Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Obituaries on December 15th, 2010
Ashley M. Curry, 20, Celina, died at 7:12 p.m. Dec. 13, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Michael L. Will, 59, New Bremen, died at 4:38 p.m. Dec. 14, 2010, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. [More]
Dennis J. "Butch" McNerney, 57, Celina, died Dec. 14, 2010.
He was born Jan. [More]
Betty Simpson, 77, Mendon, died Dec. 15, 2010.
Services are pending at Cisco [More]
Stories on December 15th, 2010
Car, semi collide at U.S. 127, 33
MERCER - Three people - two women and a child - died Tuesday when the car in which they were riding collided with a semitrailer at the intersection of U.S. 127 and U.S. 33 near Mercer. [More]
CELINA - A Florida businessman now wants to construct his proposed manure digester on 50 acres of land along Meyer Road the city intends to purchase for a solar energy plant and multiple sludge ponds.
New organization could be in place by January
Commissioners in Mercer and Auglaize counties took formal action Tuesday to create a joint organization that will focus on enhancing the water quality of Grand Lake. [More]
CELINA - City officials are preparing the 2011 budget and hope to appropriate the same amount for the general fund as last year, Celina Safety Service Director Rick Bachelor said.
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation
A team of 22 state and federal employees helping farmers do their part to restore algae-plagued Grand Lake is nearly complete after two manure management technicians were hired Tuesday.
COLDWATER - Several positions were filled during a school board meeting Tuesday.
School board members hired Kelly Steineman as junior varsity softball coach for the 2011 season, and Ed and Theresa Hosbach were approved as swim team volunteer coaches for the 2010-2011 season.
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday approved purchasing a new school bus and new marching band uniforms.
The board will accept bids
ST. MARYS - The water has been turned off at the new middle/high school complex in St. Marys due to contamination from a chemical in a broken air handling unit.
NEW BREMEN - An expensive sound program did not work and now village council members are hoping a Border Collie will solve the continuing problem with Canada geese.
FORT RECOVERY - It wasn't exactly a work of art but Fort Recovery boys basketball coach Brian Patch and his team will take it.
Playing their third
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Paxton Hatcher's three-pointer at the buzzer was banked in, and it gave Lehman a wild 52-49 victory over Marion Local in nonconference girls basketball action in Sidney on Tuesday night.
Local pictures on December 15th, 2010