Thursday, December 6th, 2007
By Janie Southard
Wednesday morning it was snow and more snow when Mercer County ODOT drivers like Mark Rauh put the blades down on the big state trucks to begin hours of clearing the roadways.
The first significant shower of the winter reminded drivers that, yes, [More]
By Betty Lawrence
ST. MARYS - Walter Clausing turns 101 today and is still making plans for the future.
As a member of Memorial High School's first graduating class, he wants to attend the dedication of the new school in 2011.
"Wouldn't it be something if I got the chance to speak at the dedication of the new school," Clausing, a 1925 graduate, says during a recent interview at Otterbein-St. Marys, where he now makes his home. [More]
Obituaries on December 6th, 2007
Justin W. Bryiant, 23, West Lake Village, Minster, died at 4:22 p.m. Dec. 4, 2007, in a triple-fatality accident on Interstate 75 near Wapakoneta. [More]
Larry J. Carity, 61, 9477 state Route 119, Anna, died at 12:15 a.m. Dec. 5, 2007, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
New Bremen native Glenn J. Kremer, 56, of Roanoke, Va., died Nov. 20, 2007, at his home. Death was due to cancer. [More]
Eileen G. "Gene" Walkup, 76, 802 Kimberly Drive, St. Marys, died at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 5, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on December 6th, 2007
Subscriber stories on December 6th, 2007
Local health officials are frustrated and fear they're fighting a losing battle as they continue their attempts to enforce Ohio's smoking ban.
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MINSTER - The mast arms are up and electrical wires have been strung with care as preparations continue for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of state Routes 66 and 119.
Local health officials have taken steps to ensure cleanup measures are taken at an unused landfill in rural Rockford.
The Mercer County-Celina City
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The other MAC this area knows - The Mid-American Conference - will have three teams playing in bowl games this seaso