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Monday, June 10th, 2013
Obituaries on June 10th, 2013
Rita E. Bertke, 81, New Bremen, died at 1:45 a.m. June 8, 2013, at her residence. [More]
Patricia Evelyn Holtzhauer Monger, 87, died June 8, 2013, at the home of her only surviving sister, Mary Magdalene Brodbeck, in Swanton. [More]
Martha Jean Johnsman, 87, Celina, passed away the evening of June 8, 2013, at C [More]
Bede A. Monnin, 79, a life-time resident of Russia, passed away at 12:18 a.m. June 9, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family. [More]
Michael V. Wuebker, 53, Chickasaw, died June 8, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Carol A. Graham, 68, Rockford, died June 7, 2013, at 12:19 p.m. at the In-Patient Hospice Center in Van Wert. [More]
Bruce R. "Barney" Byer, 59, Ohio City, died the morning of June 7, 2013, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Stories on June 10th, 2013
Derrick near Fort Recovery pumping oil
FORT RECOVERY - The fields of Mercer County may have a new cash crop - oil.
Three test wells recently were drilled on private ground in the rural F [More]
ST. MARYS - The use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to obtain natural gas and oil is likely going to be a part of our country's future, chief operating officer of Buckeye Power Pat O'Loughlin says.
ROSSBURG - While in the midst of one of the worst slumps of his Hall of Fame career, Scott Bloomquist came to Eldora Speedway confident Saturday night's Dirt Late Model Dream would turn around his season.
Adds third-place finish in 800 meters, State Track Meet
COLUMBUS - Coldwater sophomore Sarah Kanney made school history on Saturday during the final day of the state track meet. Kanney repeated as the Division II 1,600-meter champion to become the first Cavalier girl to win two state titles. [More]
State Track Meet
COLUMBUS - In addition to Coldwater's Sarah Kanney winning the 1,600 meters, there were nine other events on Saturday featuring local girls on the final day of the state track meet. Six of these events sent seven individuals and two relay teams to the awards podium. [More]
CELINA - For the second game in a row, the Hamilton Joes scored a late-inning run to defeat the Grand Lake Mariners in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action at Montgomery Field.
COLUMBUS - Six events on Saturday featured local boys athletes, five of whom finished in the top eight to reach the podium. This includes Minster's 1,600- and 800-meter relay teams that just missed out on championships with second- and third-place finishes. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's ACME team combined good hitting with a pair of strong pitching performances to improve to 7-1 while completing a 3-0 weekend at the Celina round-robin tourney on Saturday at Montgomery Field.
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