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Friday, August 14th, 2009
Mercer County Fair exposes local photo bugs
Home, Art, Domestic category awash with photography entries
By Shelley Grieshop
Babies, sunsets, corn fields.
Picture an image and it's likely on display somewhere in the community center at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
Photography - particularly the digital variety - is hands-down the most entered category in the Home, Art, Domestic competition at the county fair, which begins today in Celina. [More]
Maria Stein Center's Jesus gets a new look
By Shelley Grieshop
MARIA STEIN - College student Sarah Hess recalls spending a portion of her childhood visiting the sprawling Maria Stein Center and gawking at the rich history inside.
The statues and figurines that dot the halls always caught her eye and she wondered how such amazing artwork was created by hand so many years ago. [More]
Coldwater trio excited for an opportunity to play at OSU
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - In an area that already was rich in traditionally sending football players to Ohio State, the Grand Lake area continues to do its part in supporting the Buckeyes' gridiron program.
From Galen Cisco of St. Marys in the 1950s, Celina's Jim Otis during those legendary years of the late 1960s, through St. Henry's Jim Lachey, the Hoying brothers and Todd Boeckman, the area has had strong OSU ties. [More]
Obituaries on August 14th, 2009
Christine Showalter
Christine "Chris" M. Winglewich Showalter, 42, of Lexington, Ky., died at 5:30 [More]
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Mum's the word
Rockford girl has raised, sold showy fall flowers as FFA project for 3 years
ROCKFORD - Samantha Beerbower is well into a multi-faceted FFA project that she began from the ground up. It's chrysanthemums. She's been raising and selling these colorful autumn posies for three years.
First five storefront projects approved
Several property owners in Celina are pursuing building restoration projects with the help of a downtown revitalization grant.
On Thursday afternoon, members of the newly formed Celina Design Review Commission approved multiple requests for improvement projects.
No sources found for party illnesses
The local health department is closing the book on investigations into two unrelated parties this summer that sickened nearly 150 people.
Joyce Jan
BOE considers switch from quarters to trimesters
Celina City Schools
Much discussion must happen before Celina City Schools board of education changes the high school's current seven-period day to a five-period day in school year 2010-2011. The switch also would change the grading period from quarters to trimesters.
Attorneys seek to overturn decision denying new trial
Attorneys for 23-year-old Nicholas Schwieterman of Chickasaw, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison for a quadruple traffic fatality, have filed another appeal. This time they are seeking to overturn Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham's decision to deny a new trial.
Business to get funding aid for expansion
Celina
A downtown Celina business has only one more hoop to jump through to obtain a low-interest loan for a large renovation/addition project.
On Thursda
Calling all backyard scientists
Remember when your elementary school teacher asked you to collect and identify insects for a school project. That was something I enjoyed and still remember even though it was decades (and decades) ago.
Past Cavs enjoy Photo Day and practices
COLUMBUS - Tony Harlamert said that Ohio State's photo day was a bit crazier than the ones he had at Coldwater.
The freshman walk-on, along with fe
Southwest powers win golf invite at Stillwater
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Local girls golf teams gathered at Stillwater Country Club to take part in the Versailles Lady Tiger Tee Invitational on Thursday.
Harness racing preview
The Mercer County Fair will have three days of harness racing as part of its schedule, starting Sunday with a 1:30 p.m. program.
Sunday's action will be highlighted by several events, including the presenation of Blue Ribbon Fair award given out by the United States Trotting Assocition.
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