Thursday, December 13th, 2012
St. Marys school
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - Public participation at school board meetings will be distinctly structured after a resident repeatedly has raised his voice and refused to cooperate during sessions.
Board members Wednesday unanimously agreed to modify the district's public participation policy to limit each speaker's time to three minutes. Previously, speakers were only limited to three minutes if several people wanted to talk. The board has a total public participation time of 30 minutes. [More]
Students find giving toys brings Christmas joy
By Amy Kronenberger
CELINA - A group of Celina High School students packed nearly 1,300 new toys in a school bus and van Tuesday afternoon.
The students and donated gifts were headed to Dayton Children's Hospital.
"It's just amazing to make someone smile at Christmas, and that's what we're doing," junior Jack Hinders said as he waited to board the bus. [More]
Last Curtain Call
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Chris Stucke learned early in life to embrace obstacles.
Whether it was taking on the older boys in the neighborhood in a pickup basketball game, breaking into the starting varsity rotation as an inexperienced sophomore or battling outstanding opponents throughout his high school career, Stucke engaged it all with a "bring it on" attitude. [More]
Obituaries on December 13th, 2012
Walter Roy Burckholter, 80, Celina, died at 1:15 p.m. Dec. 12, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Clarence E. Langenkamp, 76, Fort Recovery, died Dec. 12, 2012, at his home.
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Leroy Earl Lower Jr., 62, St. Marys, died at 11:15 p.m. Dec. 7, 2012, at VA Medical Center, Dayton. [More]
Allie Avery Steinbrunner was stillborn on Dec. 11, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on December 13th, 2012
Subscriber stories on December 13th, 2012
WAPAKONETA - The holiday season isn't so jolly for everyone.
Some people find themselves sleeping more during the day, crying frequently and withdrawing from every day life this time of year as the blues take hold, Dr. Juan Torres said Tuesday at the Auglaize County Board of Health meeting.
Students who did not pass will receive help after school
    NEW BREMEN - The passage rate on the third-grade reading achievement test was 87 percent, up from 76 percent in 2011 and 61 percent in 2010, elementary principal Diane Kramer told board members Wednesday.
Mercer County
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office will be embarking on a pilot project next year to assist inmates dealing with mental health issues.
The program will be funded with a $25,000 grant issued by the Ohio Attorney General's office.
Celina
CELINA - The city will seek bids from people interested in farming 25 acres of city-owned land within the Celina Renewable Energy Center located off Meyer Road.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, a trio of aging Englishmen known as The Moody Blues bewitched a house of baby boomers with psychedelic magic, turning a respectful but dull crowd into the rowdy teenagers they were decades ago.
CELINA - After opening the season with an impressive win over Bellefontaine, Celina's boys basketball team has lost two straight games, heading into the start of the Western Buckeye League schedule.
As the Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball season has its first full slate of games this week, an early battle of unbeatens highlight Friday's schedule as Minster heads to Redskin Gymnasium to face St. Henry.
Top Performances:
Allie Thobe,
Marion Local
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17 points, 3 steals on Dec. 8 vs. Russia,

Wade Gelhaus,
Fort Recovery
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15-of-20 FG shoot