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Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
By Shelley Grieshop
Terry Padden, the former CEO of Mercer Health based in Coldwater, was killed in a car crash in Mason City, Iowa, on Tuesday afternoon.
Padden, 57, of Rockford, recently was hired as CEO for Regional Health Services of Howard County, Iowa, and began his duties at the healthcare consortium less than three weeks ago. He and his wife, Mary Ann, reportedly were planning to move to the area in the near future. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
A Coldwater woman who bit off one-third of a man's tongue in March 2006 likely will serve no time behind bars.
Emily M. Mescher, 26, 724 Lilac St., wiped tears Wednesday afternoon as Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham imposed up to three years probation on a fourth-degree felony charge of aggravated assault. [More]
By Mark Ruschau
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Cardinal softball team put themselves right back in the thick of the Midwest Athletic Conference softball race as they defeated the Parkway Panthers, 4-1, Wednesday afternoon at New Bremen High School.
With the win, New Bremen improves to 4-1 in the conference and 11-5 overall while the loss drops Parkway to 4-1 in the MAC and 9-5 on the season. [More]
Obituaries on May 3rd, 2007
Pauline Marie Garman, 87, 10 Riley St., Montezuma, died May 2, 2007, at her residence. [More]
Lawrence E. Jordan, 79, formerly of 800 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 11 a.m. April 30, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Celina native Mark W. Kinkley, 83, of Vancouver, Wash., died April 2, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Leonard H. Liesner, 94, of North Jefferson Street, New Bremen, died at 2:05 a.m. May 2, 2007, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Robert E. Nedderman, 88, 10431 County Road 66A, St. Marys, died at 8:50 p.m. Ma [More]
Donald Louis Nelson, 68, 537 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 2 p.m. May 1, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on May 3rd, 2007
Subscriber stories on May 3rd, 2007
Celina City Council will be asked to create a new storm water utility that will raise $275,000 annually to address drainage problems throughout the city.
Marine Cpl. McGonagle suffers severe injures from IED under his Humvee
Lance Cpl. Brian McGonagle, the husband of a former Celina woman, has been moved to Portsmouth Naval Medical Hospital in Virginia, for treatment of serious injuries sustained April 24 in Iraq.
Businesses across Ohio can expect a letter soon from the state health department warning them about the new smoking ban law, which officially becomes enforceable today.
Coldwater administrator Molly Hay was named Ohio's 2007 Elementary School Distinguished Principal this week.
The award is sponsored by The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA), which honors one elementary principal in the state each year.
Mercer County's Department of Jobs and Family Services has just a couple of months to make use of the last of a $32,164 state grant to promote two-parent adoption, as well as foster parenting.
Wright State University-Lake Campus will host ArtsFestival 2007 at the campus on May 12 and 13, sponsored by the College-Community Arts Council. This event is free and the public is welcome.
The role of a long snapper in football, responsible for getting the ball to a punter or field-goal holder several yards back, is one that is as specialized as a kicker or punter.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys maintained a perfect Western Buckeye League record with a 4-3 win over Shawnee on Wednesday at K.C. Geiger Park, putting the Roughriders at 6-0 in the league and 11-1 overall.
COLDWATER - A pair of key components of the Coldwater baseball machine over the past several seasons made their college choices on Monday as Tyler James and Riley Muhlenkamp had their official announcements in the Cavalier Room at Coldwater.