Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - The tag or bag controversy continues.
City officials remain divided over whether to keep trash collection as a tagging system or change to a bagging system. Council's solid waste committee members on Monday decided to defer discussion to full council after failing to reach an agreement. [More]
Obituaries on June 3rd, 2014
Paul Adkins, 70, Celina, passed away at 10:10 a.m. June 1, 2014, at his residence. [More]
Berniece Baker, 102, Celina, died at 4:30 a.m. June 1, 2014, at The Miller House in Celina. [More]
Wanda Ballard, 98, Altamont, Ill., formerly of Mercer County, died at 11:45 p.m. May 3, 2014, at Lutheran Care Center, Altamont. [More]
Richard D. "Dick" Chaney, 68, Celina, passed away June 1, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Arthur "Gary" McCowan, 58, Coldwater, died at 10:45 p.m. May 31, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Daniel J. Piper, 75, Celina, passed away at 11:48 p.m. June 1, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Leo Tebbe, 85, of rural New Bremen, died June 2, 2014, in the emergency departm [More]
Local pictures on June 3rd, 2014
Subscriber stories on June 3rd, 2014
CELINA - Bryant Rhoades - one of two men implicated in the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube - was reminded Monday afternoon to stop sending letters to Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham.
ST. MARYS - The 100-Aker Wood populated by characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin and Piglet is as real to Chris Botkin as K.C. Geiger Park.
FORT RECOVERY - Cost negotiations likely will begin in August for a utility aggregation program approved by voters last month, village administrator Randy Diller told council members Monday night.
FORT RECOVERY - An area fruit farmer has a sweet way of growing strawberries.
Dale Kaiser has 5,000 of the plants in pots stacked four tall in a 30
Minster dads get chance to coach daughters at state tournament
MINSTER - Winning the Division IV regional softball championship was a special feeling for Minster's Alexis Robinson, Kayla Richard and Marissa Conrad.
COLDWATER - Brian Harlamert has coached son Aaron throughout the levels of baseball over the years.
This week, Dad gets a chance to coach his son on the highest level of high school baseball as Coldwater plays in the Division III state semifinals on Thursday in Columbus.