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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Area men make it home from Haiti
By Betty Lawrence
"It's worse than a war zone, I think," commented the Rev. Richard VanHorn who returned home to Celina Monday from earthquake-stricken Haiti.
VanHorn, a veteran Haiti volunteer, and his entourage had landed at the Port-au-Prince airport just one hour before the 7.0 magnitude quake struck the island on Jan. 12. [More]
Huelsman hits milestone at UD
St. Henry grad owns Dayton record for consecutive starts
By Gary R. Rasberry
DAYTON - Kurt Huelsman showed early that just because it was a milestone night for him personally, that it wasn't a night to rest on his laurels.
The St. Henry graduate and University of Dayton senior post player became UD's all-time leader in consecutive games started as he made his 120th start of his career on Tuesday night in Atlantic 10 action against Rhode Island at the University of Dayton Arena. [More]
Obituaries on January 27th, 2010
Cathleen Hone
Cathleen Mae Hone, 54, 911 N. Seventh St., Coldwater, died at 1:37 a.m. Jan. 26, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
Bessie Phlipot
Bessie M. Phlipot, 86, 702 Linden Ave., St. Marys, died at 4 a.m. Jan. 26, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Gerald Sparks
Gerald W. Sparks, 56, 142 Parkway Court, St. Marys, died at 5:02 p.m. Jan. 26, [More]
L. Judy Taylor
L. Judy Taylor, 70, 412 S. Beech St., St. Marys, died at 1 p.m. Jan. 25, 2010, at her home. [More]
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Board undecided about building plans, grant assistance from state
Fort Recovery Local School District
FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members will decide in the coming months if the district should pursue a consolidated PK-12 building with funding help from the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC).
Resident feels officials spending too much
Celina
A Celina resident demanded city officials curb their spending on capital projects at the regular council meeting this week.
Don Kohnen - a frequent attendee of council meetings - said he has seen no progress in reducing the city's debt, citing a decade's worth of borrowed spending.
St. Henry water tower tapped for interior work
St. Henry village council members this week gave the go-ahead for a nearly $24,000 project to re-coat the interior of one of the town's water towers.
Amendment approved for rehiring
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - After months of discussion, village council members Tuesday night unanimously approved an amendment to the employee handbook setting rules for the retirement and rehiring of public employees.
Company chosen to spray weeds
Mercer County
The company that submitted the lowest bid for weed spraying along Mercer County roads this year was awarded the contract on Tuesday.
DeAngelo Broth
Local unemployment rates listed
COLUMBUS (AP) - Unemployment has been rising in the overwhelming majority of Ohio's 88 counties, but the increases were not drastic in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Martial arts school adds something for parents
Stone Tiger Dojo Martial Arts Academy and Fitness Training Center has moved to a larger location in Celina, and now parents can exercise while youngsters study karate.
Roughriders pick up their fifth victory
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys picked up its fifth win of the season in downing Greenville, 42-36, on Tuesday night at McBroom Gymnasium.
The Green Wave drops to 3-12 on the season.
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