Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Obituaries on May 14th, 2015
Norma "Jean" (Goettemoeller) Poeppelman, age 85, of St. Rt. 66, Fort Loramie, p [More]
Marjorie A. Rohrbach, 69, Wapakoneta, died at 10:51 p.m. April 8, 2015, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Stories on May 14th, 2015
ST. MARYS - An improving financial situation led St. Marys City Schools officials on Wednesday to drop pay-to-participate fees for next school year. [More]
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has informed the local health department that mating-disrupting phenomones will be sprayed north of the city in June to control gypsy moths.
CELINA - Health department officials say cleanup of the Dumpsterman site is moving too slowly but the owner insists he is complying with court orders
FORT RECOVERY - The senior class of 2015 will graduate 76 students at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Fort Recovery High School's 127th commencement ceremony will be held at the Fort Site Fieldhouse.
NEW BREMEN - The board of education Wednesday night approved the hiring of four new teachers including a new head football coach.
Newly hired jun
COLDWATER - Twenty-five applicants are being considered for the position of school district superintendent.
The Coldwater Exempted Village Schools
ROCKFORD - A 32-year-old Van Wert man faces multiple charges after allegedly making inappropriate contact with a local 15-year-old girl.
Wesley A.
FORT RECOVERY - The Ohio Department of Agriculture is accepting public comments on draft permits to expand a local swine and turkey operation.
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Division IV Baseball Sectional
MINSTER - Five innings into Minster's Division IV baseball sectional title game against Perry on Wednesday night, the thought of throwing a perfect game couldn't elude the mind of Wildcat pitcher Josh Nixon. [More]
Division IV Baseball Sectional
FORT RECOVERY - Jackson Hobbs tossed a two-hit shutout and drove in five runs as Fort Recovery eliminated the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers from Division IV sectional play with a 12-0, five-inning victory at home last evening.
Wednesday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Nick Thwaits held Crestview to just one hit and walked six and Marion Local denied Crestview a chance to return to the state final four with a 4-1 win over the Knights in the Division IV baseball sectional final in Convoy.
2015 All-Midwest Athletic Conference Softball Team
Minster senior Regan Hahn was named the Midwest Athletic Conference's Softball Player of the Year by the conference coaches on Wednesday.
Hahn was
ST. MARYS - Skylar Liming excelled at scoring goals for St. Marys High School.
Liming said she'll be expected to do the same thing when she arrives at Bluffton University next fall.
Western Buckeye League Track and Field Meet
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls track team jumped out to a solid start but have a strong Wapakoneta contingent in front of them after the first day of the Western Buckeye League track and field meet held at Brown Stadium.
Local pictures on May 14th, 2015