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Friday, May 10th, 2019

Fort student is arrested after alleged threats

By Leslie Gartrell

FORT RECOVERY - A Fort Recovery High School student was arrested on Thursday after being accused of making threats to student and staff safety.

Fort Recovery police responded to the school at the request of superintendent Justin Firks to look into reports of threats directed toward students and staff safety, according to a police department news release. No immediate threat to students or staff was found and no one was injured.

Officers arrested a 15 year-old male student on a felony charge of inducing panic. No weapons were located in the school after a search by school staff, and none were found at the student's residence after a search by the Mercer County Juvenile Probation Department and Fort Recovery police.

"I want to assure you that student, staff and campus safety continue to be our top priority, and it will remain our focus," Firks said in a separate district news release. "We will continue to cooperate with law enforcement and follow district policies and procedures designed to protect our students and staff during this active investigation."

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office, St. Henry Police Department and Mercer County Prosecutor's Office also assisted in the investigation and arrest, according to Fort Recovery Police Chief Jared Laux.

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Fertilizer spill results in fish kill

Property owners could face fines

CELINA - A 2,750-gallon liquid fertilizer tank reportedly ruptured this week and is believed to have dumped its contents into Chickasaw Creek, killing "a bunch" of fish, according to Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District Technician Matt Heckler. [More]

Fitzgerald thrives at Montgomery Field

Montgomery Field was enemy turf for Isaac Fitzgerald in high school.

It's been home turf for the 2014 Western Buckeye League Baseball Player of the Year ever since he put on a Wright State University-Lake Campus uniform. [More]

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Animal causes fire, brief outage

CELINA - An animal reportedly caused a fire at the city's solar field substation, which led to a brief power outage.

An unknown animal about the si

Grant to be sought for Cooper Farms' project

Company to expand biosecurity facilities

CELINA - Mercer County officials will apply for a $100,000 state grant that would help finance extending water and sewer utilities to Cooper Farms' proposed biosecurity expansion in Fort Recovery.

Parkway eighth-graders explore career opportunities

ROCKFORD - It's never too early to start exploring possible career options, Parkway Local Schools Guidance Counselor Lisa Ontrop said.

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Franklin Township TIF district planned

Commissioners hold public hearing

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday moved to set up a Tax Increment Financing district in the Franklin Industrial Park near Montezuma to pay for road and sewer work set for completion in November.

Chase ends with arrest in St. Marys

ST. MARYS - A Fairborn man was arrested on Wednesday night after being involved in a high-speed chase that started in Shelby County and ended in St. Marys.

Changing it up

Flyers shuffle lineup, beat Indians in Round 2

FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery was nine runs better than Marion Local during the regular season.

But since that April 23 meeting in Fort Recovery, Marion Local Head Softball Coach Jerry Moeller shuffled his lineup.

Ford fuels Parkway's win

ROCKFORD - One could say that Parkway's offense on Thursday was built "Ford Tough."

Allie Ford hit two home runs and totaled five RBIs, Bailey Stri

Wildcats top Redskins for sectional title

MINSTER - Minster jumped out of the box running and never slowed down in a 16-1, five-inning victory over St. Henry Thursday in the Division IV sectional softball finals at Four Seasons Park in Minster.

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Bremen routs Perry 10-0

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Molly Smith scattered two hits and New Bremen scored in every inning to beat Perry 10-0 in five innings in a Division IV sectional softball game on Thursday at New Bremen.