Friday, December 3rd, 2010
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A Florida company is planning to purchase 20 acres of land west of Celina to construct a manure digester.
Optional Energy Partners has an optional purchase agreement for the land at 5150 state Route 29 West - site of the former Garden Emporium. Company owner Andy Tangeman said plans are for the digester to be located on the back half (southern portion) of the property. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
CELINA - Celina Police continue to investigate the possibility that drugs played a factor in the Thursday death of a 24-year-old man.
Travis M. Stump, 121 N. Brandon Ave., was pronounced dead shortly after his housemate Nathan Kidder called 911 at 5:58 p.m. [More]
Obituaries on December 3rd, 2010
James M. Ruckman, 75, Coldwater, died Nov. 30, 2010.
He was born Jan. 17, 19 [More]
Patricia J. Miller, 59, Farmington Hills, Mich., died Nov. 30, 2010.
She was [More]
Marilyn L. Blew, 78, Celina, died at 4:10 a.m. Dec. 2, 2010, at Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on December 3rd, 2010
Subscriber stories on December 3rd, 2010
FORT RECOVERY - A public meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss a company's plans for a wind farm in the area grew into a lengthy and sometimes loud discussion steered by a group opposed to the idea.
Some new faces in the local agricultural community were introduced during Thursday morning's monthly Mercer County agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina.
Wednesday's first blanket of snow reminded me to clean and fill my bird feeders.
It also reminds me to feed the squirrels to deter them from gorging on the contents of my so-called "squirrel proof" bird feeders.
CELINA - Paix et les benedictions!
Peace and blessings is a greeting offered by new Celina resident Rev. Joel Thobois, a native Frenchman who grew up in Paris and began his religious work there before taking the job as youth pastor at New Life Fellowship in Van Wert.
FORT RECOVERY - Using a suffocating defense that forced 36 turnovers, Fort Recovery picked up its first win of the girls basketball season with a 69-54 triumph over Greenville at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Thursday.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater opened its swimming season with a dual meet across the state line at Adams Central High School.
The AquaCav ladies were edged out by the Jets 99-83 while the boys suffered a 104-54 loss to Adams Central.
ST. MARYS - Coaches will say that the true character of a team can be seen when it's faced with adversity.
The St. Marys Roughriders' girls basketball team overcame a bad shooting night and playing the biggest part of the game without their best player, Erika Thornsberry.