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Saturday, September 18th, 2010
Heroin Highway
Usage of deadly narcotic surges locally; overdoses on the rise
By Margie Wuebker
Heroin, the popular injectable narcotic of the 1960s and '70s, has become a favorite among drug users in the Grand Lake area, law enforcement officials say.
Celina Police Chief Dave Slusser said his officers handled three overdoses the night of Aug. 28 - two of them involving heroin. One of the victims - a man in his 50s - died. [More]
Celina snaps 11-game skid to rival St. Marys
Freshman kicks game-winning PAT in OT
By Ryan Hines
ST. MARYS - Dramatic endings are nothing new in the annual Battle of Grand Lake, but Friday's matchup featuring Celina at St. Marys will be remembered as one of the all-time great finishes in the 92-game history of the football rivalry.
Celina ended an 11-game losing streak to St. Marys when Braelen Bader kicked a PAT in overtime to lift the Bulldogs to a 26-25 victory over the Roughriders in Western Buckeye League action at Skip Baughman Stadium. [More]
Obituaries on September 18th, 2010
Arlene M. Franck
Arlene M. Franck, 53, 419 N. Holly Lane, Rockford, died Sept. 15, 2010, at her residence. Death was from natural causes. [More]
Carl W. Kimmel
Carl W. Kimmel, 95, Rockford, died at 4:07 a.m. Sept. 17, 2010, at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on September 18th, 2010
Subscriber stories on September 18th, 2010
Elsass, district both appealing court ruling
Teacher fired last year for alleged lewd behavior
ST. MARYS - Both St. Marys City Schools board of education and former teacher Tom Elsass, dismissed last year for alleged lewd behavior, are appealing the same recent court ruling.
Bulldogs' Bader cool under pressure
ST. MARYS - Talk about pressure.
Well, no one must have felt more pressure on Friday night than Celina freshman Braelen Bader.
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Cavaliers beat Redskins for 15th straight time
COLDWATER - Football has often been described as a game of inches.
Over the past few years, no area rivalry has embodied that phrase like the Backy
Flyers efficient in victory over Wildcats
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers used superior line play on both sides of the ball, the hard running of Niles Keller and the accurate throwing of Ryan Mescher to defeat the Minster Wildcats, 41-6, in a renewal of this rivalry which had been on a two-year hiatus.
Versailles marches to perfect 4-0 start
ROCKFORD - When local football fans think about the 2010 version of the Versailles Tigers, the first thing that comes to mind is the spread offense that put up 125 points through their first three games of the season.
Cardinals' offense erupts for 35 points
FORT RECOVERY - After stumbling to an 0-3 start to the year, the New Bremen Cardinals put it all together on Friday night in dominating the Fort Recovery Indians by a score of 35-20 at Barrenbrugge Park.
O-G holds off Kenton for win in matchup of state-ranked teams
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ottawa-Glandorf jumped out to a 14-0 lead and held Kenton at bay down the stretch to beat the Wildcats 22-20 in a battle of state-ranked unbeatens at Titan Stadium in Putnam County.
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