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Friday, January 8th, 2010
By Shelley Grieshop
Local health officials may be the first in the state to pen a unique policy for a construction and demolition debris landfill proposed to open in rural Rockford.
The Mercer County-Celina City Health board on Wednesday approved terms of a policy that would dictate how the Liberty Environmental Storage Facility site along state Route 49 will be maintained in the future if the business eventually closes, is abandoned or sold. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
The case of a 54-year-old Celina man charged with menacing by stalking, aggravated menacing and domestic violence is set for a bench trial commencing at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 5
Steven W. Shoupp, formerly of 1523 Irmscher Blvd., appeared Wednesday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court and voluntarily waived his right to a jury trial that had been set Feb. 4. Instead Judge Jeffrey Ingraham will determine his guilt or innocence. [More]
Obituaries on January 8th, 2010
John A. Brown, 94, 11300 Circle Drive, St. Marys, died at 8:43 a.m. Jan. 6, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Mercer County native Paul Ray "Bing" Fisher, 77, formerly of St. Peter and Hicksville, died at 7 p.m. Jan. 6, 2010, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Eugene E. Lampert, 80, of St. Marys, died at 11:42 p.m. Jan. 7, 2010, at The Ga [More]
Johanna Marbaugh, 84, of Celina, died at 3:50 a.m. Jan. 8, 2010, at The Gardens [More]
D. Richard Raudabaugh, 83, formerly of 914 Windsor Circle, Celina, died at 9:50 [More]
Cranberry Prairie native Margaret "Marge" R. Vagedes, 56, of Gosport, Ind., died at 9:50 p.m. Jan 6, 2010, at her residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Local pictures on January 8th, 2010
Subscriber stories on January 8th, 2010
With nearly half a foot of snow on the ground, gusty winds and frigid temperatures, road crews and law enforcement officers are encountering only minor problems during the first big snow of the winter.
Residents upset with trustees' decision OK'ing duplexes, RVs
Voters in Franklin Township will decide in May whether a zoning resolution passed by their trustees should be overturned - if the Mercer County Board of Elections approves wording of a petition for a referendum next month.
Dean Jim Sayer will retire from Wright State University-Lake Campus effective June 30, finishing out 2-1/2 years as head at the local campus.
Now in his 36th year of service at WSU, he served 18 years as chair of the department of communications at the Dayton campus.
Ag breakfast
The county's top Emergency Management Agency (EMA) official says the county needs to re-examine its protocol for an infectious animal disease outbreak, after attending training on the matter this week.
Mid-winter is a good time to think about gardening. It makes the snow, ice and cold winds a bit more bearable.
Mid-winter also is a great time to cleanout desk drawers and cupboards.
Generations of hard-working farmers, strong family values and lots of faith have kept the parish of St. Peter Catholic Church thriving for 150 years.
Thursday's heavy snow caused all of the area's high school sports schedule to postpone.
Already rescheduled games included the Celina girls making the trip to Wapakoneta on Monday, Jan. 25.