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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Local homeowners struggle as foreclosures continue; numbers still lower than other parts of the U.S.
By Janie Southard
Some local homeowners behind on their mortgage payments aren't selling their homes. The banks are doing it for them through foreclosure.
Deborah Borns of Coldwell Banker Lakeshore classifies the real estate market in general as "frustrating."
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By Margie Wuebker
Attorneys for the driver and his passenger, both of whom face separate charges involving the March 15 accident that killed four young local men, filed paperwork in local courts Friday.
Dayton attorneys Marc Ross and Scott Calaway representing Nicholas Schwieterman, 22, 90 S. Maple St. Chickasaw, filed a motion in Mercer County Common Pleas Court seeking to preserve evidence in the case. Schwieterman reportedly was driving the car involved in the crash. [More]
Obituaries on March 29th, 2008
Arthur J. "Jim" Jacobs Jr., 70, 4935 Fleetfoot Road, Celina, died 10:40 p.m. March 27, 2008, at Mercer County Community Hospital. [More]
Phillip H. Mundy, 64, 7 E. Silver St., Wapakoneta, died 3:24 p.m. March 26, 200 [More]
Arthur E. Smith Jr., 58, 8548 Howard Drive, Celina, died 3:15 p.m. March 28, 20 [More]
Robert L. Storer, 68, 17273 Schillinger Road, St. Marys, died March 27, 2008, at his residence following an extended illness. [More]
Local pictures on March 29th, 2008
Subscriber stories on March 29th, 2008
Large number of items recovered from suspect's home
An Indiana man has been arrested following a home invasion Thursday afternoon at a residence southwest of Versailles.
David Joseph Allen, 26, of An
EMA coordinator says cost increase is likely next year
Twenty-one municipalities and townships will pay the same price as last year for ambulance services in 2008 from the Mercer County Emergency Medical Services (EMS).