Monday, November 9th, 2009
Celina resident remembers her 1940s Navy days
By Margie Wuebker
Mary Lydia Kaup of Celina feels a surge of patriotism each time she sees an American flag flapping in the breeze or hears "The Star Spangled Banner" playing before a televised sports event.
There's even a "God Bless America" sign in the front window of her Cheshire Circle home. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
COLUMBUS - There is a wooden board set up at the state cross country meet that is out of sight of the fans at the event. This is where the results first get posted, and where coaches and athletes gather to see how they did and who won.
When the results for the Division III girls cross country race were posted, the person closest to the board proclaimed, "Look, Minster won."
There was soft chuckling from the rest of the people gathered, the type you hear when someone states the obvious. [More]
Obituaries on November 9th, 2009
William C. Ahlers, 67, 615 N. Main St., New Bremen, died at 2 a.m. Nov. 8, 2009 at his residence. [More]
Beverly Louise Chilcoat, 74, 10702 Mercer-Auglaize Co. Line Road , St.Marys, died at 9:57 a.m. Nov. 6, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Jack R. Kuenning, 68, 1112 Motz St., St. Marys, died Nov. 5, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
James R. Osborne, 68, 7010 Hamilton Road, Mendon, died Nov. 7, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
John R. "Jack" Shelby, 83, St. Marys, died at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster, where he had resided for the last five years. [More]
Local pictures on November 9th, 2009
Subscriber stories on November 9th, 2009
A state representative wants the Ohio legislature to appropriate $135,000 to monitor by satellite all 58 inland lakes in Ohio for the presence of blue-green algae.
Police believe someone murdered a 53-year-old Ansonia man who was found dead in his van in Greenville on Tuesday.
Patrick D. Cheadle, who was burie
Mercer County commissioners are working to define rules that allow county employees to purchase/charge items for their office.
Commissioners last w
COLUMBUS - It was a busy day for area athletes on Saturday at the state cross country meet, as local participants competed in the girls' and boys' races in both Divisions II and III.
VANDALIA - The Marion Local Flyers had been here before - four years ago, to be exact - and were up against the same opponent in the Lehman Catholic
FINDLAY - Talk about a precarious position to put a freshman goalkeeper in.
After 110 minutes of scoreless play in the Division II regional championship match, it came down to a penalty-kicks shootout to decide whether St. Marys or Lake would advance to the state semifinals on Wednesday.
SIDNEY - The Marion Local Flyers put up plenty of impressive numbers in Saturday's Division VI playoff opener against the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers, but the most important digit was a big fat zero.