Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Aquatic plants should absorb Grand Lake nutrients
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Floating wetland mats containing about 10,000 aquatic plants are being installed at five locations in Grand Lake.
The interconnected mats are made of foam and contain holes where the plants are placed.
Laura Walker, coordinator of the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance, is heading up the project. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - A rough start to the game overshadowed a tremendous Grand Lake comeback effort in the latter innings as the Mariners drop their second straight game with a 5-4 loss to Lake Erie in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action on Tuesday at Jim Hoess Field. [More]
Obituaries on June 23rd, 2010
Ruth Liette, 87, St. Marys, died June 22, 2010, at Joint Township District Memo [More]
Ruth P. Wildermuth, 90, Wapakoneta, died at 7:45 a.m. June 21, 2010, at her home. [More]
Thelma L. Boroff, 93, Celina, died at 6:13 a.m. June 22, 2010, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Loretta J. Riedel, 67, Tiffin, died at 2:30 a.m. June 20, 2010, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. [More]
Katherine Harner, 83, Mendon, died June 22, 2010.
Funeral services are pendin [More]
Local pictures on June 23rd, 2010
Subscriber stories on June 23rd, 2010
A concerted effort involving a number of Ohio and Indiana law enforcement agencies has led to the arrest of three Indiana residents allegedly involved in a rash of daytime burglaries in Mercer County and elsewhere.
Treating food-related waste costly, wastewater plant official says
CELINA - An ordinance to strengthen regulations for businesses that use interceptors to contain grease, oil and grit was approved by council members during a special meeting Monday night.
NEW BREMEN - There may be a handicapped-accessible park in the community's future.
Village council members meeting Tuesday offered a location in th
ST. MARYS - The city's preliminary 2011 budget is just slightly more than 2009 total expenses and is $1 million less than 2010 appropriations.
That
CELINA - School administrators want to wait another year before installing state-mandated credit flexibility, which allows high school students alternative ways of earning credit, including testing out of classes, independent study and internships.
Darke County
NORTH STAR - A 65-year-old Rossburg man appeared Tuesday in Darke County Common Pleas Court on an armed robbery charge.
Merle Lee Newbauer was charged for allegedly robbing the Pak-A-Sack convenience store located along U.S. 127 at the north edge of North Star early Friday morning.
CELINA - Paul Hayden is making his mark on downtown Celina.
His tattoo and body piercing studio named The Brass Knuckle Studio and Body Piercing will open the first week of July at 122 W. Fayette St.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina avenged an earlier loss to Marion Local, needing just five innings to beat the Flyers, 11-1, in ACME baseball action on Tuesday at Montgomery Field.