Saturday, July 26th, 2008
By William Kincaid
Swimming in Grand Lake is a much murkier and unpredictable affair than the usual pool outing. But three area amateur swimmers are taking on the largest inland lake in Ohio.
Julie Fleck, the 38-year-old owner of Bella's Italian Grille, Celina, and two of her summer waiters, 19-year-old Michelle Gehret, Fort Recovery, and 21-year-old Tyler Uhlenhake, Celina, will swim across the lake on Aug. 3 to raise money for school fitness. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - After the loss in their opening game of the state ACME tournament, Coldwater coach Romie Schwiterman gave his team the old "We've got them right where we want them." speech.
Apparently, it worked.
The Cavaliers worked their way out of the elimination bracket to advance to the state title game for the third time in four years with a 9-3 win over Patrick Henry in the losers' bracket final on Friday at Veterans Field at the 2008 Lou Brunswick State ACME Tournament. [More]
Obituaries on July 26th, 2008
Janet A. Smith, 70, 6086 Burrville Road, Celina, died 4:20 a.m. July 25, 2008 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on July 26th, 2008
Subscriber stories on July 26th, 2008
A 69-year-old Wapakoneta man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday, marking the fourth traffic fatality in Auglaize County this year.
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Project related to expansion of Celina Tent
An $850,00 project to widen a half-mile stretch of state Route 29 west near Celina Tent should be bid out and started this fall, Celina City Planning and Development Director Kent Bryan says.
A Mercer County man indicted on drug charges in the wake of an undercover investigation by the Grand Lake Drug Task Force will have his day in court despite being deported in an unrelated Darke County case.
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Grand Lake suffered two more losses on Thursday, falling in a doubleheader to Anderson to drop to 11-23 on the season.