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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Seven-period schedule may be changed to five
Committee proposing plan says current system wastes time out of class
By William Kincaid
Celina High School's quarterly schedule with seven classroom periods a day may change to a trimester year with five periods daily for the 2010-2011 school year.
High school Principal Jason Luebke presented the proposal created by a committee of 11 faculty members to board members on Monday night during a school board meeting. [More]
School officials get lesson on new Internet technology
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - School officials have decided to practice what they preach to students by incorporating technology into their everyday activities.
The St. Henry board of education meeting Monday night turned into a lesson in technology for board membe [More]
Obituaries on March 17th, 2009
Rosalie Drees
Rosalie Noonan Drees, 83, 39 N. Frankfort St., Minster, died at 1:20 p.m. March 15, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Robert Fischer
Robert G. Fischer, 72, 218 Elm St., London, and formerly of Celina, died March 12, 2009, at the Arbors at London Nursing Home. [More]
Fred Grimm
Fred Grimm, 89, of Celina, died March 16, 2009, at his residence.
Arrangement [More]
Kathryn Kramer
Former St. Henry resident Kathryn A. Kramer, 93, of Wickliffe, died at 2:05 p.m. March 15, 2009, at Wickliffe Country Place. [More]
John Krieg
John Edmund Krieg, 62, 14313 U.S. Route 127, New Weston, died March 15, 2009, at the Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Grace Osterfeld
Grace Elizabeth Osterfeld, infant daughter of Ryan and Elizabeth Ziegler Osterf [More]
Leroy Remaklus
Leroy J. Remaklus, 86, 217 Dogwood Drive, Celina, died at 8 a.m. March 15, 2009, at Celina Manor Nursing Home, Celina. [More]
Pamela Wenning
Pamela K. Wenning, 55, of Maria Stein, died March 15, 2009, at her home. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
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Auglaize County history
Copy of immigrant's hand-written diary given to New Bremen Historic Assoc.
NEW BREMEN - A piece of history came home to this Auglaize County community during the annual New Bremen Historic Association dinner Monday night.
Woman re-enacts story of ex-slave
ST. MARYS - She entered the library's community room wearing a long black skirt and black blouse. Her hair was tied up in a white cloth and she gathered a white shawl around her shoulders. She sang a low spiritual.
Board makes necessary cuts to hire new teacher
MINSTER - School board members on Monday night approved cuts in three areas with the resulting savings to pay the cost of adding an additional third-grade teacher.
Landowners can apply for stimulus funds for floodplain easements
Up to $30 million in federal stimulus money will be available to Ohio landowners to restore floodplains.
"We will be working with landowners who vo
Mercer County FFA Invitational set Saturday
The Mercer County Fairgrounds will be bustling with young people and scores of farm animals Saturday as the county's FFA chapters host the third annual Mercer County FFA Invitational from 10 a.m. to noon.
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