Monday, September 24th, 2012
By Nancy Allen
LONDON - OSU Extension is working with the USDA and Centers for Disease Control on strategies county fairs can take to minimize the spread of swine influenza.
More than 300 cases of flu in people contracted from swine mostly at county fairs were reported this year in the U.S., OSU Extension veterinarian Andy Bowman said. He spoke Thursday at the Farm Science Review in London. [More]
Midwest Athletic Conference Boys Golf Tournament
By Robb Hemmelgarn
MINSTER - Versailles defeated Minster by a stroke last week in dual match action to create a tie between the Tigers and Wildcats entering Saturday's Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf tournament at Arrowhead.
Jay Purdy's Wildcats were in no mood for sharing as Minster captured the league championship with a seven-stroke victory over the Tigers. [More]
Midwest Athletic Conference Boys Golf Tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - As has been the case all season, when all the scores were tallied, Coldwater's Kelsey Koesters was on top of the leaderboard.
The Cavaliers' golfer braved the gusty winds of The Fox's Den and earned medalist honors on Saturday at the Midwest Athletic Conference's girls golf tournament to sew up Golfer of the Year honors for a second straight season. [More]
Obituaries on September 24th, 2012
Norbert A. Huber, 84, Celina, died at 5:10 a.m. Sept. 21, 2012, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Mark A. Lange, 35, St. Henry, died Sept. 23, 2012, at his home.
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Joy Ann Rose McLear, 59, Greenville, died Sept. 19, 2012, at her home.
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Dale W. Miller, 78, formerly of Minster, died at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 22, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. [More]
Doris L. Piper, 96, Celina, died at 7 a.m. Sept. 22, 2012, at her home.
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Randy J. Weiler, 54, Celina, died at 8:55 p.m. Sept. 22, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Lee Kuck, 67, New Bremen, died Sept. 22, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on September 24th, 2012
Subscriber stories on September 24th, 2012
FORT RECOVERY - Indian kidnappers, endless giant trees and processions of buffalo that took as long as two days to pass through an area were some of the hardships endured by pioneers in the lands now known as Ohio and Kentucky.
MINSTER - Coldwater's dominant play at the start of the 2012 football season continued on Saturday as the Cavaliers rolled to a 34-6 victory over Minster in a game that was postponed on Friday night because of lighning.
VERSAILLES - Versailles had the lead over Marion Local on Friday night before weather suspended play and never trailed after the restart on Saturday night as the Tigers defeated the top-ranked team in Division VI with a 24-14 win at Hole Field.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Mason Evers ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more as Fort Recovery picked up its first Midwest Athletic Conference win of the football season, beating Parkway 26-0 on Saturday morning after thunderstorms stopped action on Friday.
ROSSBURG - Kyle Larson found himself back in a familiar place at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night, but his quest to repeat last year's sweep of the United States Auto Club (USAC) portion of the Four Crown Nationals came to a frightening halt a short time later.