School will have 12 months to pass levy to raise local funds
By Janie Southard
The Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) announced Thursday that St. Marys City Schools is among 39 districts in the state to receive building improvement money for fiscal year 2008.
Based on the basic project that has been recommended to the school board by the Facilities Planning Committee the basic project would be $45.94 million plus locally funded initiatives (LFIs). The community share of the basic would be between $150 and $196 additionally per year for a $90,000 market-value home. [More]
The first annual Mercer County Ribfest on May 12 is expected to attract 3,500 people to the fairgrounds and will be one of many fairground firsts since Manager Scott Riffle was hired a year ago.
Riffle, who was brought on board primarily to promote year-round use of the facility, spoke during Thursday morning's monthly agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina. [More]
Robert E. Nedderman, 88, 10431 Auglaize County Road 66A, St. Marys, died at 8:50 p.m. May 2, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown joined two others Thursday in introducing proposals they say will help those who may be facing foreclosures in the national subprime lending crisis and forestall deeper problems later this year.
ST. MARYS - Have no fear, the campground queens are here.
The bathroom floors are clean enough to eat off of and all lost children have been returned to their parents. But the season has just begun for the campground hosts who volunteer their time each summer at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park.
The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board of directors Thursday authorized the submission of a resolution to allow producers to mow and/or harvest a portion of filter strips as hay at a reduced soil rental rate.
COLDWATER - After solid performances on Tuesday and Thursday, St. Henry track coach Mike Eyink can't be faulted for looking ahead to next week at the Midwest Athletic Conference meet.
Celina and St. Marys will have plenty of representation on the second day of action from the Western Buckeye League tennis tournament held at the Collett Street Courts in Lima.
