Saturday, July 14th, 2007
By Janie Southard
ST. MARYS - United Steelworkers (USW) and the Carlysle Group reached a tentative agreement late Thursday night.
If ratified by a simple majority of the union workforce, the local Goodyear plant and 31 others in Goodyear's Engineered Products Division will be owned by Carlysle Group and would operate as EPD Inc. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
The thrill rides were malfunctioning and body parts were falling everywhere.
Thankfully, the scene was a classroom of gifted students, not an amusement park, and the patrons were nothing more than colorful K'NEX construction toys.
The noise level, however, reached the same pitch as a group of free-falling roller coaster riders as one of the teams of Camp Inquire students got their battery-powered "boom ride" to work on Friday - the third day of the project. [More]
Obituaries on July 14th, 2007
Ernest A. Grube, 82, 9400 Fairway View Place, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., formerl [More]
Isaac R. Hileman, 95, Rockford, died July 13, 2007, at Colonial Nursing Center, Rockford. [More]
Mary E. Romer, 92, of Fort Recovery, died at 10:10 p.m. July 10, 2007, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
David L. Trismen, 74, Anna, died 4:45 p.m. on July 12, 2007 at St. Rita's Med. Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on July 14th, 2007
Subscriber stories on July 14th, 2007
A Celina man hung his head in disbelief as jurors returned guilty pleas to rape and domestic violence Friday night following four hours of deliberation in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
COLDWATER -The village's exempted school district spent $250,000 less than anticipated in the 2006-2007 school year budget, said Treasurer Sherry Shaffer.
ST. HENRY - Village officials will pursue a $6,550 speed engineering study through Choice One Engineering Corporation, Sidney, to determine if the speed limits in areas of increasing traffic can be reduced, said Village Administrator Don Hess.
NEW BREMEN - Village administrator Wayne York received a pay raise Tuesday night after New Bremen councilors emerged from a 31-minute executive session.
Minster cruises past Fort Loramie
COLDWATER - Twice, Fort Recovery had a chance to keep its role of Cinderella alive in the ACME District Tournament.
And twice, Coldwater did its impression of the clock striking midnight.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake got all the runs it needed in the first two innings to improve to 13-11 with a 3-2 win over Xenia on Friday night at the Athletes In Action Baseball Complex. Xenia drops to 5-22 on the summer.