Friday, February 12th, 2010
Celina
By Margie Wuebker
A 22-year-old Celina man faces felony charges stemming from an apparent case of shaken baby syndrome.
Shane A. Schindler, 433 E. Livingston St., appeared in Celina Municipal Court this week on charges of felonious assault and child endangering. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Feb. 16 to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to present the case to grand jurors. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - One of the main keys of basketball is rebounding.
It was rebounding that was the bane of St. Henry's play on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference play against Coldwater.
The Cavaliers were able to get second and sometimes third chances at the basket, which mixed in with 20 Redskins turnovers, allowed Coldwater to pick up its 10th win of the season with a 56-44 triumph over rival St. Henry at The Palace. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater will offer a Sunday evening Mass each week beginning Feb. 21.
The Mass, which will fulfill the Sunday obligation, will take place at 6 p.m. and have a focus on youth, said the Rev. Rick Walling, senior pastor of Holy Trinity and two other parishes in the Coldwater cluster of Catholic churches. [More]
Obituaries on February 12th, 2010
The Rev. Steven J. Oliver, 60, 321 E. Spring St., New Knoxville, died Feb. 11, 2010, at his home. He suffered an apparent heart attack after blowing snow. [More]
Anna Mae Stammen, 82, of Sharpsburg, died Feb. 12, 2010, at Briarwood Village, [More]
James William Taylor, 82, 8530 Howard Drive, Celina, died Feb. 10, 2010, at Mercer Health, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on February 12th, 2010
Subscriber stories on February 12th, 2010
ST. MARYS - Larry Dicke's wife told him several years ago he needed to get a hobby. "Everybody's got a hobby," she said "You need a hobby." But he ha
Formal charges have been filed against two Celina brothers in connection with a suspicious fire at the former Grand Slam USA Family Fun Center.
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Fort Recovery schools
Fort Recovery Interim Superintendent Pat Niekamp accepted a new one-year contact from board of education members this week.
The contract offer came
Fort Recovery board of education members are considering whether to add a three-hour-delay option as the number of state calamity days for all public schools will be reduced from five to three next school year.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors passed a resolution of necessity Thursday afternoon to proceed with the Canal Street reconstruction and parking lot expansion project south of Plum Street.
Chickasaw, Osgood, Gettysburg
Three area fire departments recently were awarded a total of $117,984 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The money, wh
A conversation about Groundhog Day by my co-workers led to a lively discussion about mating season for skunks. It seems February signals the beginning of skunk mating season which continues through March.
Welker scores career-high 21 points in 34-point Celina triumph over Elida
A week-long layoff didn't seem to bother the Celina girls basketball team.
Celina hit the hardwood for the first time in seven days and coasted to an easy win over Elida, 68-34, in Western Buckeye League play on Thursday night at the Fieldhouse.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
A key Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball battle will be a matinee affair after postponment on Thursday.
The Marion Local-Fort Recovery girls basketball game has been moved to a noon JV start on Saturday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.