Friday, March 1st, 2013
Obituaries on March 1st, 2013
John F. "Jack" Kuffner, 84, St. Marys, died Feb. 28, 2013, at his residence. [More]
Elmer T. White, 84, Celina, passed away at 4:27 p.m. Feb. 27, 2013, at the Gardens of Celina. [More]
Chris Michael Reichert, 55, Lexington, Ky., passed away unexpectedly Feb. 24, 2013. [More]
Stories on March 1st, 2013
Selective protection for social media
Employees losing their jobs over controversial social media activity is becoming more common in our increasingly connected world.
These cases have brought the old question of constitutionally-protected speech to the foreground and introduced a new question of privacy. [More]
CELINA - Antipoverty organization Sources has a new interim executive director to lead board members in their quest to revitalize the beleaguered agency currently under review by the state.
Community Hospital
COLDWATER - The Mercer Health Board of Governors on Wednesday night heard concerns from 25-year employee Marv Bruns regarding a $20,000 performance bonus awarded to former Mercer County Community Hospital CEO Paula Detterman.
CELINA - Winners of the Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce awards shown brightly Thursday night, despite the dim lighting at the start of the evening. [More]
State test shows algae toxins not problem
GRAND LAKE - This year's statewide fish consumption report released Thursday confirms the fish in Grand Lake continue to be safe to eat.
The presence of algae toxins in the lake the last four summers have caused some to question the safety of the lake's fish.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday joined Celina schools and Jefferson Township in approving a 100 percent, 15-year property tax exemption for Ferguson Enterprises.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Engineer Doug Reinhart for the first time will take out a loan to pay for county bridgework.
Reinhart applied for a ne
The local war on drugs continued Thursday as law enforcement officers rounded up seven people indicted on charges stemming from a Grand Lake Task Force investigation.
A 52-year-old Mercer County man pleaded no contest Wednesday in Celina Municipal Court to charges he exposed himself to others.
Terry M. Shaffer, w
A 50-year-old Minster woman was killed after her SUV left the roadway and struck a tree near state Route 66 on Thursday afternoon.
Pronounced dead at the scene was Ina Smith. She initially was trapped in her 1990 Jeep Cherokee and was extricated by Jaws of Life rescue equipment.
Division II District at Paulding
PAULDING - Celina's girls basketball team hasn't faced much adversity over the last couple of months, but they certainly got a taste of it on Thursday night.
Division IV District at St. Marys
ST. MARYS - It will be an all-Midwest Athletic Conference district final on Saturday as Marion Local and Minster both shrugged off big challenges on Thursday to earn semifinal wins at the Division IV district tournament at Murotech Court in St. Marys. [More]
All-Western Buckeye League Girls Basketball
Compiled by Ryan Hines
Lima Bath's girls basketball team won at least a share of the Western Buckeye League championship for the third straight year and the Wildkittens swept the top two league honors for the second straight season.
All-Western Buckeye League Boys Basketball
Compiled by Ryan Hines
Bath's Doug Davis and Elida's Denny Thompson shared the Western Buckeye League's Coach of the Year honor as the Wildcats and Bulldogs shared the league championship, but one individual stood above the rest to earn WBL Player of the Year honors.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's Justin Post had a short, but successful first day of competition at the Division III State Wrestling Championships on Thursday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.
PAULDING - Revenge is a great motivational tool when it comes to athletics, and Celina's girls basketball team is certainly looking for some against Bath on Saturday night.
Local pictures on March 1st, 2013