Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
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]
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.
The Lake Res
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. [More]
Sporting goods
CELINA - Dunham's Sports, an athletic equipment and apparel store, plans to open in late June at the former Walmart site.
Senior vice president Joh [More]
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.
Local pictures on February 1st, 2012