Saturday, May 1st, 2010
Primary election
By Janie Southard
A novice may deem politics as a tangled web of rhetoric, but at its most basic level it's a group of people bound by common beliefs working together to achieve a goal. At the grassroots level, those people are organized as a central committee.
Members of central committees are elected to represent their neighborhoods an a local, state and national level. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MARIA STEIN - Parkway jumped out quickly on Marion Local, only to have the Flyers roar back midway through the game.
Parkway got two runs late, which were enough to hold off the Flyers for the 9-8 win in Midwest Athletic Conference action at the Flyer Athletic Complex in Maria Stein. [More]
Obituaries on May 1st, 2010
Jane Fries Campbell, 87, Rockford, died at 8 a.m. April 30, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Former Celina resident Robert Ferguson Clark, 86, Elk Grove, Calif., died April 20, 2010. [More]
Nicholas L. Grillot, 64, Versailles, died at 2:10 p.m. April 29, 2010, as a result of a farm accident. [More]
Celina native Thomas A. Mendenhall, 92, Pittsford, N.Y., died at 2 p.m. April 28, 2010, at his home. [More]
Local pictures on May 1st, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 1st, 2010
CELINA - Several organizations have joined forces to establish a free community kitchen to feed the elderly and needy in the area.
Initial plans ar
Primary election
Residents will have the opportunity to cast their votes Tuesday at polling locations in schools and community buildings throughout Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Mercer County
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners Thursday awarded $1,500 to a St. Henry woman who requested reimbursement for rabies treatment.
The payment was the maximum permitted by law.
ST. HENRY - Jason Westgerdes had about as good a day as a baseball player can have.
Westgerdes fired a no-hitter on the mound and added a huge day at the plate in St. Henry's 12-0 five-inning Midwest Athletic Conference win over Fort Recovery at the Wally Post Athletic Complex on Friday.
MINSTER - It has been a long week for Minster baseball coach Mike Wiss and his squad.
Not only did they lose their first Midwest Athletic Conferenc
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
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