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Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Parkway is sued for over $1 million
Mendon man seeks damages for daughter's death
By Shelley Grieshop
A Mendon man has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking more than $1.5 million from the Parkway school district, its school board and a former golf coach for the traffic death of his daughter two years ago.
James Shaffer, 11661 state Route 707, also is seeking the monetary damages from Mercer and Van Wert counties, through their county commissioners, for failing to provide a safe roadway. [More]
GAO chief warns of looming economic disaster
From Associated Press
By Matt Crenson
AP National Writer
AUSTIN Texas - David M. Walker sure talks like he's running for office. "This is about the future of our country, our kids and grandkids," the comptroller general of the United States warns a packed hall at A [More]
Obituaries on October 31st, 2006
David Foster
David Vaughn Foster, 41, of Mount Prospect, Ill., died Oct. 27, 2006, following a short battle with cancer. [More]
Eldon Haberkamp
Eldon B. Haberkamp, 80, 08244 Airport Road, New Knoxville, died at 5:23 p.m. Oc [More]
Martha Heck
Martha P. Heck, 69, 220 W. Walnut St., Mendon, died at 11:40 a.m. Oct. 27, 2006, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Albert Knapke
Albert L. Knapke, 88, 3991 state Route 219, Coldwater, died at 3:10 p.m. Oct. 29, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Patrick Moran
Former Celina resident Patrick J. Moran, 74, of Old Hickory, Tenn., died Oct. 29, 2006. [More]
Florentine Rose
Florentine Rose, 82, of Celina, died Oct. 30, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Hom [More]
Lucille Snyder
Lucille A. Snyder, 88, of the Gardens at Wapakoneta, died at 12:42 p.m. Oct. 30, 2006, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on October 31st, 2006
Subscriber stories on October 31st, 2006
Mercer, Van Wert counties, school give their positions
Attorneys for the Parkway Local Schools board of education and Mercer and Van Wert counties replied recently to the civil suit filed against them by James Shaffer of Mendon on behalf of his daughter, Brittany, who was killed in a car accident Oct. 5, 2004.
Ghosts check in at Versailles Inn
VERSAILLES - Helen Gard, hotel manager at the Inn at Versailles, often senses a presence in one of the guest rooms.
The smell of men's cologne wafts through the air of the freshly cleaned room, replacing the expected scents of sanitizing cleaner.
Minimum wage hike is long overdue; would benefit 700,000 Ohioans
Daily Standard editorial
Any one of the over 700,000 Ohioans currently earning the state's minimum $5.15 per hour - even if they are working full-time - is not taking home an
Weather slowing local harvest, causing crop diseases
Wet weather has put Ohio's harvest behind schedule, and it's threatening to make the corn and soybean crop smaller this year.
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