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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
By Shelley Grieshop
Darke County officials have positively identified an 18-year-old woman who was murdered and dumped in a cornfield near Arcanum nearly 39 years ago.
A "cold case" team received the news from DNA experts late last week confirming the nude and decomposed remains found Oct. 11, 1970, as Jeanne Marie Melville of Green Bay, Wis. The young lady reportedly was traveling by bus from her home to Darke County in the summer of 1970 when she disappeared. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
As part of their plan to gather a fan base for their team, the area's newest semi-professional football team decided to fix up their potential base of operations.
The Tri-County Raiders will open the season this Saturday in the Interstate Football [More]
Obituaries on July 16th, 2009
George A. Berron, 87, formerly of Muncie, Ind., and a resident of Golden Living [More]
John H. Holtvogt, 61, of Fort Loramie, died at 6:18 p.m. July 14, 2009, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Dr. Scott Allen McIlroy, 59, of Upper Arlington, died July 12, 2009, at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. Death was due to leukemia. [More]
Wilson H. Warrick, 92, of Celina, died at 3:18 p.m. July 15, 2009, at the Merce [More]
Local pictures on July 16th, 2009
Subscriber stories on July 16th, 2009
Negotiations to acquire the former Versa Pak building near Celina's Lake Shore Park have failed, and Celina officials are preparing to go to court over the matter.
ST. MARYS - High school football fans may think the pleasure of the game is all about the kids or grandkids out on the field. But, odds are that the real degree of pleasure is all about the bleachers.
ST. HENRY - Teckla Recker looks rather amused at the thought of making ice cream in plastic bags instead of a hand-crank freezer.
"I've never heard
Auglaize County Health Commissioner Charlotte Parsons is bracing for the news of funding cuts for the local agency as a result of Gov. Ted Strickland's soon-to-be announced state budget.
A Burkettsville man faces decades behind bars after pleading no contest to four counts of rape during a Wednesday afternoon appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Working at Starbucks, waiting tables and attending college all while composing music may sound like drudgery.
But for St. Marys native and Nashville-based singer Lori Triplett, the daily grind of trying to make it in the music industry has yielded a certain latitude - complete artistic freedom.
A year ago Owasso, Oklahoma's Daryn Pittman sat on top of the sprint car world after capturing the $50,000 to-win Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway.
Pittman returns to the high-banked, one-half mile oval this weekend to defend his title but a lot has changed.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
A group of local golfers will compete next week at the Ohio Golf Course Owners Association's State Junior tournament