Thursday, December 13th, 2012
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]
Stories on December 13th, 2012
St. Marys school
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. [More]
Students find giving toys brings Christmas joy
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. [More]
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.
Last Curtain Call
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, [More]
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
Local pictures on December 13th, 2012