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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
By William Kincaid
Pullman Bay Park in Celina may be getting a new access drive to replace the dangerous park entrance next to the R.J. Corman Railroad track - a move requiring the city to swap land with property owner Ron Amstutz.
Last week city officials and some [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
A St. Marys woman has admitted to driving with a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit and causing the traffic death of a Wapakoneta woman on U.S. 33 in November.
Alissa L. Townsend, 48, 1109 Nagel St., faces up to eight years in prison a [More]
By Margie Wuebker
A Celina woman faces 10 counts of theft by deception after she allegedly altered checks written to her for services she received.
Elnora Levi, 70, 918 Sycamore St., pleaded not guilty during a recent appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. She remains free on her own recognizance pending an April 9 pretrial hearing. [More]
Obituaries on March 19th, 2008
Andrew Donald Dixon, 79, of St. Marys, died at 1:10 p.m. March 10, 2008, at the St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Colleen E. Schulte, 81, of 800 Echo St., Celina, died at 2:10 a.m. March 18, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on March 19th, 2008
Subscriber stories on March 19th, 2008
Funerals continue today as family and friends bid farewell to four young men who died early Saturday morning in a traffic accident at the intersection of County Road 716A and Brockman Road near St. Sebastian.
Some Celina City Council members have concerns about the proposed land swap required to construct a safer entrance into Pullman Bay Park off Lake Shore Drive.
ROCKFORD - Parkway High School Principal Greg Puthoff has been named superintendent of the 1,100-student school district.
Puthoff, 47, who has serv
Mercer County Fairgrounds will be crawling with young people and farm animals on Thursday as the county's FFA chapters host the second annual Mercer County FFA Invitational from 10 a.m. to noon.
Fort Recovery village councilors toured the village's water plant prior to Monday's council meeting.
"We are advertising for proposals for a compre
Celina Schools Business Manager Mike McKirnan announced at this week's board of education meeting that next year will be his last with the city schools.
ROCKFORD - At Tuesday's Parkway Local Schools board of education meeting, Superintendent. Doug Karst briefly discussed the failure of the 4.5-mill permanent improvement levy that was on the March primary ballot.
ROCKFORD - Village resident Steve Gehle was appointed to council during a meeting Tuesday. He fills the seat of former Councilman Randy Gutierrez.
A St. Marys man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for possessing a sawed-off shotgun and failing to appear in court last fall.
Todd M. McClain
Ever since Julie Snyder started walking through the halls at Celina High School as a freshman, it was clear that she was a Division I caliber of an athlete.
NEW BREMEN - Bryce Bergman is used to getting air when jumping over hurdles.
Now the New Bremen senior will get serious altitude.
Bergman has accepted an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado, getting a chance to compete for the USAFA's track program.