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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
What to do with the poo
Farmers manage 630,000 tons of waste annually
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - 20,600 beef and dairy cattle.
80,000 hogs.
168,000 turkeys.
3.75 million chickens.
629,504 tons of manure each year.
That's the Grand Lake Watershed.
How that manure is managed and where it ends up has taken center stage as nutrient-fed toxic algae blooms have plagued Grand Lake in recent weeks. [More]
Chiefs submit cost-saving proposals
Layoffs avoidable if mayor OKs plans
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Swinging layoffs, furloughs and eliminating travel and training expenditures are included in the cost-cutting proposals the city's police and fire departments submitted to mayor Sharon LaRue this week to reduce the impact of planned layoffs.
Layoff notices were sent to five police personnel and 11 fire personnel but could be rescinded between now and Aug. 1 if the departments come up with a better solution to save money, according to auditor Emily Stewart. [More]
Obituaries on July 23rd, 2010
Elaine Rohrer
Elaine M. Rohrer, 75, Fort Recovery, died at 1:50 a.m. July 22, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Rosemary Schulze
Rosemary C. Schulze, 80, Celina, died at 11 p.m. July 21, 2010, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on July 23rd, 2010
Subscriber stories on July 23rd, 2010
Water quality advisory stays same
The state is maintaining a water quality advisory for Grand Lake that warns against boating and eating fish from the lake.
State Rep. Jim Zehringer
Celina schools rate excellent on state card
CELINA - Celina City Schools has obtained an excellent rating on the 2009-2010 state report card, Superintendent Matt Miller announced Thursday evening. It's been a decade since the school achieved the rating.
Assisted living facility opens in New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - More than two years of planning and nearly 12 months of construction culminated Thursday night with the long-awaited opening of Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. The Tudor-style building at 711 S. Walnut St. will be open for tours until 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Board looks at tax choices
Voters likely to see tax issue on ballot
MINSTER - After months of alluding to the need for more revenue, members of the Minster Local Schools board of education Thursday night reviewed options for bringing some type of funding vehicle - traditional millage or an income tax increase - to voters next year.
County accepts bid for road project
Fort Recovery-Minster Road
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday accepted a $245,526 bid from Saintignon Excavating of Celina for an extensive road project in the southern part of Mercer County.
Celina grad tells of life in first book
Milak describes fishing worldwide, travels, hometown
CELINA - The next chapter in her life began with the trip miles out into the Atlantic Ocean from Hatteras, N.C. She took the trip to return her late husband's ashes to the blue water he loved so well.
Radio Maria reaches out for funds, more listeners
MINSTER - Several fundraisers are planned during the coming months to benefit Radio Maria, a Catholic station with an office and recording studio in the Hoying Professional Building at the corner of Fourth and Main streets.
Grand Lake tops Xenia in the 10th
Compiled by Ryan Hines
XENIA - It was a roller-coaster type of game for the Grand Lake Mariners on Thursday night at Xenia, but it ended on a good note.
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