Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
By Shelley Grieshop
A county agency that offers programs for mentally and physically challenged clients is seeking to renew a property tax levy in May.
Mike Overman, superintendent of Mercer County Developmental Disabilities (DD) - also known as Cheryl Ann programs - asked county commissioners on Tuesday to place the issue before voters May 3. [More]
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - Several village contractors will be asked to share their thoughts and opinions with school officials about renovation of the high school.
Board members on Tuesday evening spent over an hour in a work session discussing facility needs. [More]
Obituaries on January 12th, 2011
Carlos Spitler, 35, St. Marys, died Jan. 11, 2011, at Windy Point State Park ne [More]
Local pictures on January 12th, 2011
Subscriber stories on January 12th, 2011
Residents woke up this morning to just more than 5 inches of snow.
The snowfall was the largest so far this winter, topping the 4 inches that fell Dec. 14.
MINSTER - Minster school board members on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to ask voters for a five-year 1 percent income tax at the May election.
NEW BREMEN - Village officials plan to seek an enhancement grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation to upgrade the Miami and Erie Canal towpath between New Bremen and Minster.
Auglaize County
The health board approved a budget for 2011, but whether it will be enough to meet the agency's needs is anybody's guess, according to officials.
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A 42-year-old Celina man was arrested on drug charges Tuesday afternoon by the Grand Lake Task Force, with officers seizing the largest amount of heroin ever found in the area at one site.
Mercer County
A Warsaw, Ind., company was awarded a contract to spray weeds along Mercer County roadways this year.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract with The Daltons who had submitted the lowest of three bids - $48.50 per mile and $18,575 overall - for the service.
COLDWATER - T&C Computer Services has opened a larger store at 870 E. Main St. in the Coldwater Mall.
Tregory Pierce and his wife, Carrie, moved th
MINSTER - Local residents Mike and Sarah Wakefield recently opened the 4th Street Chop Haus in downtown Minster.
"Minster already has a lot of bar
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina swim and dive team wrapped up its dual/tri match schedule over the weekend in beating St. Marys in a WBL dual at the YMCA.