Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Celina woman enters guilty plea

By Margie Wuebker
A Celina woman tearfully pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to charges stemming from the drug-related death of a friend.
Teresa A. Drew, 49, 1141/2 W. Anthony St., entered the plea to one count of corrupting another with drugs, as part of a negotiated agreement with sentencing set for Sept. 17.
Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Matt Fox requested that other charges in the indictment - permitting drug abuse, reckless homicide and two counts of involuntary manslaughter - be dismissed. However, he reserved the right to argue at the time of sentencing.
Celina Police responded to Drew's former Bruns Avenue apartment May 9, 2007, on reports of an unresponsive man. They subsequently determined 48-year-old Donald M. Andrews of St. Marys had been dead for sometime.
Drew told police she last saw Andrews snoring as he sat on the bathroom floor around 3 a.m. Efforts to rouse him at that time proved unsuccessful so she apparently went to bed.
An autopsy was conducted at the Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab in Dayton, where toxicology tests indicated the presence of several drugs including the prescription drug Fentanyl.
Andrews, who reportedly resided with Drew at the time, used Fentanyl patches that had been prescribed for her.
"He had a drug problem and she failed to secure the patches properly," Fox said. "His use led to death."
The fifth-degree felony carries the possibility of up to 12 months in prison and a $2,500 fine.
Additional online stories on this date
The extremely dry summer has left stagnant water in some areas and created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus. [More]
By BRUCE MONNIN
and RANDY BRUNS
Standard Correspondents
For one area conference, the non-conference season is already over. For another, it extends another week with a conference-wide scheduling gamble. [More]
Subscriber and paid stories on this date
MINSTER - Some day students may embark on field trips without leaving the confines of school to save on costs.
Minster school board members discussed such options during a Wednesday night work session but indicated more consideration is needed before taking the next step.
County employee Kent Hinton recently was appointed to the Lakefield Airport Authority Board following the sudden death of board President Rick Slavik
The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance is trying to help an Indiana group get grant money to improve the water quality of their portion of the Wabash River.
Celina City Council members this week agreed to pay back over $250,000 to the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for a loan made in 2005 for the planning and design of the city's new water filtration system.
MINSTER - School board members on Wednesday discussed using an online Spanish class as a means of accommodating the high enrollment of Spanish I students.
Celina school board members sold a ranch-style, 1,900-square-foot house built by the Tri Star construction class this week for $197,500, Superintendent Matt Miller reported this morning.
Law enforcement agencies across the state are cracking down on drunk driving this Labor Day weekend in hopes of lowering the record number of fatalities that occurred during the holiday last year.
The Celina Bulldogs and Wapakoneta Redskins are in a similar place heading into their Western Buckeye League opener on Friday night at Celina Stadium
Another member of the Celina baseball team that overcame a rough start to advance to the Division II district title game will head to college to play baseball as Dustin Woods will attend Division III Manchester College in Indiana.
Kenton Ridge at St. Henry
Kenton Ridge at St. Henry  The Redskins are coming off a tough 14-13 road win against Marion Pleasant.
St. Henry's running game came to life in the
Grand Lake Football Primer
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
With his eight extra-point kicks last Friday at Kenton, Coldwater senior kicker Mario de la Rosa moved up in the state record book.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The St. Henry boys golf team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Wednesday at the Mercer County Elks as Russia defeated the Redskins, 165-166.