on May 27, 2009. [More]
Edgar E. McElroy, 69, of Bedford, Ind., died at 2 a.m. May 29, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Anna L. Turner, 69 ,1009 Hemlock St., Celina, died at 11:17p.m. May 28, 2009, a [More]
Local pictures on May 29th, 2009
Subscriber stories on May 29th, 2009
A new type of saugeye not found anywhere else in Ohio was set to be stocked in Grand Lake at 1 p.m. today.
The fish - offspring of female walleye and male saugers - were raised at the state fish hatchery in St. Marys and were specially treated to make them sterile.
St. MARYS - More than 30 people attended an Ohio EPA hearing on Thursday night to discuss the impact a proposed housing development would have on water quality in Grand Lake.
In just three years, Kinzie Gardner has gone from a first-time tennis player to one of the best in the history of the Celina girls program.
Gardner proved to be a quick learner and will now continue her tennis career next year at the University of St. Francis.
Marion Local High School graduate Cory Luebke earned the California League's Pitcher of the Week honor for the week of May 18-24 after picking up two wins for the San Diego Padres' Class A affiliate, the Lake Elsinore Storm.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater girls 3,200-meter relay team and St. Marys sophomore thrower Mekayla Breland will head to state next week after qualifying in the top four in their respective events on the first day of the Division II regional track meet in Lexington on Thursday.