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Saturday, December 26th, 2015
By Daily Standard Staff
By JARED MAUCH and SHELLEY GRIESHOP
newsdept@dailystandard.com
CELINA - Abundant consumer spending, new and expanded businesses and low unemployment this year helped break sales tax records in the Grand Lake area, officials said.
Mercer County's 1 percent sales tax for the first time ever collected more than $5 million throughout 2015. The amount is 7.9 percent or $369,154 more than that collected in 2014 and marks the fifth consecutive year of record-breaking tax collections. [More]
Obituaries on December 26th, 2015
Janice E. Bowlby, age 85, of Celina, passed away Wednesday evening Dec. 23, 2015 at Celina Manor. [More]
Sandra Lee Thornton, age 63, Coldwater, died on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Celina Manor. [More]
Armella C. Ungruhn, age 89, of St. Rose, died Dec. 24, 2015 at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Rose M. Hauenstein, 81, Wapakoneta, died Dec. 24, 2015, at her residence.
  Services are pending at Bayliff & Eley Funeral and Cremation Services, Wapakoneta. [More]
Local pictures on December 26th, 2015
Subscriber stories on December 26th, 2015
The Daily Standard staff took a look back at 2015 and chose the following Top 10 stories for the year.

1. Celina man shot dead by trooper
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2015 Year in Review
By GARY R. RASBERRY and COLIN FOSTER
The Daily Standard
As 2015 winds down, it's time to look back at the moments in local sports that were most memorable.
By COLIN FOSTER and GARY R. RASBERRY
The Daily Standard
Great performances, trophy celebrations, intriguing stories and big games with even 50/50 jackpots - 2015 had all of it and then some.