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Friday, August 31st, 2007
Money issues to crowd Mercer County ballot
By Timothy Cox
Mercer County voters will decide the fate of a dozen issues that will appear on the Nov. 6 election ballot.
  Only two countywide issues will appear on the ballot, including a countywide sales tax initiative offered by county commissioners to build a new $12 million jail. The other countywide issue is a replacement levy for Tri County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services, which will also appear on ballots in Van Wert and Paulding counties. [More]
Grand Lake is first to get quality check
Final EPA report on water is long way off
By Nancy Allen
The water in Grand Lake was tested Thursday as part of a first-ever Survey of the Nation's Lakes.
The 13,500-acre lake is among 19 in Ohio and 909 across the United States randomly selected for the testing.
Ohio EPA officials Thursday took a bo [More]
Marion not at its best but still is victorious
By Randy Bruns
COLDWATER - The old adage about the difficulty of getting conference wins on the road proved true again on Thursday night, as the Marion Local Flyers struggled, but survived, to post a 25-27, 25-14, 26-24, 25-17 victory over the Coldwater Cavaliers. [More]
Obituaries on August 31st, 2007
Urban Kramer
Urban Kramer, 84, of Minster, died at 9:25 p.m. Aug. 30, 2007, at Heritage Mano [More]
Eugene Maille Jr.
Eugene Edward Maille Jr., 61, 821 Hemlock St., Celina, died Aug. 28, 2007, at his residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Ruth Pierstorff
Ruth P. Pierstorff, 88, of Wapakoneta, died at 6:32 p.m. Aug. 30, 2007, at The Gardens of Wapakoneta. [More]
Carl Steinemann
Carl B. "Jim" Steinemann, 91, 2725 Minster-Fort Recovery Road, Minster, died at 6:40 a.m. Aug. 30, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Alwilda Thobe
Alwilda B. "Wink" Thobe, 80, of Fort Recovery, died at 2 a.m. Aug. 31, 2007, at [More]
Local pictures on August 31st, 2007
Subscriber stories on August 31st, 2007
Blackcreek Township voters may get old polling site back
Blackcreek Township will get its polling site back if township trustees can bring the township house into compliance with accessibility laws.
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Area lawyer wins Abu Ghraib-related case
It's one high-profile case after another for Wapakoneta attorney Kris Poppe who this week successfully defended the highest-ranking military officer involved in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal.
More than 100 area candidates certified
The Mercer County Board of Elections certified petitions of all local candidates for the Nov. 6 election, essentially finalizing the ballot.
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Woman to spend jail time at WORTH Center
A Montezuma woman faces up to six months at a community-based corrections center after pleading guilty to three counts of theft by deception.
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Veyance names plant manager
Veyance Technologies has named a new plant manager to assume supervision of the St. Marys facility effective tomorrow.
Aaron Olsen, operations mana
Minster senior impressed with trip to Washington, D.C.
MINSTER - Katie Dahlinghaus remembers visiting Washington, D.C., as an eighth-grader and staring in awe at the impressive residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Teacher receives state award for great work with disabled student
FORT RECOVERY - Third grade teacher Nicole Homan said she had a uniquely rewarding experience last school year while caring for a student with Fragile X Syndrome - an incurable genetic disability causing learning and cognitive disabilities.
Celina spikers open WBL with win
An overmatched Wapakoneta volleyball team traveled to Celina on Thursday and the Bulldogs handled the Redskins easily.
Celina started a little slow
Crossbar a friend and foe for the Celina girls
Sometimes you get the breaks, and sometimes you don't.
In the first half, Celina was helped by the crossbar, but the second half was a different story as a rebound header off the crossbar was the game-winner as Findlay defeated the Bulldogs 2-1 at the Soccer Stadium.
Defense keys MAC victory for Parkway
ROCKFORD - The Parkway Panthers used a solid defensive effort to down the Fort Recovery Indians 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 in Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball action Thursday night at Panther Gymnasium.
Celina boys soccer routs Wapak
Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina opened Western Buckeye League boys soccer play with a convincing 5-0 win at Wapakoneta on Thursday night.
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