Thursday, May 17th, 2007
By William Kincaid
A Minnesota manufacturing company looking to expand may settle in the former AGCO building in Coldwater.
Mercer County Community Development Director Larry Stelzer said officials are currently in the talking stages and he could not provide specific details. However, he said if the company decides to expand to the Coldwater building, it would provide more than 40 jobs in two years. [More]
Fort Recovery to meet Minster in Coldwater on Friday night
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - It will be a pair of Midwest Athletic Conference teams that will battle it out in the district final on Friday night after action on Wednesday at the Division IV district semifinals at Coldwater's Veterans Field.
Minster, coming off its first loss of the season on Monday, struggled early against Ottoville before coming back to beat the Big Green 9-2 to advance to its first district final since 2004. [More]
Obituaries on May 17th, 2007
Lawrence Bryce Brookhart, 69, 8201 state Route 219, Montezuma, died at 9:25 p.m. May 15, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Former Mercer County resident Dolly Mae Drury, 83, of rural Wapakoneta, died at 11:10 p.m. May 14, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Glenn W. Huston, 81, 537 Touvelle St., Celina, died at 9:25 p.m. May 15, 2007, at his residence. [More]
Former Celina teacher H.B. "Bill" Williams, 93, of North Manchester, Ind., died May 14, 2007, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Local pictures on May 17th, 2007
Subscriber stories on May 17th, 2007
Work on the widening and reconstruction of Grand Lake Road will begin around July 1 and the project is likely to cause some traffic headaches, Celina city officials say.
NEW BREMEN - The Miami and Erie Canal Corridor Association (MECCA) Board of Trustees discussed plans for the 2007 Towpath Trek highlighting specific canal areas in Auglaize and Shelby counties.
Five seniors at Fort Recovery High School have been named valedictorians and one named salutatorian of the graduating class of 2007.
Regina Bauer,
ROCKFORD - Two new village employees were hired Tuesday night despite opposition from councilmen Ron Searight and Joe Felver.
After an executive se
Two local basketball teams and a few individual players have been awarded for their intellectual prowess off the court.
Fort Recovery High School's
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina track team gave themselves some solid chances to send representatives on to regional action after the first day of Division I district track at Tiffin Columbian on Wednesday.
ST. MARYS - One of the Grand Lake area's most decorated swimmers will become a proud Zip.
St. Marys senior Jasmine Craft signed a national letter-of-intent to swim for the University of Akron next season, looking to continue a stellar swim career.