Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
K-2 will be housed at East building, third through fourth grades at West
By Amy Kronenberger
CELINA - East and West elementary schools will become grade-level schools next school year.
School board members on Monday night approved realigning the schools so East would house all kindergarten through second-grade students and all third- and fourth-graders will go to West. Superintendent Jesse Steiner said informational meetings with teachers and the public will be scheduled soon. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - The village of Minster has launched a mobile app, making information available at a person's fingertips.
Branding committee members have been analyzing online traffic since the new village website, www.minsteroh.com, was launched in February 2012. [More]
Obituaries on March 19th, 2013
Nina J. Fetters, 84, St. Marys, died at 3:22 a.m. March 15, 2013, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Leonard A. Gabryelski III, 59, Martinez, Ga., entered into eternal rest with ou [More]
Dana Norman Wurster, 62, Celina, died of natural causes at 1:30 p.m. March 15, 2013, at his mother's home in Celina. [More]
David W. Arnett, 77, New Knoxville, died at 12:46 a.m. March 17, 2013, at Elmwood Care Center in New Bremen. [More]
Stanley A. Schroer, 81, New Bremen, died at 6:30 p.m. March 18, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Luella A. Hasselman, 97, Osgood, died March 17, 2013, at The Gardens of St. Henry. [More]
Madella M.J. Heidt, 91, New Knoxville, died at 12:34 p.m. March 17, 2013, at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
Louis Andrew Bauer, 78, Celina, died at 3:35 a.m. March 18, 2013, at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on March 19th, 2013
Subscriber stories on March 19th, 2013
ST. MARYS - Four city officials will travel to Tokyo and Awaji City, Japan, this spring after council members approved additional funding for the trip.
Pending state bill would expand the weight limit of trucks to 90,000 pounds
FORT RECOVERY - Village administrator Randy Diller questions if state legislators have considered what effect increasing the maximum truck load to 90,000 pounds would have on municipality, county and township roads.
MINSTER - Board of education members Monday night unanimously approved the retire/rehire of three teachers.
The action, taken at a public hearing p
MARIA STEIN - Plans were finalized for the annual community address when the Marion Community Development Organization held its March meeting.
The event will take place 11:30 a.m. April 7 at the Maria Stein American Legion Hall.
A 62-year-old St. Marys man involved in a police shooting pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to a charge of aggravated menacing on Monday afternoon.
District 8 Basketball Coaches Association Honors
A large contingent of local boys and girls basketball players earned honors from the District 8 Basketball Coaches Association after its annual banquet was held on Sunday at Romer's.