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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
By Margie Wuebker
A 32-year-old Sidney man, who has confessed to kidnapping, raping and killing an elderly Fort Loramie woman, will remain in the Shelby County Jail without bond following a court appearance Monday morning.
Chris Harris, heavily shackled and wearing orange jail garb, made no comments during the arraignment other than replying "yes" to questions posed by Sidney Municipal Court Judge Donald Luce. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Charges of felonious assault have been filed against a local man after he allegedly threatened a Celina police officer with a large knife.
Spurgeon L. Hicks Jr., 43, 800 Touvelle St., Apt. 3, Celina, appeared Monday afternoon in Celina Municipal Court on a charge of felonious assault filed earlier in the day by Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Matt Fox. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
FORT RECOVERY - The Coldwater Cavalier softball team went on the road Monday afternoon and came home with a huge win scoring eight times in their last at bat to rally and beat Fort Recovery, 10-3, in the Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams. [More]
Obituaries on April 10th, 2007
Mercer County native Clarence "Dick" Evers, 88, 4628 state Route 705, New Weston, died at 11:30 a.m. April 9, 2007, at his home. [More]
Laura P. Grimm, 64, 5444 Behm Road, Celina, died at 7 p.m. April 8, 2007, at her home. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Kirk A. Kuenning, 47, 247 N. Lincoln St., Minster, died at 10:57 a.m. Sunday at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. Death was due to an aneurysm. [More]
Mercer County native and former Celina resident James Dillon Morrow, 82, of Moo [More]
Local pictures on April 10th, 2007
Subscriber stories on April 10th, 2007
Celina city officials are worried that some tax increment finance (TIF) revenue is failing to find its way into the proper accounts.
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Celina city officials are awaiting EPA approval for designs for the proposed granular activated carbon (GAC) water treatment facility to be added to the city's existing treatment system.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Board of Health received good news recently concerning funding for several programs within the department.
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COLDWATER - Village council's environmental committee met recently to discuss steps to eliminate the sanitary department's structural sewer overflows (SSO).
NEW BREMEN - Board members approved the hiring of a speech pathologist for the youngsters in the early intervention program of Auglaize County Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD).
District maintenance supervisor said 300 feet of old pipe needs replaced
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools board of education took a close look at drain problems Monday night without leaving the confines of their meeting room.
ST. MARYS - Council approved at Monday's meeting the initial financing for portions of the 2007 street program set to begin in May.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Teams began looking for a game after an extended break due to the inclement weather and Celina traveled down to St. Henry on Monday to face the Redskins for the second time in a week.
MARIA STEIN - Both the Marion Local and Versailles softball teams should earn varsity letters just for braving the elements on Monday.
The teams braved the cold, wind and even a couple of snow squalls.