Special meeting set to choose between optical or touchscreen voting
By William Kincaid
The Mercer County Board of Elections will hold a special emergency meeting with county commissioners Monday morning to determine what voting system - optical or touchscreen - will be used in the November presidential election.
The meeting will be at 8:30 a.m. in the election office at the courthouse. [More]
Coldwater graduate leaves Monday for Arizona after getting picked by San Diego in Major League Baseball Draft last week
By Gary R. Rasberry
Kyle Heyne knew he was going to play pro baseball.
Where and for which team was the question.
The Coldwater native had that question answered last Friday as he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 32nd round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, the 975th selection of the 50-round draft. [More]
Lowell L. "Chick" Schroeder, 75, 1198 Schroeder Road, Celina, died at 2:53 p.m. June 12, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Sigrid K. Tompary, 54, of 05041 County Road 33-A, St. Marys, died at 9:30 a.m. June 10, 2008, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay, following an extended illness. [More]
Two Wright State University-Lake Campus professors are predicting more problems with the economy, forcing working Americans to make a whole lot of lifestyle adjustments.
87 percent of sophomores pass all 5 sections of the Ohio Graduation Test
COLDWATER - High school Principal Steve Keller this week reported that 87 percent of the sophomore class passed all five portions of the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT).
