Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
Elementary school turns out to support principal with cancer
By Doug Drexler
COLDWATER - Coldwater Elementary School students got a first-hand lesson in the fight against cancer this week.
Students clad in blue shirts emblazoned with the logo "Warriors for Wade" listened intently Tuesday as elementary principal Wade Spencer for the first time shared with them the story of his fight against nodular melanoma. His talk was part of the school's Pennies for Patients week supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
The Ohio High School Athletic Association will again put a competitive balance proposal on its May referendum ballot, the organization announced Tuesday.
The Competitive Balance Committee's proposal was unanimously approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors. [More]
Obituaries on March 5th, 2014
Marcia Marie Wilch Barker, 85, Celina, passed away March 4, 2014, at her home after an extended illness. [More]
James A. Faller, 84, Rossburg, died March 3, 2014, at his residence.
He was b [More]
Steven Gene Schenck, 64, Fort Myers, Fla., passed away March 3, 2014, at HealthPark Hospice House of Fort Myers. [More]
Arlene Brandewie, 77, Fort Loramie, died March 4, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical C [More]
Irella C. Wente, 97, New Bremen, died March 4, 2014, at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
John W. Schultz Sr., 92, St. Marys, died at 5:20 p.m.. March 3, 2014, at the Golden Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
Donald "Don" "Fuzz" Long, 70, Celina, died the afternoon of March 1, 2014, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Pauline Richards, 86, formerly of St. Marys, died at 1 p.m. Feb. 27, 2014, at Hearthstone Health Center, Round Rock, Texas. [More]
Local pictures on March 5th, 2014
Subscriber stories on March 5th, 2014
ROCKFORD - A new, low-frequency radio station - WRKD-FM - could be broadcasting within the year in the village.
Resident Jim Crocker told council m
ST. MARYS - Sara Berelsman, a 1997 St. Marys Memorial High School graduate, found herself at a crossroads more than two years ago.
She suffered fro
A federal appeals court panel has rejected a challenge to Ohio's tougher restrictions on exotic animals.
Seven exotic animal owners, including Aug
MINSTER - Trash collection rates will go up in May as a result of village council action Tuesday night.
The current contract with Rumpke Trash Service expires in the spring. The current charge of $13 per residential customer will increase 5.8 percent to $13.76 effective May 1.
MINSTER - Sara Suchland recently moved her business into a reborn building to help brides get their marriages off to a good start.
Suchland's Sara
Division IV Boys Basketball District Semifinals
WAPAKONETA - With their team down 13 points at the end of the third quarter, a few Marion Local fans might have been thinking about what they would do Friday night.