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Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
Citizens protest beer sales at Mercer fair
Church, 4-H leaders speak at county fair board meeting
By William Kincaid
About a dozen concerned citizens, including 4-H and church leaders, spoke out Tuesday night against the Mercer County Fair Board's plan to sell beer at the fair.
No one spoke in favor of alcohol sales.
Fair board members last month voted in favor of potential alcohol sales at the August fair. Details of a plan, such as having a beer garden or allowing sales in the grandstand, are to be worked out before a final vote is taken. [More]
Plans for new water treatment plant to begin
By Timothy Cox
ROCKFORD - Village officials hope to break ground on a new water plant within a year or so.
The water plant is the most important of several pending development projects in town, Village Administrator Jeff Long said. Village officials plan to meet with engineers this week to discuss potential financing for the project, Long said. [More]
It will be an all-MAC district final at Wapak
New Knoxville and Marion Local will have a rematch with regional berth on the line
By Ryan Hines
WAPAKONETA - It will be an all-Midwest Athletic Conference Division IV district final at Wapakoneta High School on Friday night.
The D-IV poll champion New Knoxville Rangers needed overtime before finally putting away Lima Perry, 69-58. Then, in the nightcap, Marion Local's post players controlled the paint in a 57-52 victory over Ada. [More]
Obituaries on March 7th, 2007
Oliver Elliott
Oliver J. Elliott, 81, of Wapakoneta, died at 9:05 a.m. March 6, 2007, at Auglaize Acres, Wapakoneta. [More]
Eileen Ford
Eileen Ford, 56, of Coldwater, died March 7, 2007, at the Laurels of Shane Hill [More]
Robert Rempe Sr.
Robert H. Rempe Sr., 84, 62 S. Lincoln St., Minster, died at 7:46 p.m. March 5, 2007, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. [More]
Mary Sturwold
Mary Jane Sturwold, 69, 2222 Fessler-Buxton Road, Russia, died at 8:05 p.m. March 5, 2007, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. [More]
Local pictures on March 7th, 2007
Subscriber stories on March 7th, 2007
Pigs in wigs and other ideas alive in verse
Celina pupils have first taste of authorship
It isn't actually his first book; he has many in his body of work but, alas, they're not quite ready.
"I started writing a long time ago, but I hav
Rules change - Rockford loses a year
The rules of a popular statewide grant program have changed, preventing the $300,000 award from going to the same county in back-to-back years.
The
Most local farmers unlikely to discontinue filter strips
Lake Development Corporation members Monday said they fear escalating corn prices could cause local producers to bring farmland containing filter strips back into agricultural production, eliminating a buffer between farmland and local streams.
New extension educator to be hired
Mercer County commissioners and Ohio State University's Extension Services agreed Tuesday to hire another extension educator focusing largely on family, consumer and nutrition services.
Scam is reported in Celina
The telephone rings and a polite male caller explains he is soliciting donations for local law enforcement programs. Frequently the caller uses the name Joe Nunn.
Piqua man awaiting sentencing
Sentencing has been set for March 21 in the attempted felonious assault case of a former Montezuma-area man.
Dale L. Godwin, 44, of Piqua, formerly
Local YMCAs offer wellness programs
Better health for employees, lower insurance costs for employers among the benefits
MINSTER - Obesity, high cholesterol and smoking - this unhealthy trinity of high-risk can exact a high price from both employees and employers in the area.
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