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Monday, February 27th, 2012
Mendon father, daughter threatened at gunpoint
By Margie Wuebker
An early Saturday morning home invasion in the Mendon area bears striking similarities to an unsolved double murder that occurred Nov. 30 in the Fort Recovery area, according to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
William Fair, 79, and his 47-year-old daughter Kathy Fair, both of 12617 Dutton Road, received minor injuries - cuts and scrapes to their arms and hands - while defending themselves from a trio of intruders attempting to bind them with duct tape. [More]
Division IV Sectional at Coldwater
By Randy Bruns
COLDWATER - For many years, the local Division IV girls' sectional basketball tournament was known as a graveyard for seeded teams, but the past three years had been relatively safe for the top seeds.
Not any longer.
A couple of big upsets took place on Saturday night as a pair of underdogs exacted revenge on their conference-mates that had beaten them during the regular season. [More]
Obituaries on February 27th, 2012
Charles "Chuck" Engle, 72, Celina, died 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Robert W. Springer, 95, Wapakoneta, died at 10:05 a.m. Feb. 25, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Kathryn "Kitty" Luecke, 92, St. Marys, died Feb. 26, 2012, at Otterbein Senior [More]
Larry Berron, 63, Celina, died Feb. 26, 2012.
Arrangements are pending at Cis [More]
John W. Braun, 80, Celina, died at 8:28 a.m. Feb. 26, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Rev. Larry Heiman, C.PP.S., 93, died Feb. 26, 2012, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, where he made his home. [More]
Ethan William "Cowboy" Enyart, 22, VanWert, died at 1:39 p.m. Feb. 25, 2012, at Riverside Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on February 27th, 2012
Subscriber stories on February 27th, 2012
Candidate: politics not for him; Laffin now unopposed
CELINA - Scott Bruns of Maria Stein unexpectedly withdrew his candidacy for Mercer County Commissioner during a meet-the-candidates forum Sunday night.
COLDWATER - The school district was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning when a 15-year-old student became enraged and trashed the superintendent's office during an expulsion hearing.
CELINA - David Lewis says he's pursuing a David-and-Goliath battle against U.S. Congressman John Boehner to hold the Speaker of the House accountable for his supposed pro-life views.
Division II Sectional at Spencerville
SPENCERVILLE - The Celina girls' basketball team earned a bit of revenge en route to their sixth straight sectional championship.
Celina erased an
Division III Sectional at Van Wert
LIMA - Coldwater used a scoring spurt at the end of the first quarter and at the start of the second quarter to help capture the Division III sectional title with a 62-48 victory over Allen East on Saturday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The high school wrestling season ended for local teams as no local competitors earned a top-four finish in district action to qualify for this week's state wrestling tournament in Columbus.