Thursday, February 25th, 2010
By William Kincaid
The City of Celina must consider the city's budget in the future as Celina is barely keeping its nose out of the water, councilman Jeff Larmore said.
Council's personnel and finance committee met Wednesday night, after a lively parks and recreation meeting, to further discuss this year's budget. [More]
By Betty Lawrence
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is now in compliance with Title IX, a federal law that prohibits gender discrimination in educational programs and activities, according to Superintendent Rich Seas.
The school had been under a Title IX watch since 2006, when the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) investigated the school following discontinuation of the girls gymnastics program. [More]
Obituaries on February 25th, 2010
John S. Esparza, 68, 400 E. Warren St. Lot 5, Celina, and formerly of Portland, [More]
Norma L. Hoenie, 76, of Celina, died Feb. 24, 2010.
Funeral arrangements are [More]
Betty Schulze, 74, of Amsterdam Road, Anna, died Feb. 24, 2010, at her home. [More]
Alberta Stallings, 82, 1301 Myers Road, Celina, died at 9:48 a.m. Feb. 24, 2010, at The Gardens in Celina. [More]
Norbert J. Stueve, 87, 154 S. Ohio St., Minster, died 9:50 a.m. Feb. 24, 2010, [More]
Hugh A. Thomas, 77, 532 St. Anthony Road, Fort Recovery, died at 1:43 p.m. Feb. 23, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Patricia A. Thomas, 71, 532 St. Anthony Road, Fort Recovery, died at 1:59 p.m. Feb. 23, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Adeline E. Miller Wagner, 94, of Celina, died Feb. 24, 2010, at Briarwood Manor, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on February 25th, 2010
Subscriber stories on February 25th, 2010
A group of concerned citizens and students expressed disappointment at a proposal to close Celina's Bryson Pool on Wednesday night and urged council members to find a way to keep it open.
Parkway elementary students go to 'camp' to master new skill
ROCKFORD - A trio of teepees surround more than a dozen little campers as they huddle in a circle and listen to scary stories.
The outdoorsy scene
St. Henry village council members Monday unanimously approved action to switch insurance companies to avoid an increase in health premium costs.
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Phi Beta Psi Sorority chapter Iota Psi has come up with a new charity event called Kitchen Gadget Bingo.
The fundraiser is 1-3 p.m. March 7 at the
Division II Sectional at Spencerville
SPENCERVILLE - To describe the key of Wednesday night's Division II girls basketball sectional game at Spencerville, one could simply say Heidi Schlegel.
MAC crown is still up for grabs
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
It's likely that fans of New Bremen, Fort Recovery and Delphos St. John's will be searching for each other's scores to see how each team is doing on Friday night.
One More Curtain Call
After winning the 1960 Mercer County League regular-season crown with a 9-1 league record, the St. Henry Redskins placed an exclamation point on their accomplishments by capturing the county tournament title with a 49-45 win over the Celina Immaculate Conception Spartans.