Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
$5,000 will help Celina buy system for east channel at Pullman Bay
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The Celina Rotary Club will donate up to $5,000 to help the city purchase a mechanism to oxygenate the water in the east channel at Pullman Bay Park.
City council members Monday night unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance accepting the donation to purchase a linear aeration system that has proved successful at other places along the lake. [More]
Mercer County Boys Golf Tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Paced by the two lowest scores of the tournament, Parkway cruised to a victory and defended its Mercer County boys golf tournament title on Tuesday at the Mercer County Elks.
All four scoring rounds for the Panthers were under 90 and they [More]
Obituaries on August 14th, 2013
John R. Schroeder, 81, St. Marys, died suddenly at 11:02 a.m. Aug. 13, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on August 14th, 2013
Subscriber stories on August 14th, 2013
WAPAKONETA - Health officials Tuesday morning discussed steps taken during the recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that killed a St. Marys man in July and left another seriously ill.
CELINA - Technology required for time travel likely never will exist, but Springfield native and seasoned banjo player Glenn Parks provided a rather convincing substitute Tuesday afternoon at the Mercer County Fair.
CELINA - The county is seeking contractors to widen Harris Road and create turn lanes on state Route 29 in preparation for the opening of a plumbing supply distribution center east of the city.
ROCKFORD - Residents in Parkway school district will vote on a renewal levy in May.
School board members on Tuesday passed a resolution to put the issue on the ballot in the spring.
SPENCERVILLE - Cleanup of the Auglaize River is underway in Allen County and will continue into Auglaize County in the coming months.
Officials fro
FORT RECOVERY - The new band director is working diligently, according to high school principal Jeff Hobbs.
Hobbs introduced band and choir director Samuel Piehl to board of education members on Tuesday night at the regular meeting.
NEW BREMEN - An access road to the New Bremen Municipal Center has been named Harrod's Way in honor of recently retired police chief Doug Harrod.
"I think we really surprised him," Dennis Burnell told fellow council members Tuesday night.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster edged Midwest Athletic Conference rival Versailles 320-321 to capture the Cardinal Invitational team title on Tuesday at Arrowhead.