Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
By William Kincaid
Local Catholic priests are championing a letter from Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati that denounces a federal mandate forcing most employers to cover health services deemed immoral by the church.
The new healthcare ruling, announced recently by President Barack Obama, requires most church-affiliated institutions to offer insurance that covers sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and contraception. Houses of worship are exempt from the ruling. [More]
Sporting goods
By Christine Henderson
CELINA - Dunham's Sports, an athletic equipment and apparel store, plans to open in late June at the former Walmart site.
Senior vice president John Palmer said the store will use about 35,000 square feet, approximately half the unoccupied building in the Lakewood Village Shopping Center off Havemann Road. Twenty to 35 full- and part-time workers will be employed. [More]
Obituaries on February 1st, 2012
Lavern W. Kuess, 78, Chickasaw, died at 10:45 p.m. Jan. 31, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Nancy Louise Horner, 73, St. Marys, died at 11:15 a.m. Jan. 30, 2012, at Van Wert Manor. [More]
Peter Calvert, 62, Celina, died at 11:20 p.m. Jan. 30, 2012, at his residence. [More]
Josephine E. McEvoy, 91, Celina, died Jan. 30, 2012, at Colonial Nursing Center, Rockford. [More]
Louis Charles Boltz, 89, St. Marys, died at 4:28 a.m. Jan. 31, 2012, at The Garden in Celina. [More]
Genevieve "Peg" Heppeard, 91, Celina, died Jan. 31, 2012, at Celina Manor Nursi [More]
Doris M. Wannemacher, 84, Anna, died at 4:10 p.m. Jan. 30, 2012, at her home. [More]
Dean J. Strawn, 66, Celina, died at 5:40 a.m. Feb. 1, 2012, at Miami Valley Hos [More]
Jody M. Hughes, 47, Celina, died Jan. 30, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, following a long battle with cancer. [More]
Local pictures on February 1st, 2012
Subscriber stories on February 1st, 2012
Local group seeking funds for algae removal tests
GRAND LAKE - Lake officials floated the idea of pilot studies on Grand Lake to combat its toxic algae problem.
No one took the bait.
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Mercer County
CELINA - Mercer County officials are seeking something this area has plenty of - farmers.
Commissioners are accepting bids until Feb. 14 from anyon
ST. MARYS - The search is on for a new superintendent for St. Marys City Schools.
The school board's personnel committee met Tuesday to discuss a timeline and agreed to post the job opening on the school's website by Friday. They hope to have a candidate chosen by the end of the school year.
GRAND LAKE - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with a hired consultant to administer the salary of a newly-hired lake manager.
A 21-year-old Lewisville man will be sentenced Feb. 8 in connection with an October accident that seriously injured a member of the Mercer County Emergency Response Volunteers (MCERV).
COLDWATER - Preferred Insurance Center, 415 E. Main St., is celebrating its 100th year in business.
The agency began as Boeke Insurance Agency of C
NEW KNOXVILLE - The New Knoxville Rangers put on a two-part clinic on Tuesday night in a 46-28 dismantling of the Marion Local Flyers at The Barn.
LIMA - It didn't take long for Lima Senior's girls' basketball coach Vince Halliday to realize that his Spartans were in trouble when hosting Celina on Tuesday night.