Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Obituaries on July 18th, 2009
Jane Vorhees, 89, of Celina, died at 3:41 p.m. July 16, 2009, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Donald E. Willoughby, 86, 841 S. Beech St., St. Marys, died at 12:35 a.m. July 16, 2009, at the Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Stories on July 18th, 2009
Algae toxin dilemma
The algae toxin in Grand Lake was present more than 30 years ago and could have been there since it was built on impounded swampland and prairie 164 years ago. [More]
Algae toxin dilemma
The Ohio EPA had never dealt with such high algae toxin levels in water - until this year at Grand Lake.
For the Ohio EPA this is completely new and they are "learning as they go," said Ohio EPA spokeswoman Dina Pierce.
Algae toxin levels are considerably higher at Grand Lake than they are at three other feeder canal lakes - Lake Loramie, Indian Lake and Buckeye Lake
A 59-year-old Celina man was indicted this week for illegally selling a prescription pain patch that authorities say led to the death of a Celina woman. [More]
ROCKFORD - Mechanic Doug Hole called his farmer friend Tom Rogers this past spring and asked if he wanted to buy a church. Rogers said why not, and the two showed up at the May auction and bought themselves a church.
Show business isn't just a song and dance.
A group of children at Immaculate Conception School's first annual summer musical theatre workshop this week learned the grueling and hectic schedule required for a production.
ROSSBURG - It took him awhile to find victory lane at Eldora Speedway, but evidently Altoona, Iowa's Terry McCarl does not want to leave.
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The Grand Lake Mariners had a chance to take over first place in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, but the Lima Locos weren't willing to give up their spot in the league standings.
Local pictures on July 18th, 2009