Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Obituaries on June 11th, 2009
Paul Badger, 79, of Via Athena, North Fort Myers, Fla., died June 10, 2009, at the Hope Hospice Facility, Cape Coral, Fla. [More]
Wilma Brotherwood, 78, of 114 N. Pine St., St. Marys, died June 10, 2009, in th [More]
Magdelina "Maggie" Margaret Eyink, 92, formerly of 91 Mulberry Street, Chickasaw, died at 8:15 p.m. June 10, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Stories on June 11th, 2009
A 42-year-old Celina man faces multiple felony charges in connection with the drug-related death of his wife Tuesday night.
Brett Riley, 428 E. Livingston St., was arrested this morning upon release from Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater and transported to the Mercer County Jail. [More]
The Minster Police Department is doing an in-house investigation to determine if there was any wrongdoing by the officers who were involved in a high-speed pursuit that led to a fatal motorcycle accident early Sunday morning.
St. Marys school board to fund study on how to get pedestrians to new school
ST. MARYS - The question is: How to get kids across the four-lane after the new school is built. Yes, the buses will travel via the existing overpass; but what about daily travel before and after school when transportation is not available. [More]
The Ohio Historical Society again is the target of state budget cuts with the Senate's plan to decrease the society's budget by 26 percent. Local historians classify the situation as quite serious.
A full-time employee likely will be hired to administer $1 million in federal money to help farmers in the Grand Lake Watershed pay to put conservation practices on their land aimed at improving water quality.
NEW BREMEN - School officials had reason to smile Wednesday night as board of education members reviewed the latest Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) results. The results show increasing numbers in various areas.
A Cincinnati-based company believes its expertise could help Mercer County save more than $50,000 per year by implementing "green energy" ideas.
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Nearly 3 acres of Granville Township has officially become part of the village of St. Henry.
The action to annex the land to the town was passed as an emergency resolution Monday night by St. Henry village councilors.
The Portland Rockets scored three times in the third inning and three more times in the seventh inning while getting a strong pitching performance by Jensen Painter in a 6-1 win over the Grand Lake Mariners at Jim Hoess Field on Wednesday night.
ST. HENRY - Coldwater, finally getting the ACME season underway after the spring team's run to the state semifinals, scored seven times in the top of the first inning and got stellar pitching to beat St. Henry 13-0 in five innings at the Wally Post Athletic Complex on Wednesday. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Henry Bank Junior Golf Tournament series debuted on Tuesday as Arrowhead Golf Course in Minster hosted the H
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Monte Imwalle drove in four runs as Marion Local completed a summer sweep by beating Parkway for the second time in three days with a 12-4 victory in ACME action at Flyer Athletic Complex in Maria Stein.
Local pictures on June 11th, 2009