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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
Fatal accidents down in Mercer County up, slightly in Auglaize
By Shelley Grieshop
Keep your eye on the road.
That's the message area law enforcement officers are hoping motorists heed as the new year begins.
"I'd like to ask motorists to concentrate more when they're behind the wheel; focus on what they're doing," said Lt. Dan Lay, commander of the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. [More]
Flyers making it look easy on way to perfect 3-0 start
By Tom Hendrixson
MARIA STEIN - During the warm-ups at The Hangar on Saturday night the pregame music was skipping and cutting out until a new CD was inserted, but that was about the only thing that didn't go right for Marion Local as the Flyers won their third game in as many tries, beating Covington by a convincing 50-27 score. [More]
Obituaries on January 2nd, 2007
Esther Allen
Esther Allen, 99, of Lima, died at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 30, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Dorothy Fitzgerald
Dorothy Fitzgerald, 87, of Tecumseh Drive, St. Marys, died at 7:55 p.m. Dec. 30 [More]
Anna Rita Huelskamp
North Star native Anna Rita Huelskamp, 75, of Portland, Ind., died at 3:20 p.m. Dec. 31, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Charmaine Leach
Charmaine Leach, 77, 103 Dieker Place, St. Marys, died at 5:55 a.m. Dec. 31, 2006, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Raymond Miller
Raymond G. Miller, 79, of Portland, Ind., died the early morning of Jan. 1, 2007, in the Jay County Hospital, Portland. [More]
Alicia Monroe
Alicia S. Monroe, 58, 1118 Princeton Ave., Celina, died at 11:50 p.m. Dec. 29, 2006, at Kobacker House, Columbus. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Dolores Stienecker
Dolores Stienecker, 85, 116 N. Buckeye St., St. Marys, died at 4:15 a.m. Dec. 3 [More]
Richard Zimmerman
Richard F. Zimmerman, 80, 156 E. Third St., Minster, died at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 29, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was ill one week. [More]
Local pictures on January 2nd, 2007
Subscriber stories on January 2nd, 2007
Most significant locally in 2006
The protracted contract negotiations and eventual three-month strike by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. workers rated as the biggest news story of 2006.
Family dog apparently dies in St. Marys shed fire
Firefighters believe an elderly dog perished in a weekend shed fire in St. Marys, although family members are holding out hope their pet is still alive.
Celina man jailed for theft
Rogelio Rodreguez found driving a stolen pickup truck
A Celina man is being held in the Mercer County Jail in connection with a stolen vehicle.
Rogelio "Roy" Rodreguez, 37, 440 Touvelle St., Lot 18, was apprehended while driving a 1996 Ford pickup truck southbound on Mill Street near Anthony Street at 12:05 a.m. Dec. 31.
Bulldog boys and girls swim their way to second
Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina earned two second-place finishes behind Western Buckeye League rival Shawnee at the annual Lima Area Swim Coaches Association's Holiday Invitational held Saturday at the Lima YMCA.
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