Friday, February 5th, 2010
Grand Lake Watershed
By Nancy Allen
A private alliance is forming to help farmers in the Grand Lake Watershed comply with existing environmental regulations to protect and improve the lake's water quality.
Tom Menke, who operates Menke Consulting in Greenville, and fellow ag consult [More]
By William Kincaid
The newly formed Grand Lake Photo Club seeks photographers of all skill levels to join and share their passion, knowledge and techniques with one another.
"It brings us joy to show people what we see of this world," co-founder Karen Seibert told the newspaper. [More]
Indians dominate the boards to stay a game back of Marion Local
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - Fort Recovery dominated from the opening tip and didn't let up until the final horn sounded to stay a game back of Marion Local in the Midwest Athletic Conference standings with a 70-36 win over St. Henry at Redskin Gymnasium on Thursday night. [More]
Obituaries on February 5th, 2010
Cyrillus A. "Cy" Wendel, 79, 201 Harrison St., Fort Recovery, died Feb. 4, 2010 [More]
Ernest "Ernie" Young, 95, of Union City, Ind., died Feb. 3, 2010, at St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Winchester, Ind. [More]
Local pictures on February 5th, 2010
Subscriber stories on February 5th, 2010
Mercer County
The local health department will supply a nurse and oversee all medical needs at the new Mercer County Adult Detention Center. The sheriff's office has never had an in-house nurse on staff.
Mercer County-Celina City Health Board
Health board members were pleased to learn this week that owners of a local construction and demolition debris landfill have agreed to terms of a unique post-closure maintenance policy.
Mercer County's General Health District Advisory Council will meet next month to consider appointments for the local health department board.
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Work has stopped on Celina's water line project - the first step of the Main Street reconstruction project - as the city waits for R.J. Corman Railroad Group to issue a permit.
Tractors and combines that drive themselves may sound futuristic, but the technology exists and more farm operations are taking advantage of it.
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St. Marys
Approximately $18,000 worth of items - including a pickup truck - were stolen overnight Wednesday at five separate properties east of St. Marys.
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Mercer County
Mercer County commissioners are seeking bids from companies interesting in providing various materials for upcoming county road projects.
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Yoder surpasses 1,000-point plateau in Celina's blowout win over Kenton
After losing three straight games, the Celina girls basketball team was desperate to get back on track.
Celina dominated play in the third quarter and put an end to the losing skid with a convincing 73-43 win over Kenton at the Fieldhouse on Thursday night in Western Buckeye League play.
MARIA STEIN - The Parkway Panthers gave the Marion Local Flyers their best shot in the first half of Thursday night's Midwest Athletic Conference battle, but in the second half the Flyers shut down the Panthers' arsenal.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster pounced on Versailles from the opening tip and never looked back to pick up its fifth Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season with a 48-34 triumph over Versailles at Wildcat Gymnasium on Thursday night.