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Friday, December 30th, 2011
By Betty Lawrence
MONTEZUMA - Montezuma area resident Audrey Stoltz and her siblings, all in their 70s, remember very little about their father.
One day in the 1930s Leonard Stoltz went to the grocery and never came back.
The mystery of their missing dad was rekindled when his World War I dog tag was discovered earlier this year by a French couple near a small village in northeast France. [More]
Asset Allocation Associates Holiday Shootout Tournament
By Ryan Hines
CELINA - Greenville's strategy going into Thursday's matchup against Celina in the semifinals of the Asset Allocation Associates Holiday Shootout Tournament was for the Green Wave's defense to force the Bulldogs to score from the perimeter.
Scoring from the perimeter was not a problem for the Bulldogs as Celina canned 12-of-19 from three-point range en route to a convincing 67-49 win over Greenville. [More]
Obituaries on December 30th, 2011
Martin Menchhofer, 91, St. Marys, died Dec. 29, 2011, at St. Marys Living Cente [More]
Diana M. Reigelsperger, 63, Coldwater, died Dec. 27, 2011, at Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on December 30th, 2011
Subscriber stories on December 30th, 2011
1 Double Homicide
The top story of 2011 began when the bodies of a 70-year-old man and his 47-year-old daughter were found Nov. 30 at the Burrville home they shared.
Public hearing on Jan. 10 to explain programs, funding
Area communities and residents next month can learn about thousands of dollars in community development funds available from the state in 2012.
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Coldwater
COLDWATER - Village council members on Thursday night finished the year by enacting four pieces of legislation.
Council members unanimously approv
Kinzie, a 4-year-old Shih Tzu belonging to the Brent and Michelle Agler family of Mendon, was named Mercer County's Top Dog for 2012 during a ceremony Thursday at the Mercer County Auditor's Office.
Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournaments
ROCKFORD - The determination for the first win of the season was evident for the Parkway Panthers' boys basketball team.
The Panthers stayed within
Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournaments
ROCKFORD - During the first two years of the Chatt Insurance Holiday girls' tournament, the host Parkway Panthers never advanced to the title game and was forced to settle for a matchup in the consolation game.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Randy Bruns
The Minster girls' basketball team capped off the 2011 portion of the schedule with a dominating 71-29 victory over Elida in the championship game of the Vicki Mauk Holiday Tournament on Thursday at the Elida Fieldhouse.
ST. MARYS - The St. Henry Redskins saved their best performance of the season for their last game in 2011 as they went on the road and used a suffocating defense to key a 72-35 blowout over St. Marys on Thursday at Murotech Court.