A 76-year-old Coldwater man was killed Sunday morning as he cleared brush and trees from a wooded area near his home.
John K. Zuber, 5170 Township Line Road, was pronounced dead at the scene by Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs.
Zuber was operating a Ford utility tractor when a large limb broke and fell onto him. His wife, Lorene A. Zuber, had accompanied her husband to the wooded area and was there when the limb fell. The accident remains under investigation. [More]
Marion Local tops Norwalk St. Paul to capture third straight state title
By Gary R. Rasberry
FAIRBORN - The play of the Marion Local Flyers wasn't perfect, but the end result surely was.
The Blue and Bold Flyers won their third straight Division IV state volleyball championship - 25-17, 20-25, 25-10 and 25-13 - over the Norwalk St. Paul Flyers on Saturday afternoon at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University. [More]
FAIRBORN - Notes and quotes from Saturday's Division IV state volleyball final…
Flyer fans rack up the miles and bring the noise
Marion Local's volleyball success over the past three years has been great for the trophy case, but perhaps a little tough on the wallet. Die-hard Flyer fans who have followed the volleyball team throughout its tournament trail the past three years - and there are plenty of them - have gotten some heavy use out of their family vehicles. [More]
Harold F. "Jack" Swartz, 84, 16666 Kettlersville Road, Botkins, died at 7:50 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2009, at 7:50 a.m. at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Several local people including associates of two Celina stores have been tapped to testify in the case of a Dayton man accused of shooting a St. Marys man during a drug deal in February.
Authorities have arrested a second man in connection with the murder of an Ansonia man whose body was found in a van in Greenville nearly two weeks ago.
FAIRBORN - The Marion Local Flyers are once again the state's best small-school volleyball team, and one big reason is the play of a rock-solid group of four seniors.
Division VI Football Regional Semifinal at Kettering
KETTERING - Recent history held that playoff football games pitting Marion Local and Covington are generally not pretty affairs, but history got stood on its ear on Saturday night.
