Monday, June 21st, 2010
By Margie Wuebker
Deb Hemmelgarn came face to face with overwhelming tragedy and unbelievable destruction in the Wood County community of Millbury.
Hemmelgarn, executive director of the Mercer County chapter of the American Red Cross, traveled to northwest Ohio last week to give her Wood County counterpart, Chris Diefenthaler, a much-needed break. [More]
By Eric Adams
GRAND LAKE - Flat and fast.
Level terrain and a smooth route were model conditions for bicyclists who traveled from as far as South Carolina to compete in the fifth of the nine-race 2010 Colavita Time Trial Series on Sunday.
The first-of-its-kind event in the Grand Lake area attracted approximately 150 professional and semi-professional riders. [More]
Obituaries on June 21st, 2010
Janet Sawmiller, 75, St. Marys, died June 20, 2010, at her home.
Arrangements [More]
Celina native Mary Margaret Brown, 87, Greenville, died at 3:50 p.m. June 19, 2010, at Heartland of Greenville Hospital. [More]
Inez Loretta Uetrecht, 93, Celina, died June 19, 2010, at The Gardens in Celina [More]
Betty Jean Rodriguez, 72, Celina, died June 17, 2010, at Coldwater Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Vincent LoBianco, 71, Coldwater, died at 6:30 p.m. June 19, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Laura M. Henning, 87, New Knoxville, died at 12:15 a.m. June 18, 2010, at Golden Living Center Valley in St. Marys. [More]
Karen Ann Sweeney, 44, Celina, died at 7:40 a.m. June 19, 2010, at Golden Living Center in Lima. [More]
Local pictures on June 21st, 2010
Subscriber stories on June 21st, 2010
GRAND LAKE - Response time to incidents on the west side of Grand Lake are expected to improve with the opening of the boathouse on West Bank Road.
The $65,000 project was made possible by public and private partners and funds, an increasing occurrence in these lean state budget times.
MANSFIELD (AP) - The new Miss Ohio says she's excited to represent the state after years of near-misses.
Becky Minger was crowned Saturday night in Mansfield. The 22-year-old graduate of Bowling Green State University competed in the state pageant five times and was last year's first runner-up.
An early Sunday morning fire destroyed an Eichar Road home near Rockford.
A neighbor called 911 at 1:11 a.m. to report the blaze. Responding firefighters from Rockford, Mendon, Chattanooga and Celina responded to find the home at 9910 Eichar Road fully engulfed.
MINSTER - Two people were injured and customers dived for safety Sunday night as a result of a three-vehicle accident near The Tasty Treat, 294 S. Main St.
Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG - It was a successful Saturday night for a pair of Eldora Speedway veterans.
Shaun Smith and Mike Dirksen returned to Eldora's victory lane on Saturday night while John Large won in the first-ever appearance of the Circle Track Mini Trucks.
Celina ACME Three-Team Round Robin
CELINA - St. Henry and Celina opened up Celina's three-team ACME round-robin matchups on Saturday with a pitcher's duel.
The Redskins' Jay Kleinhen
Local Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
The Grand Lake Mariners earned a split during their road doubleheader on Sunday against the Southern Ohio Copperheads.