Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Restoring Grand Lake
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Local officials on Tuesday were given the green light to expand the OSU Extension staff to assist its efforts toward Grand Lake's woes.
In a phone conference Tuesday with OSU regional director Stephen Wright, Mercer County Commissioners were told to proceed with a plan to privately raise funds to subsidize the salaries of three OSU Extension positions. [More]
St. Marys
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - School board members moved forward with plans to build a new football stadium and athletic complex at a cost of $221,260.
How the school will pay for the project has not yet been decided.
Board members on Tuesday voted to hire the recreational athletic design firm MSA Sport to design the facility. Board member Aaron Braun cast the lone dissenting vote on the hire. [More]
Obituaries on November 24th, 2010
Bertha Lavera McCrary, 86, Celina, died Nov. 22, 2010, at Celina Manor Nursing Home in Celina. [More]
Paul Budde, 69, Bowling Green, Ky., died 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, 2010, at his home. [More]
Onda "Jean" Stump, 84, Fort Recovery, died at 8:15 p.m. Nov. 22, 2010, at Wayne Hospital in Greenville. [More]
John F. "Jack" Subler, 72, Frenchtown, died at 6 a.m. Nov. 23, 2010, at his home. [More]
Rita M. Seger, 83, Fort Loramie, died Nov. 22, 2010, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center in Minster. [More]
Bernard J. Schmitz, 86, Fort Recovery, died Nov. 24, 2010, at The Gardens at St [More]
Local pictures on November 24th, 2010
Subscriber stories on November 24th, 2010
Site of possible plant taking manure remains unknown
CELINA - Green energy is once again on the table as city council members on Tuesday night were presented with a preliminary contract to purchase energy from a proposed manure digester.
Local students pick whom they would include on Thanksgiving list
Thanksgiving meals could take on a new perspective this year if area students were in charge of the invite list.
Nine Marion Local High School seni
NEW BREMEN - Village council members tacked another dime to a proposed water rate increase during second reading of legislation Tuesday night.
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FORT RECOVERY - Superintendent Pat Niekamp says he has no intention of staying for another school year.
"It's time to get someone else here," Niekamp told the newspaper during a recent interview.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members must decide on a long-term plan to address structural issues at the high school.
Superintendent Pat Niekamp an
NEW BREMEN - A 17-year-old New Bremen girl was listed in fair condition this morning at a Lima hospital after her car struck a tree on New Bremen-New Knoxville Road on Tuesday night.
There will be a pair of local girls basketball tournament to start the winter sports season this weekend.
Celina will be hosting the 25th Annual OVISCO Classic on Friday and Saturday while New Bremen's Tip-Off will also be held this weekend.
VAN WERT - For those who feel enormous pressure to produce the perfect Thanksgiving bird for the holiday table, take heart. The solution is in sight and it comes from an area artist who absolutely knows the difference between form and fowl as well as the link between the two.