Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Governor's Cup Regatta organizers have unveiled plan B - a nine-hour music festival - for the regatta that was canceled a few weeks ago due to low water levels in Grand Lake.
"We just want to try to keep interest and attention on the race itself," regatta spokesman Allen Baskett said this morning, pointing out all funds from the event will help finance next year's hydroplane races. [More]
Beaver Creek
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - An estimated $119,000 erosion-control project will get underway soon along Beaver Creek, thanks to funding from Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
In a lawsuit settled a year ago, ODNR agreed to pay its share of future maintenance along the creek, following a 27-year exemption. ODNR governs the 13,500-acre Grand Lake, which flows across the spillway into Beaver Creek. [More]
By Ryan Hines
If you own a bike, be it of the two-, three- or four-wheel variety, then the Colavita Olive Oil-Zipp Speed Weaponry time trial series welcomes you for a morning of bicycle racing on Aug. 19th at Grand Lake.
Celina is hosting the time trial series for the third straight year, giving bike riders of all ages and experience a chance at cash and prizes with a 25-plus mile course around Grand Lake. [More]
Obituaries on August 8th, 2012
Thomas I. Wolfe, 75, St. Marys, died at 8:05 a.m. Aug. 7, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Martha M. Rosenbeck, 88, formerly of Chickasaw and New Bremen, died at 2:55 a.m. Aug. 5, 2012, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Gary Duane Brewer, 69, Mesa, Ariz., died Aug. 6, 2012, in Mesa.
He was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Lima to Roy and Alice Runyon Brewer. [More]
Local pictures on August 8th, 2012
Subscriber stories on August 8th, 2012
Interim manager prepares for opening day
CELINA - Ignoring the constant ringing of the telephone may be the hardest part of the job for new interim fair manager Cara Muhlenkamp.
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Former optometrist
ST. MARYS - An appeals court on Tuesday denied a request by former optometrist Douglas Wine to dismiss his conviction for sexual imposition.
Wine's
Rockford fire department
ROCKFORD - Village council on Tuesday unanimously passed the final resolution to get a five-year, 2-mill renewal levy for the fire department on the November election ballot.
Minster
MINSTER - The end is in sight for the ongoing Fourth Street reconstruction project with paving equipment arriving this week.
Village administrator
Mercer County
For the fourth consecutive year, dog license and kennel registration fees will remain the same.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday opted to keep the fees unchanged in 2013. The last time they were raised was 2009. Residents will pay $13 for a dog license and $65 for kennel registration.
VAN WERT - A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in a home invasion, stabbing and kidnapping in March in Van Wert County.
CELINA - Celina Merchant Association members on Tuesday set dates for upcoming events and reviewed the Taste of Celina and Lake Festival.
The Art W
ST. MARYS - Traditional home-cooked meals are the mainstay of a new restaurant in St. Marys.
TK's Nuttin' Fancy has opened at 810 S. Wayne St. in the strip shopping center at the corner of Greenville Road.
The 2012 Bremenfest Queen Pageant will be held 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at the James F. Dicke Auditorium in New Bremen High School. Tickets are $3.
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