Saturday, October 1st, 2011
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - 'Tis the season for embroidered dirndls and lederhosen as residents of this Auglaize County community celebrate their rich German heritage.
Talented seamstresses Diana Hausfeld, Sandy Eilerman and Rita Olberding and members of their families will be dressed in true Bavarian finery for the 37th annual Minster Oktoberfest today and Sunday. [More]
Celina snaps six-game losing streak against winless Van Wert
By Ryan Hines
VAN WERT - The Celina football team moved out of the Western Buckeye League basement with their first win of the season on Friday night.
Braden Billger tossed three touchdowns and Zach Hembree scored twice to lead the Bulldogs to a 28-18 victory over the winless Van Wert Cougars at a soggy Eggress Stadium. [More]
Obituaries on October 1st, 2011
Elmer H. Will, 88, New Bremen, died 5:39 a.m. Sept. 30, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Charles L. Steinke, 81, died Sept. 30, 2011, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Local pictures on October 1st, 2011
Subscriber stories on October 1st, 2011
The recent drop in gasoline prices is making motorists happy, but skeptical.
"It's really nice to see it go down," said Rob Olberding, as he filled his car Friday at Eastown Shell in Celina.
CELINA - Local teenagers have dreamed for more than a decade about having a city skateboard park.
The original proponents are now adults, but the
MINSTER - The cheer of "One! Two!" to celebrate their second win in a row was loud and proud in the locker room of the Minster Wildcats after they dominated the Fort Recovery Indians 43-7 in a game of two teams with identical 3-2 records.
ST. HENRY - The Marion Local Flyers operated like a finely-tuned machine on Friday night against a squad of St. Henry Redskins that were decimated by injuries. When the smoke cleared, and after the rain started to pound, the Flyers came out on top by a score of 47-6.
ROCKFORD - The Coldwater football team methodically wore down the Parkway Panthers in a 28-0 shutout during Midwest Athletic Conference action on Friday night at Panther Stadium.
ANNA - New Bremen scored the first points of the game, but could not produce any more momentum as Anna snapped a three-game losing streak while beating the Cardinals 34-6 on a soggy homecoming night down in Shelby County.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Delphos St. John's used two big scoring runs to pull away from Versailles while winning its fourth straight game with a 31-7 triumph over the Tigers at Hole Field in Darke County.
ST. MARYS - The Defiance Bulldogs defeated the St. Marys Roughriders 21-20 in two overtimes during Western Buckeye League football action at Skip Baughman Stadium on Friday night.
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Kenton's Maty Mauk shrugged off a hot Elida start and helped the Wildcats stay unbeaten after a 30-28 win over the Bulldogs at Kraft Stadium on Friday night in Western Buckeye League action.