Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
Transient may have taken shelter in area
By Shelley Grieshop
The skeletal remains of an unidentified male were found Sunday evening by children playing in a Fort Recovery-area barn.
It's likely the deceased - who is suspected to be an adult - was a transient from out of the area who tried to take shelter inside the barn during the winter months, Darke County Sheriff's Det. Mark Whittaker told The Daily Standard this morning. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
A 14-year-old Indiana boy died Saturday morning while riding dirt bikes with family members along Township Line Road, north of U.S. 33, in Mercer County.
Austin Partin, 14, of Fort Wayne, was pronounced dead on arrival at Van Wert County Hospital, according to reports from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
HUBER HEIGHTS - New Bremen saw its season end on Saturday as Triad and pitcher Morgan Ryan outdueled New Bremen and Maria Staton in a 3-0 win in the Division IV regional final at Wayne High School in Huber Heights.
Triad, 22-7 and the state runners-up last season, heads back to Ashland on Friday in a state semifinal contest against 22-4 Portsmouth Clay, which shut out Crestline 4-0 at the Pickerington Regional. [More]
Obituaries on May 29th, 2007
Ted Gentry, 70, of Celina, died May 28, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lim [More]
Florence L. Stinebaugh, 83, of Wapakoneta, died at 6:27 a.m. May 26, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on May 29th, 2007
Subscriber stories on May 29th, 2007
Mercer County elections officials have decided to dump Diebold Inc. for technical support for the Nov. 6 general election.
Diebold, the maker of th
One farmer's waste becomes another farmer's treasure
As commercial fertilizer costs continue to rise, some local agriculture operators are finding there is money in manure.
A Celina agriculture business is cashing in on the abundance of poultry manure in Mercer County by buying it from farmers and selling it to others.
VanTilburg Farms of Celina is doing research on the benefits of annual rye grass as a winter cover crop farmers can spread their manure on in the fall to reduce the amount of nitrogen they need to grow their crops.
COLDWATER - Public education funding in Ohio is dysfunctional, according to Ohio Education Association (OEA) President Gary Allen.
"The system is b
Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs will speak during the June 7 agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina, and local officials hope to pack the house for his visit.
Karen Sapp locked her office door at the top of the stairs for the last time Friday afternoon ending a public service career spanning 391/2 years.
Roughriders' ace twirls no-hitter against Wauseon in regional final
BUCYRUS - Behind another stellar pitching performance by Kayla Thornsberry, St. Marys is headed to the state softball tournament.
Thornsberry fired
A solid starter last season for Ohio State, Marion Local graduate Cory Luebke was looking to become a force in the Big Ten this season for the Buckeyes.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Grand Lake area representation in Division II at the state track meet this week will be very limited as regional meets wrapped up on Saturday.