Saturday, July 7th, 2007
St. Marys senior citizen discovers new interest to chip away at retirement time
By Margie Wuebker
ST. MARYS - Gene Knox holds a piece of basswood and sees all the things it could become with deft strokes of his chip carving knife.
At 71, he enjoys the satisfaction that comes from creating crosses by the dozens or freeform designs like snowflakes or green man -a hewn face in the midst of leafy vines. [More]
Obituaries on July 7th, 2007
Former Coldwater resident Ermal H. Florence, 95, died at 3:20 a.m. July 6, 2007 in Enon at the Summerville at Fox Run Nursing Home. [More]
Elsie Louise Davis Heindel, 94, 314 Summit St., died July 6, 2007 at her residence. [More]
Otto J. Rammel, 94, 522 Western Ave., St. Henry, died July 4, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on July 7th, 2007
Subscriber stories on July 7th, 2007
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Celina business man on Friday morning and executed a search warrant for various property at his place of business, Pearson Memorials, 5218 state Route 29.
Mercer County has two unrelated cases reported
Health officials have confirmed that a local man has contracted tuberculosis (TB) but the situation does not pose a public health risk.
In keeping
WAPAKONETA - An Auglaize County judge ruled this week that results of sobriety tests given to former Ohio House representative Derrick Seaver during a traffic stop in March can be used as evidence at his trial next month.