Friday, June 7th, 2013
Obituaries on June 7th, 2013
Urban Buschur Jr., 81, New Bremen, died June 6, 2013, at 12:10 a.m. at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
David Shiley, 74, New Knoxville, died June 6, 2013, at 10:45 a.m. at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Kelly Sue Wendel, 47, Celina, died at 8:15 p.m. June 5, 2013, at her home. [More]
James R. Wycuff, 73, Celina, died June 4, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, L [More]
Eugene Gilleo, 58, Celina, died at 2:45 a.m. June 6, 2013, at the Laurels of Shane Hill. [More]
Stories on June 7th, 2013
Prairie Creek Treatment Train, Man-made project showing good results early on
MONTEZUMA - Nearly crystal clear water is flowing into Grand Lake from Prairie Creek where a water treatment test has just begun.
Local officials said they're thrilled with the preliminary results of the Prairie Creek Treatment Train on the south side of the lake. [More]
CELINA - A Lake Facility Authority for Grand Lake would give citizens a voice in creating a locally led and controlled long-term restoration plan for the lake, state Rep. Jim Buchy, R-Greenville, says.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners are seeking contractors to build a $4 million engineering facility along Mud Pike, west of the city.
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MENDON - The county intends to apply for more than $385,000 in state grants to overhaul several village streets.
Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday approved a resolution to request $300,000 in 2013 Critical Infrastructure Program funds for street improvement projects in Mendon.
What was supposed to be a game day for Parkway's softball team turned out to be a waiting day after rain on Thursday in Akron prompted a major schedule change for the state softball tournament.
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The Grand Lake Mariners opened the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season with a 5-1 win over the Dayton Docs on Thursday at Wright State University. [More]
19th Annual Dirt Late Model Dream
ROSSBURG - Josh Richards (Shinnston, West Virginia) and Matt Miller (Whitehouse) each won 25-lap feature races for $2,500 on Thursday night as the 19th annual Dirt Late Model Dream weekend kicked off at Eldora Speedway.
COLDWATER - St. Henry took advantage of an uncharacteristic group of errors by Coldwater in the fifth inning and the Redskins' Jeff Paul went the distance on the mound to give the Red and White a 7-3 win over their backyard rival on Thursday at Veterans Field.
St. Henry native Bob Jansen was ordained to the diaconate on May 20 by Bishop Joseph Charron in Assumption Chapel at St. Charles Center, Carthagena.
Local pictures on June 7th, 2013