Thursday, April 24th, 2014
Obituaries on April 24th, 2014
Patricia Ann "Pattie" Adams, 76, Celina, died at 5 p.m. April 22, 2014, at The Gardens of Celina. [More]
Charles J. "Charlie" Hein, 86, Fort Recovery and Bradenton, Fla., died April 22, 2014, at Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville. [More]
Ronald Lively, 73, Celina, died April 23, 2014, in Lima.
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Stories on April 24th, 2014
ST. MARYS - Grand Lake St. Marys State Park will get a small portion of the $88.5 million the state is spending to modernize parks in the next two years. [More]
Driver had lost license due to earlier OVI conviction
CELINA - A 28-year-old Rockford man faces multiple charges stemming from an alleged alcohol-related traffic accident in August that claimed the life of his friend.
Congress puts off $522,000 in cuts
COLDWATER - Congress again has delayed cutting an annual stipend of more than $500,000 to Mercer Health, chief executive officer Lisa Klenke told the hospital's board of governors Wednesday.
St. Marys board hosts town hall session
ST. MARYS - Common Core Standards were the main topic during Wednesday's town hall meeting led by school board members.
St. Marys resident Corrine Corbett asked school superintendent Shawn Brown and board members to say whether they supported the new state standards.
MONTEZUMA - A Montezuma man has pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges he illegally possessed firearms and ammunition in September.
Timothy Scott Workman, 44, offered the plea Friday in the U.S. District Court in Toledo. He was charged with the two-count indictment April 2.
AUGLAIZE COUNTY - The Grand Lake Drug Task Force and area law enforcement agencies on Monday arrested six people for drug trafficking.
The suspects
CINCINNATI - The adage "the show must go on" applies to rock 'n' roll too.
Craig Finn, frontman of the Brooklyn-based indie rock outfit The Hold Steady, prefaced the band's headlining show Tuesday night at Bogart's by explaining the absence of guitarist Steve Selvidge.
Curtain Call
Katie Horstman hasn't paced any sidelines or around the infield of an oval track for nearly two decades, but she is far from forgotten.
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Bath's Reynolds keeps Wildkittens unbeaten in WBL
CELINA - The Bath Wildkittens scored three times in the top of the first, more than enough for Kimmy Reynolds, the reigning Western Buckeye League P
MINSTER - Minster gave Covington a gift in the top of the sixth inning. But the Buccs returned the favor in the bottom half of the inning.
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Eldora Preview
After a two year hiatus, Casey Luedeke is back behind the steering wheel of a UMP Modified at Eldora Speedway.
It's not that he hasn't been racing, because he has been a regular at Limaland Motorsports Park for the past 10 years. He has just steered clear of Eldora.
Wednesday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster took advantage of eight Crestview errors as the Wildcats won their seventh straight game and move above .500 for the first time this season with a 10-0 five-inning win over the Knights in Wednesday afternoon baseball action in Convoy.
Local pictures on April 24th, 2014