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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Trial delayed in local quadruple fatality case
By Margie Wuebker
A new trial date has been set in the case of a Chickasaw man as Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham considers motions filed in the case.
Nicholas Schwieterman, 22, 90 Maple St., faces a five-day jury trial commencing Sept. 22. This replaces the original June 9 date set back in April. [More]
Celina playing for state championship
Bulldogs score five runs in final two innings to rally past Dover
By Gary R. Rasberry
AKRON - It took five innings for Celina batters to figure out Dover pitcher Kristen Moreland.
When they did, everyone got into the act.
The Bulldogs took the lead in the sixth inning, then put the game away in the top of the seventh to defeat the Tornadoes 5-1 in the Division II state softball semifinals at Firestone Stadium in Akron on Friday. [More]
Coldwater falls short to CCC at state
By Ryan Hines
COLUMBUS - Canton Central Catholic got a big performance from Grant McCoury and it was enough to send the Crusaders into the Division III state championship baseball game.
McCoury hit a pair of two-run home runs and got the win on the mound as CCC held off Coldwater 5-4 in the Division III state semifinals on Friday afternoon at Cooper Stadium in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on June 7th, 2008
Rikki L. Reichert-Keller
Rikki L. Reichert-Keller, 53, of Bryant, Ind., died Friday, June 6, 2008, at Pa [More]
Jerome Schmit
Jerome Schmit, 92, a resident of VanCrest of Delphos, died there at 9:30 p.m. June 4, 2008. [More]
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Mercer County buffeted by storm
Sirens sounded around Mercer County Friday night after the National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a tornado warning for the area.
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St. Marys woman among those workers mourning loss of jobs after lock out
VAN WERT - Two months ago St. Marys resident Linda Dorsten stopped working the job she's held for 42 years. She still works at the same plant in Van Wert, but it's work just outside the property line, which now is patrolled by hired guards. Her four-hour shift comes once a week on the picket line.
Several cases of E-coli reported
Related rare illness may be first in state
WAPAKONETA - An Auglaize County toddler remains in serious condition in a Dayton hospital after being diagnosed with E. coli more than a month ago.
Judge orders treatment for woman convicted in crash
A 20-year-old Miami County woman must complete a three-day alcohol treatment program or face three days in jail after appearing Friday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Knee injury not enough to keep Harner out
AKRON - Audrey Harner might have to do some research to look up who Willis Reed is.
Reed, the captain of the 1969-1970 New York Knicks, came back from injury to start Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals and helped the Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the title.
Local D-III athletes make their mark
COLUMBUS - The Division III state track meet kicked off Friday with preliminaries in the short races and finals in the field events along with the 3200-meter relays. The finals in the rest of the running events will occur Saturday morning.
Snyder qualifies for the finals in both of the hurdle events
COLUMBUS - While the majority of area athletes were participating in the Division III portion of the state track meet, a few other athletes got started in the Division I and Division II meets.
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