Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Obituaries on July 9th, 2008
Don H. Egbert, 69, of 16030 McCartyville Rd., Anna, died at 5:45 p.m. July 7, 2 [More]
Mary Lou Faller, 54, of 808 Pro Drive, Celina, died July 6, 2008, at her residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Marcella "Sally" Kantner Jones, 85, of Indianapolis, Ind., died at 4:39 p.m. July 7, 2008, at Community East Hospital, Indianapolis. [More]
Stories on July 9th, 2008
Fort Recovery woman decides cruising on her cycle helps her cope
FORT RECOVERY - Call it fate or impulse - at 60, Diana Grile purchased her first motortrike.
"I always liked motorcycles, but I probably wasn't on [More]
ST. MARYS - Board of education members have hired the district's first female superintendent. Mary Riepenhoff has accepted the position effective Aug. 1.
$1.85 million in local projects getting underway
An unusually high number of township roads will be paved this summer, thanks to the availability of Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) funds, county officials say. [More]
Township roads
Blackcreek
• Ohio-Indiana State Line, length to be paved varies
• Grauberger, length to be paved varies
Butler
• Coldwat
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Treasurer Sherry Shaffer was all smiles at Tuesday's school board meeting as she happily told the board the district underspent its revenue by $108,000 in the 2007-2008 school year.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 6-month-old St. Henry boy at Children's Medical Center in Dayton on Tuesday night.
NEW BREMEN - Heavy equipment will be moving into the Teton Subdivision soon to begin street reconstruction, according to reports presented to New Bremen village councilors Tuesday night.
A Celina man appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court last week and pleaded not guilty to eight charges stemming from a June altercation at the home of his girlfriend and the alleged abduction of their 4-year-old son.
COLDWATER - The amended student acceleration policy adopted at Tuesday's school board meeting needs the whole-hearted support of staff and parents to be effective, the board says.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Grand Lake Mariners held off a Columbus rally on Monday evening to pick up an 8-7 road win over the All-Americans during Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action at Bill Davis Stadium on the campus of the Ohio State University.
Local pictures on July 9th, 2008