Thursday, February 20th, 2014
St. Marys board, union upset over posts
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - School officials on Wednesday continued to speak out against perceived racist comments posted by a board member on a local social media site.
A St. Marys teacher's union leader vowed to file grievances against board member Bob Valentine and threatened to take further action following the special meeting scheduled to discuss the 2014-2015 school calendar. [More]
Local Roundup
By Gary R. Rasberry
The debut for Coldwater's Caleb Keck at the state diving championships was a memorable one.
The Cavaliers' freshman earned first-team All-Ohio honors by finishing fifth in the Division II championships held Wednesday at Branin Natatorium in Canton [More]
Division III Sectional at Wapakoneta
By Gary R. Rasberry
WAPAKONETA - Coldwater had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter but had to settle for overtime, and in the extra session, Columbus Grove's Julia Wynn connected on a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds on the clock to lift the Bulldogs to a 51-49 win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday in the Division III sectional semifinal action at Wapakoneta High School. [More]
Obituaries on February 20th, 2014
Bernard J. Hemmelgarn, 97, formerly of East Sixth St., Minster, died Feb. 19, 2014, at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Local pictures on February 20th, 2014
Subscriber stories on February 20th, 2014
MARIA STEIN - Senior art student Kendra Schemmel is leaving a colorful mark on Marion Local High School.
Her colorful mural on the former white, cinder-block wall is part of her year-long portfolio effort.
ST. MARYS - The Republican Party will focus on five key issues in 2014, according to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan.
The GOP agenda will include health care, tax reform, energy, privacy and welfare reform, Jordan said during a St. Marys Rotary event on Wednesday.
CELINA - City officials and a former patrolman deny allegations of unreasonable force in the officer-involved shooting death of a St. Marys man last year.
MINSTER - Globus Printing & Packaging is facing $91,800 in penalties for 24 safety and health violations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
VAN WERT - Orion Samuelson, a voice for agriculture for more than four decades, will give a presentation Sunday at Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert.
Having honed its old-time sound in the honky-tonks, farmers markets and big stages of Nashville for nearly a decade, the three-piece string band Howlin' Brothers is taking its show on the road to audiences across the country.
Division IV Sectional at Coldwater
COLDWATER - Ten weeks of battling on the hardwood to determine league champions and tournament seeds is officially in the rearview mirror with the tipoff to the 2013-14 girls' postseason in full swing this week.
After opening the Western Buckeye League schedule with a loss at home, few thought that Celina's boys basketball team was a true contender for a league championship.
It's as perfect a situation for Marion Local's Kurt Goettemoeller and Fort Recovery's Brian Patch.
It's the last week of the regular season and the Flyers and Indians are playing for the Midwest Athletic Conference championship.