Monday, February 8th, 2010
Obituaries on February 8th, 2010
Ella Mae Gaier, 92, 6395 Barhorst Pleiman Road, Minster, died at 4:45 p.m. Feb. 5, 2010, at her residence. [More]
Robert Heinrichs, 81, 706 Eden Ave., Coldwater, died at midnight on Feb. 7, 2010, at his residence. [More]
Roy L. Kantner, 89, Wapakoneta, died at 8:45 a.m. Feb. 7, 2010, at Wapakoneta Manor. [More]
Former New Bremen resident Louise M. J. Schwartz, 88, died at 3:05 p.m. Feb. 5, 2010, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Hilda M. Sommer, 93, 01229 Minster Fort Recovery Road, Minster, died at 3:45 p.m. Feb. 6, 2010, at Heritage Manor in Minster, following a lengthy illness. [More]
Stories on February 8th, 2010
Grand Lake area buried in snow with more to come
Chief store Manager John Gardner went into overdrive last Wednesday when the radio announcer first spewed the word: "snowstorm."
The forecast of nearly a foot of snow made most people shudder, but not Gardner. Been there, done that; he knows how this works.
Overnight in jail
The heavy door closes with a clank, leaving freedom and creature comforts on the other side for 24 people chosen as practice inmates at the new Mercer County Adult Detention Center. [More]
When Janice Grieshop of Celina Tent learned of the devastation in Haiti during the Jan. 12 earthquake, she said she knew her business would be called to action.
About 35 attend 11th annual event for local business people
ST. MARYS - Hiring the disabled and a summary of the library's 2009 statistics were among the varied topics discussed at the 11th annual Business Persons' Breakfast at the library.
Organizers formerly did fundraising via telephone solicitation
The Fraternal Order of Police, Grand Lake Lodge 19, is conducting its annual fundraiser with members going door to door seeking donations to benefit a number of projects in the area.
ROCKFORD - The Marion Local Flyers could not find an offensive rhythm in Sunday's make-up game against the Parkway Panthers, so they decided the best payback was to give the hosts the blues on the other end of the court.
The weekend's winter storm halted all of Saturday's high school sports action. The Celina Lions Wrestling Invitational was canceled completely after first trying to push the start time back to noon from the originally scheduled time of 9:30 a.m.
Local pictures on February 8th, 2010