OSU researcher says state crop shows losses; local grower says so too
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - Soggy fields, rodents and fungi have made finding the perfect pumpkin for a jack-o-lantern a little more difficult this fall.
The state of Ohio - ranking third in the nation last year for the largest pumpkin crop - may have to bow out of the top standings for 2006, said Jim Jasinski, a researcher for the Ohio State University in South Charleston, east of Dayton. [More]
Friday night the Versailles Tigers came back to earth with a thud as the St. Henry Redskins used a punishing running game and a stifling defense to rout the Tigers 51-8 in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Senior Night at Hole Field. [More]
ANNA - The high school football playoffs don't start for two weeks yet, but as far as the Marion Local Flyers are concerned, the postseason began a week ago.
The Flyers needed another victory over a solid team Friday night to solidify their playoff standing, and they delivered in convincing fashion with a 34-13 win over the Anna Rockets. [More]
Edna O. Vanderhorst, 83, a resident of Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community, St. Marys, died at 3:15 p.m. Oct. 19, 2006, at Otterbein St. Marys. [More]
Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved an amendment to the county zoning map that rezones a number of parcels so they can eventually be developed.
Voters in the Minster Local School District will decide the fate of two levies at the polls Nov. 7
A one-half percent income tax - the first in the school's history - would generate $493,123 per year for five years with the revenue earmarked for operating expenses.
The Mercer County Educational Service Center (MCESC) Governing Board has contracted with Harmony Reins, a Minster mental health service provider, to help educate troubled students and work with their families.
Celina scores first, but Defiance shuts down team rest of the game
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina saw an early 6-0 lead turn into the only points it would score as Defiance scored 42 unanswered points to win the Battle of the Bulldogs 42-6 at Fred Brown Stadium in Defiance.
MINSTER - It wasn't exactly a thing of beauty as Friday's Parkway-Minster game came down to a missed extra point in a game also filled with turnovers and penalties.
Aaron Etzkorn rushed for three touchdowns and Nick Johnson added two more and a scoring pass as St. John's shut out New Bremen 49-0 at Stadium Park on Friday during an emotional Senior Night.
