Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Obituaries on December 17th, 2009
Byron Max Jerome, 90, of Dayton died at 2 a.m. Dec. 16, 2009, at Kettering Medical Center, Dayton. [More]
Robert Lee Gardner, 79, 646 W. Fulton St., Celina died at 9:40 a.m. Dec. 15, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Marilyn Kuhn, 74, 2685 Oregon Road, Rockford, died at 3:24 p.m. Dec. 16, 2009, [More]
Services for Jerry Newland will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Ellis Cemetery, Montezuma, the Rev. Lynn Huffman officiating. [More]
Mildred L. Ruck, 89, 1001 Meyers Road, Celina, and a former Sidney resident, died at 10:28 p.m. Dec. 15, 2009, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Audra J. Waterman, 71, of 05111 Auglaize County Road 33-A, St.Marys, died Dec. 14, 2009, at her residence. [More]
Cletus B. Wilker, 88, of Coldwater, died Dec. 16, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Stories on December 17th, 2009
Federal audit determines district illegally operated a former community school
Minster Local Schools may have to pay back more than $300,000 to the federal government for the illegal operation of a former community school.
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Potholes and numerous cracks and bumps dot the Celina-Coldwater bike path and have led to accidents in recent months.
In response to the problem, t
St. MARYS - The school administrative offices may be located downtown in a local historic landmark if the Civic Improvement Corporation (CIC) can put together funding for the office space located along the St. Marys River.
Celina Police Department is the lead enforcement agency investigating possible thefts at Walmart stores in the Celina, Lima, Findlay, Sidney and Piqua areas, Police Chief Dave Slusser says. [More]
About 40 people, most of them watershed farmers, attended Tuesday's meeting of the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance Public Advisory Board.
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A Blue-Ray disc player and a bag of popcorn makes a great Christmas gift for a family - and can knock as many as five people off your shopping list, said Susan Heitkamp, marketing director at The Messenger Press, Carthagena.
MARIA STEIN - 'Tis the season for Advent wreaths, Santa Claus, Christmas trees and holiday traditions.
Sue Vickroy, a storyteller from Covington, shared a wealth of traditions Tuesday afternoon during the monthly Lunch, Laughter and Learning program at the Maria Stein Spiritual Center.
A 39-year-old Celina man faces felony charges after he allegedly hit a police officer while being booked into the Mercer County Jail early Sunday morning.
On New Year's Day, Ashley Lammers will be watching the Ohio State football team as they play in the Rose Bowl.
She'll be on the opposing sidelines ready to help in the event a player is injured.
One More Curtain Call
From the time they launched basketballs together on the playground at the Minster Elementary School, the 1998 Wildcats' girls basketball class harbored great expectations.
Local pictures on December 17th, 2009