Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Obituaries on March 11th, 2014
Monte L. Anderson, 59, was called into the presence of the Lord at 9:09 p.m. March 6, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center. [More]
Paul D. Helmer, 20, St. Marys, died March 8, 2014, at his residence.
He was b [More]
Kenneth Vail, 64, Celina, died March 5, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Thomas L. Gabel, 82, formerly of New Knoxville, died March 9, 2014, in Zephyrhi [More]
Stories on March 11th, 2014
A 40-year-old Celina woman was killed this morning when her car struck the rear of a mobile crane along state Route 29 near Harris Road.
Heather McCormick, 7495 Staeger Road, was pronounced dead at the scene by Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs. [More]
ST. HENRY - School board members voted without hesitation or discussion Monday night to allow former track and cross country coach Dan Hemmelgarn to be a volunteer varsity track coach starting today.
ST. HENRY - Police chief Bob Garman will be spending time inside all of the village's school buildings.
Garman has been going into the schools a couple of days a week, and the district has offered him office space in all three buildings, he told council members Monday night.
CELINA - Residents needing police assistance should continue to go to city hall, according to interim police chief Cal Freeman.
Freeman told counc
ST. MARYS - The city may hire a consultant for no more than $75,000 to oversee the purchase and installation of an automated meter reading infrastructure.
CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed first reading of legislation authorizing safety service director Tom Hitchcock to sell certificates of ownership for lots in the newly acquired North Grove Cemetery.
MARIA STEIN - Open enrollment will continue in the Marion Local School District as a result of action taken by board of education members Monday night.
COLDWATER - Fixing the police department's failing computer server while maintaining security was the topic at Monday's village council meeting.
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ST. MARYS - Permanent improvement projects for St. Marys City Schools could total about $350,000 for 2014 with purchases that include two new buses and a new multi-purpose vehicle.
Versailles graduate takes over as Marion Local volleyball coach
Megan Campbell doesn't graduate from college until May, but she is already taking over one of the most dominant volleyball programs in the state of Ohio. [More]
Kahlig leads Oilers to NCAA tourney
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The University of Findlay captured the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament t
Daily Standard staff reports
Despite a slight rise, Mercer County maintained the state's lowest unemployment rate in January, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. It has been the lowest in the state for more than two years.
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