Friday, June 1st, 2007
By William Kincaid
The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance is opposed to a recently introduced Ohio bill that would revert to the old on-site sewage treatment system (STS) laws prior to Jan. 1, 2007.
During the regular meeting on Thursday afternoon, GLWWA Coordinator Theresa May went over a letter she wrote to Ohio Sen. Keith Faber, R-Celina, on behalf of the GLWWA. The letter states "that there is a better option than rescinding the new sewage treatment laws" and offers two possible propositions. [More]
By Betty Lawrence
Celina's Harbor House Maternity Home recently acquired a similar facility in Norwalk and the organization currently is in the midst of a reorganization effort.
Both maternity homes, called Harbor House, Celina and Harbor House, Norwalk, will operate under an umbrella organization called Harbor Life Ministries (HLM), said the Rev. Bruce Head, director of the Celina home. [More]
Roughriders take on Greenville in first-ever title game appearance
By Gary R. Rasberry
ASHLAND - If the St. Marys Roughriders were concerned when Circleville scored in the top of the first inning, they didn't show it.
Sophomore pitching ace Kayla Thornsberry limited the Tigers to two hits and struck out 10 as the Roughriders advance to their first Division II state title game in school history with a 2-1 win over Circleville at Brookside Park in Ashland. [More]
Obituaries on June 1st, 2007
Lela F. Jones, 81, 808 Pro Drive, Celina, died at 6:52 p.m. May 30, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on June 1st, 2007
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MONTEZUMA - About 20 residents showed up Thursday night to hear details of a massive street, sidewalk and drainage project that is to get underway next month.
MINSTER - An ambitious plan by American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) could provide three Auglaize County communities with reliable sources of electrical power at a lower cost, officials were told Wednesday.
American Municipal Power of Ohio (AMP-Ohio), started in 1971, owns and operates electric generation facilities such as the Richard H. Gorsuch coal-fired plant in Marietta as well as facilities dealing with transmission and distribution.
A former Trooper of the Year has been named the new commander of the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
Lt. John Carrico, 38, begins his first day on the job today.
A Celina man has pleaded not guilty to rape and domestic violence in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Scott A. Yenser, 30, 1200 Kensington Drive, remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail on a $750,000 bond awaiting a June 13 pretrial hearing.
St. Henry Village Council members this week went over the first reading of a resolution that would require 21 homeowners in the Osterholt/Eastview Subdivision to install sidewalks and driveway approaches.
St. Henry school officials awarded 99 diplomas to the graduating class of 2007 on May 27 at the high school.
Corey Knapke was named valedictorian, while Jessica Bruns was named salutatorian.
Editor's note: In the coming months, The Daily Standard will publish a mini-history series on area convents that once housed the Sisters of the Prec
ASHLAND - There's an old football coaching quote that goes "Offense sells tickets; Defense wins games."
No surprise that the saying rings true in football-crazy St. Marys.