Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
By Betty Lawrence
CELINA - Longtime Celina Municipal Court Bailiff LeRoy Felver is retiring for a second time on Dec. 31, closing the door on a nearly 50-year-career with the city.
Felver, 70, a graduate of Willshire High School and the State Highway Patrol Police Academy, began his career as a member of the Celina Police Department auxiliary before joining the force in 1965. He worked his way up the ranks and was named chief of police in the early '80s. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - Tips from the public and a Facebook posting by the victim led to the arrest today of a Celina couple for allegedly breaking into a rural livestock business Sunday morning.
Charged with breaking and entering were Shannon K. Myers, 23, and Jordan M. Schaffer, 21, both of 310 Jill Ave, lot 209. The crime is a fifth-degree felony; each suspect could face up to a year of incarceration and a $2,500 fine. Other charges may follow, authorities said. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
WAYNESFIELD - It didn't take long for Wade Gelhaus to reach a career milestone, but it took a lot longer for Fort Recovery's boys basketball team to shake off a feisty Waynesfield-Goshen squad.
Gelhaus reached the 1,000-point mark for his career in the first quarter, but the Tigers gave the Indians fits in the second quarter before Fort Recovery cranked up the intensity in the second half on the way to a 71-42 win on Tuesday night in Auglaize County. [More]
Obituaries on December 19th, 2012
Melvin Donald Leugers, 74, Celina, died at 1:34 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012, at Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Nancy Jean Templeton, 64, New Knoxville, died at 5 p.m. Dec. 14, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Lester I. Topp, 85, New Bremen, died at 4:15 a.m. Dec 18, 2012, at his home. [More]
Thomas G. Cross, 65, formerly of St. Marys, died at 7:21 a.m. Dec. 15, 2012, at Ohio Veterans' Home, Georgetown. [More]
Betty Jordan, 88, St. Marys, died Dec. 17, 2012, at her home.
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Local pictures on December 19th, 2012
Subscriber stories on December 19th, 2012
Mercer County officials are $30,000 away from having enough money to launch a Celina-Coldwater Bike Path restoration project either late next year or early in 2014.
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday passed a resolution canceling the village fire levy so residents would not be taxed twice next year.
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CELINA - Polling locations in Mercer County will remain the same next year despite opposition from a school administrator.
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ST. HENRY - Property values are up but the good news means little for school district revenues.
School district treasurer Glenn Miller on Monday in
Celina outscores St. Henry 47-20 after opening eight minutes of play
CELINA - St. Henry's girls basketball team hung with Celina for one quarter but the Bulldogs dominated the rest of the game en route to a 59-31 win over the Redskins on Tuesday night at the Fieldhouse.
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Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's furious rally in the fourth quarter came up just short as the Cavaliers' girls basketball team was edged by Elida 60-59 on Tuesday night at The Palace.