Local veteran drove top generals, celebrities like Marilyn Monroe
By Shelley Grieshop
BURKETTSVILLE - Ivo Schwieterman's memory of the Korean War is much different than most.
There are no bloody battlefields or noisy gunfire in his recollection as a soldier in the Army National Guard in the 50s. But the image of one busty blonde is etched in his brain forever - Marilyn Monroe, who sat next to him in his jeep in February 1954. [More]
St. Marys has always been a school known for a strong tradition in football and now the Roughriders have added one of the most successful coaches in the state to guide the boys basketball program.
Dan Hegemier is leaving the New Knoxville boys pro [More]
Boaters, swimmers told swallowing water could cause illness
On the verge of Memorial Day weekend, three state departments are warning users of Grand Lake to be cautious of the water due to a toxin produced by blue green algae.
St. Marys man is raising funds to build memorial for city's National Guard unit
ST. MARYS - One city resident thinks the St. Marys unit of the Ohio National Guard deserves its own monument in Memorial Park, somewhere near the existing monument to the other branches of the service. The city agrees and has given him a permit to make the new memorial a reality.
WAPAKONETA - An 18-year-old St. Marys man has been indicted on six felony charges for allegedly planting a bomb at a gas station in the city in December.
Bids were opened and reviewed by Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday for a half million dollar road project near St. Henry and a ditch project in the Coldwater area.
The St. Henry boys and girls basketball programs will have new coaches for the 2009-10 season, but they will be familiar faces to Redskins fans as both were assistants this past year.
The Celina track team will send plenty of representatives to their respective regional meets after competing in the Division I district meet at Tiffin Columbian on Friday in the second day of action.
