MINSTER - Dick Fortman watches as the train chugs up a steep incline before disappearing into a tunnel cut through the mountain overlooking Stallotown - a thriving community with a decidedly western theme.
The train pulls into the station giving passengers a glimpse of what life was like in the 1890s. Women in long, billowing skirts pick their way to and from the general store while a checker game is underway on the porch at the local doctor's office. [More]
COLDWATER - If the conference matchup between Coldwater and Fort Recovery bears any resemblance to the championship game of the first Mercer Health Holiday Classic, it should be a dandy.
Fort Recovery was able to hold off a number of Coldwater rallies to take a 51-48 win in the inaugural tournament at The Palace in Coldwater. The Indians end 2007 with an 8-1 record while Coldwater drops to 3-2 on the year. [More]
Tammy G. Clune, 50, of Deford Street, Celina, died at 12:23 a.m. Dec. 29, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
PIQUA - He has played on stage with Stevie Wonder, at the funeral of famed lawyer Johnnie Cochran and is the founder and director of the World Music Program at Campbell Hall, a prestigious college prep school in North Hollywood.
COLDWATER - Coldwater village councilors tidied up yearend proceedings Saturday morning with adoption of Ordinance 1557 that establishes appropriations for the village for 2008.
With the holidays winding down and the midseason of the girl's basketball campaign fastly approaching, the Celina Lady Bulldogs and Coldwater Lady Cavaliers tangled on Saturday at the Celina Fieldhouse, each harboring a specific game plan.