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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
By Kathy Thompson
CELINA - The Mercer County Council on Aging hopes to soon begin assessing the needs of Mercelina Mobile Court residents who must leave their properties before the end of the year.
The approximately 50 home-owners are being forced to move because the mobile home court was put up for sale. Celina city council members are now considering legislation allowing the purchase of the land to expand city parks. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - Parkway's girls basketball game with Bradford on Tuesday night was big on two levels.
The first was the Panthers beat the Railroaders 52-49 to move them to 6-7, doubling their win total from a year ago.
The second was while the Panthers gave up a 15-point lead in the final minute of the game but did not give up the game, getting a game-winning bucket from Sierra Fent with 27.4 seconds remaining. [More]
Obituaries on January 22nd, 2014
Dorothy "Ruth" Raymond, 93, St. Marys, died at 8:15 a.m. Jan. 20, 2014, in St. Marys. [More]
Robert W. Caldwell, 85, St. Marys, died at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 2014, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Gloria S. Inniger, 69, Decatur, Ind., died Jan. 19, 2014, at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur. [More]
Ronald P. DeTomaso, 65, of Redmond, Ore., formerly of St. Marys, passed away Dec. 21, 2013, at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon. [More]
Ralph Godwin, 91, Celina, died at 11:55 a.m. Jan. 20, 2014, in Naples, Fla.
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Furniture designer and artist Wendell Raymond Geurkink, 75, of North Vernon, In [More]
Kenneth B. Laux, 95, Celina, passed away Jan. 19, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Lucille "Teal" Miller, 101, Celina, passed away Jan. 21, 2014, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home in Spencerville. [More]
Hugo E. Schlarman, 82, Osgood, passed away of natural causes Jan. 19, 2014, at State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Edward L. Curts, 72, Sheridan, Wyo., formerly of Celina, passed away Jan. 17, 2 [More]
Thomas W. Smith Sr., 71, Celina, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 19, 2014, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Tamara M. "Tammy" Wendel, 35, Fort Recovery, died Jan. 20, 2014, at the James Cancer Center, Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on January 22nd, 2014
Subscriber stories on January 22nd, 2014
Commissioners again allocate funds for salary, benefits
CELINA - Mercer County will continue paying $5,000 toward salary and benefit costs for Milt Miller, who spearheads water quality improvement projects at Grand Lake.
CELINA - An elections official on Tuesday recommended retaining the Galleria as Mercer County's largest polling site despite its cost.
Mercer Count
CELINA - Former Mercer County Auditor Mark Giesige will resign from the board of elections at the end of March to focus on his work with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday welcomed a new member.
Mayor Amy Joseph swore-in John Dooley during council's regular meeting. Dooley, who ran unopposed in November's general election, replaces Ron Searight, who did not seek re-election.
FORT RECOVERY - The online calamity day plan utilized earlier this month was a positive, successful experience overall, superintendent Shelly Vaughn said.
Tuesday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Derek Thobe's free throws in the closing seconds of the game allowed Coldwater to pick up its fourth win of the season in an 81-78 win at Kenton on Tuesday night.