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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
By Shelley Grieshop
A recently-passed law that gives Ohio's county commissioners the power to authorize property tax exemptions to wind turbine developers could impact local school districts.
Senate Bill 232 gives exclusive power to county commissioners to accept regular property taxes from renewable energy developers or provide them incentives by collecting substantially smaller, annual payments. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is working with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on more than a dozen fraud/scam reports after residents inquired why they were not receiving mail.
"We have received complaints from people residing in the Rockf [More]
Obituaries on July 28th, 2010
Arthur P. Drees, 83, Minster, died at 1:10 p.m. July 26, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Esther M. Barr, 91, formerly of Taylorville, Ill., died at 11:30 a.m. July 21, [More]
Lloyd Philip Smith, 91, Celina, died at 12:33 p.m. July 27, 2010, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Phyllis J. Egbert, 81, Anna, died at 11:01 a.m. July 27, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Marvin F. Nuss, 87, St. Marys, died at 9:15 p.m. July 27, 2010, at St. Rita's M [More]
Local pictures on July 28th, 2010
Subscriber stories on July 28th, 2010
Area committee keeps working for solution as algae blooms again
GRAND LAKE - Ongoing algae blooms have the public discouraged, but not a group investigating ways to turn around Grand Lake's water quality.
Grand Lake Restoration Initiative fundraising chairman Milt Miller said the group has raised $512,00 in cash and pledges toward a $600,000 goal.
Fire heavily damaged the middle unit of a three-apartment complex Monday night in the 600 block of Murlin Avenue.
Celina Fire Department responded
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Local School district has earned its 10th consecutive excellent rating from the state.
A recently-released district repor
NEW BREMEN - Village council members Tuesday took one more step toward repealing no parking zones in eight locations.
Prior to second reading of le
CELINA - Faber and Associates Attorneys at Law and owners of the local McDonald's restaurants have expanded a shared building at 7706 state Route 703, east of Celina.
CELINA - No Quit.
Those are two words that Celina ACME coach Rob Howell has used often during the ACME season, especially during the postseason.
CELINA - One bad inning was enough to bury the Mariners.
Cincinnati scored six runs with two outs in the third inning and the Steam went on to beat the Grand Lake Mariners, 6-3, in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action on Tuesday night at Jim Hoess Field.