Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
By Shelley Grieshop
GRAND LAKE - More than a dozen people claim to be sick due to exposure to toxins in Grand Lake, although officials say they may never be able to confirm the link.
Grand Lake is one of three in Ohio with posted health advisories due to algae blooms, but is the only one suspected of making people ill, a state health official said Tuesday. [More]
Grants for distribution system, replacing pipes
By William Kincaid
The villages of Rockford and Mendon have been awarded $873,000 in federal grants through the Water and Sanitary Sewer Program for new water lines.
"It's exciting - two villages getting two big grants," said Jared Ebbing, director of the Mercer County Economic Development Office, who applied for the grants on behalf of the villages. [More]
Obituaries on August 4th, 2010
Rita M. Jutte, 87, Fort Recovery, died Aug. 3, 2010, at Briarwood Village in Co [More]
Betty E. Elson, 77, Fort Recovery, died Aug. 3, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
St. Marys native Raymond L. Kleinhenz Jr., 79, of Hudson, died at 3:25 a.m. Aug. 3, 2010, at Akron General Medical Center. [More]
Elmer J. Schlarman, 76, Celina, died at 1:40 a.m. Aug. 4, 2010, at the Ohio Sta [More]
Robert A. "Bob" Heitz, 84, Wapakoneta, died at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 2, 2010, at his home. [More]
Local pictures on August 4th, 2010
Subscriber stories on August 4th, 2010
GRAND LAKE - Residents along Grand Lake say large numbers of waterfowl have fled the area in recent weeks because of the toxic blue-green algae.
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GRAND LAKE - A local veterinarian continues to investigate whether the recent deaths of three dogs were due to exposure to toxins in Grand Lake.
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FORT RECOVERY - "50 percent cost, 100 percent performance" - that's the slogan members of the Fort Recovery levy campaign committee will use to promote a tax needed to build a new high school.
WAPAKONETA - Many young pet owners from Auglaize County came to the junior fair building Tuesday afternoon for the annual 4-H small animal show. The pets on display were mostly dogs, however, participants also brought their cats, rabbits and even guinea pigs.
Water line installation adds additional cost
MINSTER - Estimates for the Fourth Street reconstruction project are higher than expected, according to reports presented to village council members Tuesday night.
GRAND LAKE AREA - Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents about a new phone scam circulating the area.
Although the hoax has so far af
MENDON - An extensive village-wide infrastructure project will start next spring or summer as Mendon has been awarded a $300,000 neighborhood revitalization Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
CELINA - Celina Police continue to investigate a series of weekend thefts from three homes in the Wheatland Subdivision. In each case, residents were asleep in their beds when perpetrators entered attached garages.
A 36-year-old Celina woman who reportedly tried to flee from a traffic accident along Interstate 75 was arrested and charged with drunken driving.
The Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol handled the following injury accident recently:
• Two people were injured when the car they were riding in was rear-ended by a pickup truck at the intersection of state routes 66 and 219 at 3:30 p.m. July 20.
COLDWATER - Innergy fitness center has moved to a larger location to provide additional services and classes, say co-owners Deanna Davis and Kristy Kahlig, both of Coldwater.
ST. HENRY - The choice for St. Henry baseball standout Brad Kremer to enroll at Defiance College and play baseball for the Yellow Jackets wasn't a hard one to make.
Grand Lake outfielder and Parkway High School graduate Jensen Painter was the only Mariners player to earn postseason honors when the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League announced its annual awards.