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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Obituaries on November 8th, 2011
Amanda Curts, 33, Celina, died at 2:55 a.m. Nov. 7, 2011, at her residence.
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Former Minster resident Irwin R. "Sparky" Baumer, 88, St. Marys, died at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Harold D. Brackman, 78, Coldwater, died at 8:05 p.m. Nov. 4, 2011, at Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Ruby Kathleen Champlin, 48, Celina, died Nov. 6, 2011, at Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Irene S. Borgerding Woeste, 62, Coldwater, died at 5:45 a.m. Nov. 7, 2011, at her home. [More]
John F. "Jake" Frey III, 40, St. Marys died Nov. 6, 2011, at his residence. [More]
Stories on November 8th, 2011
Many senior citizens find satisfaction in serving
CELINA - Poll worker Rena Roth will put in a nearly 14-hour day today helping voters at the Galleria.
"It's a very long day," 66-year-old Roth said.
She is one of 86 poll workers in Mercer County who are older than 61.
NEW BREMEN - With plans in the works for a new K-8 building, school board members Monday night unanimously agreed to place a $13 million bond issue on the March ballot.
Increase for an average household after third year would be $14.40 annually
ST. HENRY - Village officials are pondering a three-step increase in excess water usage rates and automatic hikes in the future.
The discussion too
Marion Local
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local High School students enrolled in computer classes will earn college credit next year thanks to a dual credit-post secondary option. [More]
ST. MARYS - Two St. Marys men were seriously injured when their vehicle overturned along Glynwood Road in Noble Township early Monday morning.
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A 24-year-old area man was injured when his pickup truck disintegrated after striking a tree and a telephone junction box near his home in the 11000 block of Evans Road at 4:24 a.m. Saturday, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
CELINA - A city official should still attend the American Municipal Power monthly meetings in Columbus, even though the city is no longer on the 19-member board of trustees, Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan says.
ST. HENRY - The last time St. Henry celebrated a state volleyball title on the floor of the Nutter Center, the five current seniors were somewhere around the facility cheering on the Redskins, either in the stands or on the floor. [More]
All-Ohio Volleyball
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
Another successful volleyball season for Grand Lake area teams resulted in several local individuals earning All-Ohio honors after the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association released its all-state awards on Monday.
Election set during annual banquet and meeting on Nov. 15
Three candidates are running for two open seats on the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors.
The election and the SWCD's annual banquet/meeting will be held Nov. 15 at the Coldwater American Legion.
Local pictures on November 8th, 2011