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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
Rural health plans get boost
Wright State gains $700K in funds for medical program
By Claire Giesige
CELINA - Wright State University's plan to improve rural health care recently was boosted by grants and donations totaling $700,000.
University officials on Monday announced the receipt of a $400,000 gift from the Mercer County Civic Foundation for the growing Lake Campus medical program, and a $300,000 grant for the college's Wright Rural Health Initiative from HealthPath Foundation of Ohio, a Cincinnati organization dedicated to improving Ohioans' access to health care. [More]
Obituaries on December 22nd, 2015
Donald Bohman
Donald E. Bohman, age 86, of Minster, died on Saturday December 19, 2015 at Heritage Manor in Minster. [More]
Winifred O'Connor
Winifred "Winnie" O'Connor, 97, of Saint Marys, died 4:30 P.M. Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. [More]
June Charles
June J. Charles, 85, Union City, died at 8:14 p.m. Dec. 16, 2015, at Celina Manor nursing home. [More]
Gerald Long
Gerald A. Long, 86, Wapakoneta died at 10:20 a.m. Dec. 21, 2015, at Heritage Ma [More]
Luella Smith
Luella M. Smith, 85, Celina, died at 5:15 a.m. Dec. 21, 2015, at Joint Township [More]
James Sampson
James H. Sampson, 87, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 2:23 P.M. Monday, December 21, 2015, at the Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
William Pontius
William D. "Bill" Pontius, 83, of Rockford, Ohio, died on Monday, December 21, 2015, at McLaren Macomb Hospital in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. [More]
Local pictures on December 22nd, 2015
Subscriber stories on December 22nd, 2015
Fort seeks grant from foundation
Funds would be used to build facilities for people with special needs
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials are seeking funds from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to construct a $230,000 basketball and tennis court facility for people with special needs.
Unemployment second lowest
Mercer County
Mercer County's jobless rate this morning was bumped to the second lowest in the state as two other counties tied for the bottom spot.
The unemploy
Auglaize officials approve March primary candidates
WAPAKONETA - Filings by candidates for the March 15 primary election in Auglaize County were deemed valid Monday.
The formal action was taken during a meeting with the board of elections.
Prueter's free throw sends Flyers past Raiders
MARIA STEIN - Two evenly-matched teams wearing Blue and Gold uniforms met at the Hangar on Monday night.
One of those teams was slightly better in crunch time.
St. Henry goes cold in loss to Wapakoneta
ST. HENRY - After playing Wapakoneta tough for the first half, St. Henry struggled with its shooting in the second half, allowing Wapak to pull away for a 35-22 girls basketball win in a battle of Redskins at St. Henry's Redskin Gymnasium on Monday.
Big first quarter leads Fort Recovery to win over Greenville
Compiled by Colin Foster
The Fort Recovery girls basketball team jumped out to a 25-4 first-quarter lead on Greenville and cruised to a 63-33 victory to improve to 6-1 on the season.
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