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Friday, October 12th, 2012
Celina
By Margie Wuebker
Celina - Police continue to investigate a Tuesday morning incident that involved a 77-year-old man allegedly being forced to drive to a bank and withdraw money.
Paul Billerman, 608 Hoying St., told authorities a man came to his front door about 6:30 a.m. and he permitted him to enter. The man told Billerman he had a weapon and wanted money. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A local man suspected of armed robbery at the Shell gas station in St. Marys on Tuesday was arrested late Thursday morning.
Taken into custody at 11:45 a.m. at a home in Wapakoneta was Glenn Tuttle Jr., 42, whose last known address is 1122 Hager St., Apt. 12, St. Marys. The arrest took place without incident at 513 Catherine Street, St. Marys Police Chief Greg Foxhoven told the newspaper. [More]
Administrative assistant will be honored Sunday for her 44 years of service
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - Connie Schafer, administrative assistant at St. Augustine Catholic Church, has seen many changes over the course of 44 years. And with more changes on the horizon, she feels the time has come to retire.
"I made the decision, and the hard [More]
Midwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Meet
By Bruce Monnin
COLDWATER - A year ago, Coldwater became just the second school in Midwest Athletic Conference history to win both the boys' and girls' cross country championships in the same season. This year the Cavaliers repeated the feat, using great performances to win by an extremely small margin in each race. [More]
Obituaries on October 12th, 2012
Ruth Mae Blankenship, 91, Germantown, died Oct. 11, 2012, at Heartland Hospice, Miamisburg. [More]
Ilene M. Limbert, 79, Wapakoneta, died at 8:25 a.m. Oct. 11, 2012, at Wapakoneta Manor. [More]
Susan Hardin, Wapakoneta, died Oct. 11, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lim [More]
Rosalyn A. Riesen, 80, Celina, died at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 11, 2012, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on October 12th, 2012
Subscriber stories on October 12th, 2012
WAPAKONETA - State managers took advantage of the sunshine this week to inspect their snowplows in Auglaize and Mercer counties before the first flakes fall.
Mercer County
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners are preparing for winter weather before the first snowflakes fly.
On Thursday, they agreed to renew a contract
WAPAKONETA - The Neil Armstrong Airport in New Knoxville recently received some honored guests.
Sean Stroh, airport manager, told commissioners dur
FORT RECOVERY - A Fort Recovery area chicken farm is seeking a state permit to build manure storage and remodel existing barns to increase capacity from 330,000 to 450,800 birds.
ST. MARYS - A local man was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on state Route 364 in St. Marys Township.
Harry W. McElfr
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District will monitor a farm suspected of polluting a creek in the Grand Lake Watershed last Christmas.
My daughter recently asked me if I knew where she could get some hedge apples. She wanted to put them around her house to ward off spiders.
I final
FORT RECOVERY - The Marion Local volleyball team completed a clean sweep of the Midwest Athletic Conference by sweeping three games - 25-11, 25-9 and 25-19 - over Fort Recovery in the regular season finale on Thursday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
CELINA - Over the last three years, Celina's Braden Billger has given Bulldogs' football fans plenty of memorable moments.
A 589-yard passing game, a pair of six-touchdown performances and two wins over St. Marys are just a few of the career highlights for Celina's gunslinger.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's tennis season ended at the Division II district tournament on Thursday at Bowling Green State University as both Bulldogs' doubles teams were unable to advance to Saturday's semifinals.