Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
Obituaries on June 24th, 2014
Ina Fay Cisco, 87, Celina, died June 21, 2014, at her residence.
She was born [More]
Esther M. McElfresh, 84, Germantown, passed away June 22, 2014, at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Carol S. Miller, 67, Celina, passed away at Celina Manor Nursing Home the evening of June 19, 2014. [More]
Patricia M. Nighswander, 78, of Mendon, died at 8:25 a.m. June 21, 2014, at State of the Heart Hospice Center, Greenville. [More]
Stories on June 24th, 2014
CELINA - City voters in November will decided whether to repeal a half-percent income tax that pays for police and fire expenses and replace it with the tax of the same rate that would also fund street repairs. [More]
CELINA - Lucy Rose hopes to squash the competition at this year's fair with her famous jelly and canned foods.
For more than two decades she's ente [More]
COLDWATER - Coldwater's mayor is utilizing the county sheriff and a state program to make sure offenders appear in his court and pay overdue fines.
Move by council to reduce general fund spending
ST. MARYS - Firefighters and police officers will have the option to cash out vacation time this year.
Council members on Monday passed under suspe
ST. MARYS - Bond was set at $150,000 for a local man accused of brandishing a knife and stealing money and a car from an elderly woman at a St. Marys bank on Friday afternoon.
CELINA - City council members intend to purchase a new fire rescue truck next year estimated to cost $365,000.
At their regular meeting Monday nigh
ST. HENRY - Council members are disappointed no money was granted to the village for its Safe Routes to School plan submitted last year.
The school
COLDWATER - The village will lose some trees and gain others this year.
An estimated 30 ash trees infested with the emerald ash borer must be cut down, village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas said at Monday night's council meeting.
Nominations are being accepted for one open seat on each of the Farm Service Agency committees for Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Each county commit
CELINA - It started promising and then took a turn for the worst.
The Celina ACME team had a 4-0 lead on Shawnee after two innings Monday night, but the Indians scored seven unanswered and held off a late charge by the Bulldogs to come away with a 7-5 win at Montgomery Field.
Ben Hogenkamp had a whirlwind 24 hours late last week.
Hogenkamp, a Minster High School and Wittenberg University graduate, was named third team Division III All-American late on Wednesday evening by the Golf Coaches Association of America. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Marion Local countered New Bremen's third inning run with four runs in the top of the fourth and the Flyers held a 4-2 lead on the Cardinals in ACME action when lightning and pending darkness suspended action after six innings.
Mariner Notes
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Grand Lake Mariners will debut their camouflage baseball jerseys on Thursday as the team makes the trip to Coldwater for exhibition play against the Summit City Sluggers at Veterans Field starting at 7 p.m.
Local pictures on June 24th, 2014