Monday, January 4th, 2016
Celina sweeps three-team meet with Coldwater, St. Marys
By Colin Foster
CELINA - The Celina boys' and girls' swim teams won the tri-meet with St. Marys and Coldwater on Saturday night at the Auglaize-Mercer YMCA.
The Bulldog boys, much heavier in numbers than their opponents, tallied 215 points. St. Marys finished second with 88 and Coldwater third with 71. [More]
Obituaries on January 4th, 2016
Helen (Muller) Bertke, age 93 of Celina, Ohio passed away at 3:10 a.m. on Saturday Jan. 2, 2016 at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Danny L. Miller, 66, of rural Spencerville, died at 6:20 PM Friday, January 1, 2016 at the Kindred Hospital in Lima following an extended illness. [More]
Joyce E. Rohrer, 84, formerly of Marion, IN died 8:46 p.m. Thursday December 31, 2015 at Otterbein – St. Marys, with her family at her side. [More]
Dorothy Pax Stoermer, age 83, of Vandalia, Ohio, has rejoined her husband of 61 years, Edward S. Stoermer, who died December 12, 2015. [More]
Alfred A. Manbeck, 79, New Bremen, Ohio, died 9:55 A.M. Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
Nathan H. Hirschfeld age 88 of New Bremen, died on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 5:58 P.M. at the Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. [More]
B. J. Swonger age 88, Celina, Ohio passed away at 11:39 p.m. on Jan 1, 2016 at home with his family. [More]
Cy A. Schaadt, 65, Berne, Ind., passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne. [More]
Robert Mabry, 54, Celina, died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2016, at his residence. [More]
Mary Maurer, 93, St. Marys, died Jan. 4, 2016, at Otterbein, St. Marys.
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Local pictures on January 4th, 2016
Subscriber stories on January 4th, 2016
Decorations connect local woman to her deceased sons
COLDWATER - As the holiday season draws to a close, Bonnie Fortkamp will need to take down and pack away holiday decorations like most people do. However, she'll need to make a stop at the library to do it.
CELINA - A railroad crossing signal is out of service after a vehicle driven by a St. Marys man struck it about 4 a.m. Friday.
Tyler Barhorst, 21,
CELINA - After finishing the first half with a 14-0 run to take a 27-13 lead on Celina, Minster girls basketball coach Nann Stechschulte told her team at halftime to keep up their intensity since Celina would likely come out strong to start the second half.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina survived a sluggish first half and overtook New Bremen in the fourth quarter for its third straight win in a 48-34 win Saturday night at the Fieldhouse.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater boys bowling team had three bowlers roll 200 games or better to maintain a share of the WOHSBC South Division lead after action Saturday held at McBo's Lanes in Versailles.