Friday, September 7th, 2012
Obituaries on September 7th, 2012
Betty Jean Mottinger, 78, Ohio City, died at 4:30 a.m. Sept. 6, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert. [More]
Stories on September 7th, 2012
Attorney says the state is taking too long to compensate them for their flooded land
GRAND LAKE - A group of 87 landowners downstream from Grand Lake on Thursday filed a motion in the Ohio Supreme Court to hold the state in contempt for failing to compensate them for their flooded land in a timely manner. [More]
Mercer County
CELINA - Mercer County will receive nearly 24 percent less in state funds next year.
The cut follows a nearly 30 percent slashing of local government funds this year, as part of Ohio Gov. John Kasich's 2011 plan to balance the state budget.
Two human cases of West Nile virus were confirmed this week in Mercer County.
The cases involve two women - one in her 30s and one in her 50s - who
CELINA - A Coldwater construction company was tapped Thursday to build a fire department building in Chattanooga.
Mercer County Commissioners award
Expert says crop prices at record highs
Grain farmers should skip storage and cash in on historically high corn and soybeans prices, a local grain marketing consultant said.
John Leighty, [More]
Authorities continue to investigate the discovery of drugs with a street value of $10,000 at the home of a 30-year-old Celina man on probation through Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
WAPAKONETA - Electric rates will be decreasing soon for some residents in Auglaize County.
Residents in Moulton, Clay and St. Marys townships voted
WAPAKONETA - Pyrotechnic equipment used on-stage by rock bands KISS and Mötley Crüe was strewn across Interstate 75 on Wednesday morning after a semitrailer overturned at 8:20 a.m. between Wapakoneta and Cridersville.
If you love flowering vines as much as I do, you will appreciate Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora), a vine that currently is in full bloom.
Local pastor celebrates 20 years at Celina Baptist Temple
CELINA - Pastor Steve Clayton considers himself incredibly blessed to be serving in Celina. Members of his congregation feel the same way.
Clayton
ST. MARYS - Despite a solid defensive effort by Coldwater, St. Marys scored a trio of goals before Mother Nature ended the game prematurely with the Roughriders earning a 3-0 victory over the Cavaliers. [More]
ST. HENRY - Diana Kramer's St. Henry Redskins are successfully defending their Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball title from a year ago thus far
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers used a big comeback in the fifth game of their match on Thursday night to post a 25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13 Midwest Athletic Conference win over the Versailles Tigers at The Palace.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's quest for a fifth straight Western Buckeye League volleyball title opened with a loss last week to Ottawa-G
Local pictures on September 7th, 2012