Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Obituaries on September 30th, 2006
Angeline C. Koverman, 90, 12200 E. Shelby Road, Minster, died at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28, 2006, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
Stories on September 30th, 2006
Celina city officials are beginning discussion on where to get electricity when its current contract with American Municipal Power of Ohio (AMP-Ohio) expires at the end of 2007.
Crews have started removing asbestos from the Blue Goose in Celina with the old power plant to be completely dismantled within a couple of months. [More]
By the 1890's Rockford had grown into a flourishing town
ROCKFORD - In 1880, the municipality now known as Rockford had a population of 2,001 - in addition to 557 horses, 265 carriages and 151 dogs.
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The Mercer  County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate the theft of more than $21,000 worth of copper wire from a Midwest Electric substation.
A Celina man, who reportedly suffered a diabetic reaction, was involved in three traffic accidents within two minutes Tuesday.
Monty D. Heiby, 39,
Companies doing business with the county and other government entities now have a new hoop to jump through to win public contracts.
Businesses who
ELIDA - A late Elida rally was wasted when the home team botched the snap on a potential game-tying field goal, handing Celina a 10-7 win in Western Buckeye League football action at Kraft Memorial Field on Friday. [More]
MARIA STEIN - It took six games into the season, but the Marion Local Flyers finally got their passing attack going in a major way.
Marion moved th
ST. HENRY - It was exactly the script that St. Henry coach Jeff Starkey envisioned this week as he prepared his team for a tough Midwest Athletic Conference game against the Anna Rockets.
NEW BREMEN - It was a sloppy start to the game for the Minster Wildcats as they turned the ball over three times in the first quarter.
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VAN WERT - There's an old saying in sports that successful teams beat the teams that they're supposed to beat.
That's just what St. Marys did on Friday night, dominating a young Van Wert squad, 42-0, in a game that was over by halftime.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
What started on the night as a three-way tie for first place in the Western Buckeye League ended with just Shawnee on top of the standings.
COLDWATER - Coldwater had little trouble maintaining its unblemished record, scoring 28 points in the first quarter on the way to a 42-6 win over Parkway on homecoming night at Cavalier Stadium.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Nick Johnson had 228 yards of offense and five rushing touchdowns as St. John's improved to 5-1 with a 56-21 drubbing of Fort Recovery on Friday night at Stadium Park in Delphos.
Local pictures on September 30th, 2006