Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
Obituaries on February 7th, 2018
Dan Albert Miesse, age 90, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 7:38 pm, Monday, February 5, 2018 at Celina Manor, with his family by his side. [More]
Dolores V. Muhlenkamp, 80, Portland, Indiana, died on February 5, 2018, at Persimmon Ridge, Portland, IN. [More]
Paul W. Robinson, age 83, of Celina, passed away Tuesday morning, February 6, 2018 at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Stories on February 7th, 2018
Funds to improve area near new $26M feed mill, processing plant
CELINA - Officials on Tuesday learned Mercer County has been awarded a $335,000 grant to make highway improvements in conjunction with Mercer Landmark's proposed $26 million expansion outside of St. Henry. [More]
Work needed in Carthagena area
CELINA - County officials hope to snag a $500,000 grant this year that would allow them to proceed with a new sewer system in the Grand Lake watershed.
MINSTER - The village's 2018 budget was finalized on Tuesday with appropriations set at $29.2 million, up from 2017's $28 million spending plan.
Council members passed the ordinance under suspension of the three readings rule.
GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP - A head-on crash Tuesday morning on Fort Recovery-Minster Road sent two people to the hospital.
Kazumasa Arakawa, 33, Minster,
Controlling erosion goal of project
CELINA - Work will resume this summer to control erosion along Beaver Creek, which starts at the spillway and snakes through 10.6 miles of Mercer County.
ROCKFORD - Council members and village administrator Jeff Long on Tuesday discussed goals for this year.
Long said one of the biggest projects for the year will be rehabilitating the water treatment plant.
Wenning, Blasingame heat up in Cavs' win
ROCKFORD - Parkway had a shot to comeback against Coldwater.
A shot by the Cavaliers' Myles Blasingame effectively ended any thought of that.
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Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Spencerville took the lead at halftime and pulled away from New Bremen in the second half as the Bearcats handed the Cardinals a second straight loss with a 52-42 decision in girls basketball action in Spencerville.
COLDWATER - Wapakoneta girls basketball coach Rusty Allen said that too many turnovers and putting the other team at the foul line 29 times are not good ingredients for winning a game.
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