Wednesday, July 17th, 2013
District 4 ACME Baseball Tournament Championship
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - Coldwater got an up-close feel of how Crestview can make a quick comeback.
Fortunately for the Cavaliers, there were none of the seventh-inning heroics for the Knights as they had the past two games as the Cavaliers captured the District 4 ACME baseball title for the first time since 2009 with a 5-3 win at Hanover Street Park in Minster. [More]
Obituaries on July 17th, 2013
Janet C. Pape, 62, Celina, and formerly of New Bremen, died at 9:55 p.m. July 1 [More]
Kurt Allen McMichael, 35, Mendon, passed away July 13, 2013, near Mendon.
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Evelyn Martha Kirchenbauer, 82, Coldwater and formerly of Ohio City, died at 6:09 p.m. July 15, 2013, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home in Coldwater. [More]
Kimberly LaCourse, 55, Dayton, died July 16, 2013.
Services are pending at Ho [More]
Our beautiful and loving "Trudi" passed away at home with her family at her side on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. [More]
Christi Lynne Youngker, 55, Celina, died at 2:59 p.m. July 15, 2013, at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Mary Elizabeth Worley, 87, Dayton, passed away July 16, 2013.   She was born Aug. 27, 1925, in Nashville, Tenn. to Edward and Frances Campbell, who are deceased. [More]
David Lyle Hendren, 59, Waverly, passed away July 16, 2013, after a battle with kidney cancer. [More]
Local pictures on July 17th, 2013
Subscriber stories on July 17th, 2013
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Planning Commission Tuesday night recommended rezoning seven lots to allow Crown Equipment Corporation to add office space and build a parking lot.
CELINA - Board of elections members are again considering asking Mercer County Commissioners to authorize a new savings account for the eventual purchase of new electronic voting machines.
WAPAKONETA - Bids came in below estimate on Tuesday for the 2013 Auglaize County road paving project.
Commissioners and county engineer Doug Reinha
MINSTER - Resurfacing will commence soon in the village.  
Village council members on Tuesday night accepted a $99,734.29 bid from Buehler Asphalt of St. Marys after reviewing a total of four bids.
ROCKFORD - Two people may be considered owners of a property in Rockford and therefore could be responsible for its cleanup.
Village council member
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys graduate Michael Schmitmeyer qualified for match play at the 2013 United States Amateur Public Links Championship at Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton, Virginia.