Monday, July 30th, 2007
By Margie Wuebker
A Parkway High School junior died early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash that was discovered by family and friends along a rural road west of Rockford.
Tyler J. Dellinger, 16, 987 Winkler Road, Willshire, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 4 a.m. by Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinricks. Dellinger, the son of Jim and Vicki Dellinger, was the only occupant of the 2003 Dodge Stratus. His death marks the fifth traffic fatality of the year. [More]
By Ryan Hines
A big night by Michael Earley gave the Grand Lake Mariners a win over rival Lima in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League regular-season finale on Sunday at Jim Hoess Field.
Earley went 4-for-4 with three RBI to help Grand Lake to a 7-0 trouncing over the suddenly reeling Lima Locos, who have now lost four straight. [More]
Obituaries on July 30th, 2007
Tyler James Dellinger, 16, of Willshire, died July 28, 2007, in a single-car accident early in the morning in Black Creek Township in Mercer County. [More]
Mary Ellen Humbert, 88, 5707 Karch Road, Coldwater, died at 10:32 p.m. July 27, 2007, at Dayton Heart Hospital. [More]
Celina native Maryalice Lee, 68, of Cincinnati, died July 23, 2007, in Anderson Township near Cincinnati. [More]
Patty L. Smith, 73, 400 E. Warren St., Celina, died July 28, 2007, at the James Cancer Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on July 30th, 2007
Subscriber stories on July 30th, 2007
Poker run and helicopter rides are busy events
It was a hot, hazy, muggy weekend for the 2007 version of the Celina Lake Festival, but rainstorms held off and the annual three-day event was a resounding success, festival co-chairmen Michelle Emerine and Bub Goodwin reported this morning.
UNION CITY, Ind. - Three artists, three generations, one barn.
That's all it took to turn an Indiana barn into a traffic-stopping masterpiece.
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Tri Star horticulture student Alex Uhlenhake says he has always loved the great outdoors, whether it be working on his family's farm, working on a 4-H project or most recently, working for the village of Coldwater.
The proposed project to resurface and widen the entire stretch of Union City Road in the southwestern corner of Mercer County will cost $1.4 million more than originally estimated in May 2005.
Four people were injured Saturday night when two cars collided on state Route 219 at Kittle Road, east of Montezuma. The mishap occurred at 9:22 p.m., according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake got swept by Delaware in a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League doubleheader on Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan