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Saturday, September 8th, 2012
By Betty Lawrence
A program that provides supervised visits for parents and children involved in custody disputes or abusive situations could be cut this month due to an unexpected funding loss.
OUR Home Family Resource Center employees recently learned the application to renew the three-year, $150,000 grant that funds the Reaching and Assisting Families in Transition program has been denied. Funds run out Sept. 30, and officials now are scrambling to save the program. [More]
Local village gears up for third-annual civil war re-enactment
By Eric Adams
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery construction worker Chris Bechtol thinks he deserves to be fired and divorced. For the past week and a half, he has seen his family only about 15 minutes per day and has fielded a nearly constant stream of phone calls at his job. And he's doing it all for costumed actors and pyrotechnics. [More]
Obituaries on September 8th, 2012
Donn A. Paul, 79, formerly of Celina, died Sept. 4, 2012, at Cornerstone Hospice Center, The Villages, Fla. [More]
Robert E. Weaver, 83, Minster, died at 12:30 a.m. Sept. 7, 2012, at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Wanda Lucille McCain, 88, formerly of Fort Recovery, died Sept. 4, 2012, at her residence in Franklin, Tenn. [More]
Harold "Hap" Adams, 82, Celina, died at 1 a.m. Sept. 4, 2012, at his residence.
He was born April 23, 1930, in Van Wert to Marion and Mabel Hook Adams. [More]
Forrest F. Nedderman, 102, of the New Bremen-St. Marys area, died at 9:05 a.m. Sept. 7, 2012, at the Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Living Community, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on September 8th, 2012
Subscriber stories on September 8th, 2012
CELINA - This year's drought has hurt landscaping and crops and is being blamed for poorer water quality in Grand Lake.
Celina Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Mike Sudman said plant workers are using more chemicals than last year to treat lake water.
Minster Oktoberfest
MINSTER - The Minster Girl Scouts - all 200 of them - will be the grand marshals for the 38th annual Minster Oktoberfest Parade on Oct. 7.
The theme for the 2 p.m. event is "Celebrating 25 Years of German-American Day." Other festivities take place Oct. 5-7.
Lightning and stormy weather proved to be the winner of Friday's night's high school football schedule. All games will resume today in the afternoon.
DEFIANCE - Friday's Western Buckeye League matchup featuring Celina and Defiance was shaping up for a fantastic finish before Mother Nature had other ideas.
VERSAILLES - Not long after the first score of the game, lightning made sure it was the only score of Friday night.
Austin Bruns' pass to Josh Hub
MINSTER - The only thing that could slow down Minster was the lightning.
The Wildcats led New Bremen 21-0 with 9:45 left in the second quarter when game was suspended due to the weather conditions. Action will resume today at 5 p.m. at the point of suspension.
World 100 at Eldora Speedway
ROSSBURG - Despite the best efforts of Eldora Speedway officials and the 122 competitors vying for the $45,000 top prize, Friday night's World 100 was postponed until later today, turning the two-day program into a one-day program beginning later today.