Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Planned uses for $4M complex keep growing
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The estimated cost of a new expo center at the county fairgrounds has jumped several million dollars as plans for its usage continue to grow.
The proposed multi-purpose Progressive Agriculture Convention and Education Center price tag is [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - Brandon Coffey kept Spencerville's bats silent and St. Marys used a six-run fourth inning to pull away for an 8-0 win in ACME baseball action on Monday as the Roughriders improve to 7-6 on the season.
St. Marys, which scored 27 runs d [More]
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CELINA - City council members are divided over endorsing a liquor license transfer that would allow the former Club Oasis on Main Street to reopen under new ownership as Boots 'N Bourbon.
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday accepted the retirement of fire chief Paul Streacker, effective Dec. 31.
Streacker joined the Coldwater Fire Department more than 30 years ago and has held the position of chief the past eight years.
ST. MARYS - City officials will seek bids for asbestos removal at the former power plant in St. Marys.
Once the asbestos is removed, the city will bid the final demolition of the plant, which generated the city's power for more than 80 years before being shut down in 2008.
A 27-year-old Mercer County man was taken into custody after he led authorities on a high-speed chase over country roads in the Rockford area Friday night.
Board votes against picking up additional share of cost
CELINA - The school district will not pick up the additional 1 percent teachers must pay toward their state retirement beginning July 1.
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Two men face charges of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child after they were found supplying alcohol to a pair of 17-year-old girls.
ST. HENRY - Village residents on Monday night were warned to place the correct items in recycle bags or risk losing the pick-up service.
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Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Grand Lake Mariners snapped their six-game losing streak by knocking off the Dayton Docs 4-2 on Monday night in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action at Nischwitz Stadium on the campus of Wright State University.
When it comes to hitting, there's cold, and then there is frigid.
And the Grand Lake Mariners have been frigid so far this season when it comes to swinging the bat.