Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
By Nancy Allen
A legislative committee on Monday cleared the way for new rules restricting some farmers from spreading manure on frozen land to prevent it from running off into Grand Lake and other waters.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources hopes to have the rules in place before the end of the year. It can now move forward with the plan after the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) determined the agency has the authority to do so. [More]
Obituaries on December 7th, 2010
Kevin L. "Pee Wee" Jenkins, 49, St. Marys, died at 4:55 p.m. Dec. 4, 2010, at Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus. [More]
Former Celina resident Linda Lou Ross, 71, Ohio City, died Dec. 5, 2010.
She was born April 15, 1939, in Ohio to John and Mary Hole. [More]
Lucille Myrtle LeCompte, 88, Celina, died at 12 p.m. Dec. 5, 2010, at her home in Celina. [More]
Robert E. Arend Sr., 82, Mark Center, died Dec. 5, 2010, at Defiance In-Patient Hospice Center. [More]
Former St. Marys resident Deborah Blakeley, 91, Delphos, died at 1 p.m. Dec. 3, 2010, at her home. [More]
Donald L. Engel, 84, St. Marys, died 1:37 p.m. Dec. 5, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Rose Ann Ontrop, 93, St. Henry, died at 2:30 a.m. Dec. 6, 2010, at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima. [More]
Local pictures on December 7th, 2010
Subscriber stories on December 7th, 2010
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The Ohio Department of Trans
Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday night annexed a 24.395-acre site for expansion of J&M Manufacturing into the village.
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ST. MARYS - High school Principal Dave Lewis found a teacher's contract from 1837 when he was packing items from his office at the old Memorial High School this summer. The contract paid the teacher a half cord of wood.
Congrats Coldwater on D-V state runner-up finish
CANTON - If there ever was a phrase that could describe the 2010 Coldwater football season, "pleasant surprise" would come to mind.
I don't think I
Over the last 10 years, the rivalry between Midwest Athletic Conference football teams and teams representing the old Steel Valley Conference of eastern Ohio has grown into a must-see game when the matchups come to fruition.