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Monday, March 12th, 2007
Council may seek loan
By Timothy Cox
Celina City Council members will be asked at tonight's meeting to authorize participation in an EPA-sponsored loan program to pay for a proposed addition to the city's water treatment plant.
The city plans to spend up to $3.5 million on granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment technology and to update some vintage 1960s-era equipment at the water plant. The GAC treatment is necessary to comply with an EPA mandate to lower the levels of trihalomethanes (THM) in the city's water. [More]
Record year is predicted for American farm exports
Top ag official: Farm subsidy programs need reformed
By Nancy Allen
PIQUA - U.S. agriculture exports are expected to reach $78 billion this year, surpassing the 2006 record of $68.7 billion and continuing a goal to open global markets to America's farmers and ranchers, said the nation's top agriculture official Saturday. [More]
Post, Redskins declaw Bearcats
By Ryan Hines
ADA - St. Henry's formula for success this season has been to play stingy defense and hit clutch three-pointers along the way.
It was that exact same formula that the Redskins rode to a Division III district championship on Saturday night at Ohio Northern University. [More]
Obituaries on March 12th, 2007
John Chaney
John O. Chaney, 79, 91 Riley St., Montezuma, died at 1:45 a.m. March 11, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Dennis Ellis
Dennis Ellis, 55, 217 S. Vine St., St. Marys, died suddenly at 2:57 a.m. March [More]
Lester George
Lester L. "Fat" George, 83, Versailles, died at 12:59 p.m. March 9, 2007, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Frank Shindeldecker
Former Celina resident Frank Shindeldecker, 87, 18458 Kneller Road, Ohio City, [More]
Local pictures on March 12th, 2007
Subscriber stories on March 12th, 2007
Rockford resident levels complaint
Dirt still piled up from village utility project
ROCKFORD - A local resident says he still has problems getting in and out of his driveway because the village has not leveled the dirt from a water pipe ditch village crews dug in December.
Boy falls through melting ice
A 7-year-old St. Marys boy escaped possible drowning Saturday afternoon when he fell through ice while trying to rescue a dog.
The boy, whose name
Chamber Citizen of the Year named
FORT RECOVERY - Ted Shuttleworth, middle school principal of the Fort Recovery Local Schools, was named the Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce's 27th Citizen of the Year Sunday night.
Second-grade store: Cash only
Celina's East school second- graders are discovering running a small store isn't as easy as doling out Snickers bars.
As the first wave of little store keepers fanned out last Friday to set up shop in the school lobby, teacher Mary Vermeersch explained the project.
Deer causes damage to bus
Officials at Marion Local Schools are awaiting damage estimates after a deer darted into the path of a school bus. The accident occurred at 7:10 a.m. March 5 on Kremer Road, south of Fort Recovery-Minster Road.
Versailles girls are back at state for third time
VANDALIA - The Versailles Tigers secured the third regional title in school history Saturday by sprinting out to an early lead and hanging on to defeat the Hamilton Badin Rams by a score of 54-45.
Rangers making first venture to Columbus
VANDALIA - With 5:20 remaining in the second quarter, Seven Hills' Emily Weber hit a bucket that cut New Knoxville's lead to 9-8.
That, however, would be the last time the Rangers would have to worry about the Stingers.
Blue Jays flying to state
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Delphos St. John's made it a trio of Midwest Athletic Conference teams going to the state basketball tournament after defeating Columbus Grove 51-46 in the Division III regional championship game on Saturday afternoon at Lexington High School.
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