A 33-year-old Celina man was drunk when he sped his boat into a fishing boat on Grand Lake late Saturday night.
Shane Frey, 810 Cheshire Circle, who died in the crash, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.29 - nearly four times the legal limit in Ohio of 0.08, according to investigators. He reportedly was at the Celina Moose Lodge earlier in the evening. [More]
St. Marys Foundry has received another notice from the Ohio EPA to comply with regulations. This time it's from the Division of Surface Water.
"Essentially, after we got the complaint about the (dump area behind the foundry), the surface water division decided to inspect the site also," said Dina Pierce, an EPA spokesperson located in Columbus, in a letter to the newspaper. [More]
Auglaize County woman still baking up old-fashioned rhubarb desserts
EGYPT - Anna Marie Dircksen heads to her rhubarb patch where thick red stalks lurking beneath large green leaves hold the promise of tasty treats like pie, cake, cobbler, sauce and even jam.
The atmosphere resembled a party - not an official event - as local officials gathered Tuesday at the Mercer County commissioner's office to formally close a revolving loan.
NEW BREMEN - After several years of consideration, New Bremen councilors Tuesday night gave first reading to an ordinance establishing a policy for the rehire or reinstatement of retired employees.
ST. MARYS - Bids on the two city projects to bring utilities across U.S. 33 to the new school site have been opened.
"We are very, very pleased that all of them are so far under the engineer's estimate," Safety Service Director Tom Hitchcock told city council members at a Tuesday meeting.
All current residents of Briarwood Manor nursing home in Coldwater will be moved to the new Briarwood Village by today, Administrator Tara Sibert says.
The St. Marys softball team wasn't one of the co-winners of the Western Buckeye League this spring, but one of its players was named co-Player of the Year as the league announced its all-league performers.
Celina baseball player Jeremy Kerr will head to the Cleveland area to continue his education and baseball career next fall, signing with NAIA school Notre Dame College in South Euclid.
All-Western Buckeye League
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Players of the Year: Kayla Thornsberry (St. Marys) and Stephanie Sanders (Bath).
Coaches of the Year: Ken Brandon (Defiance) and Laura Ford (Bath).
