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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Tight job market for teachers
By Amy Kronenberger
Competition is stiff for local teaching jobs as new graduates face a sluggish economy and streamlined schools.
With school deficits on the rise and the new state budget threatening to cut funds, many area schools have been forced to cut teaching positions through attrition. This has left many new teachers battling for limited positions. [More]
St. Marys looking into well replacements
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - Three of the five aging water wells in the city have failed in the last few years, forcing city officials to prepare for replacement.
Water/sewer committee members and finance committee members met Monday to discuss the issue.
Well one, which failed last year, has been repaired at a cost of $36,173 and is back into full service. [More]
Obituaries on June 7th, 2011
Forrest Hayes
Forrest Emerson "Bud" Hayes, 88, Rockford, died June 5, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Ronald Reigelsperger
Ronald L. "George" Reigelsperger, 64, Coldwater, died at 1:45 p.m. June 5, 2011, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Rita Meinerding
Rita E. Meinerding, 88, St. Marys, died at 12:45 p.m. June 5, 2011, at her residence. [More]
Phillip Thees
Phillip Thees, 21, Celina, died June 6, 2011, at his home.
Arrangements are p [More]
Local pictures on June 7th, 2011
Subscriber stories on June 7th, 2011
Funds available to fix, replace septics
More than $120,000 in cost-share money available
GRAND LAKE - Farmers aren't the only ones polluting Grand Lake.
Anyone residing in the Grand Lake St. Marys Watershed who's flushed a toilet, taken a shower or washed a batch of laundry could be suspect.
Fish kill not due to alum application, official says
GRAND LAKE - A fish kill on Grand Lake is not related to the ongoing alum treatment, a state official said Monday.
"It's due to no wind and high te
Reducing the recipe
COLDWATER - Empty-nesters must scale back on recipe yields or face a steady stream of leftovers.
Barb Hennard, family and consumer sciences educat
Decision on hold to purchase former Gibbons Hospital
Harbor House Life Ministries must first secure state funds for demolition
CELINA - The city still wants to acquire the land housing the former Gibbons Hospital to create additional parking downtown.
However, Harbor Life M
Celina purchases land for right of way
CELINA - The city will buy more land from the Floyd E. and Joanne M. Heiby Trust for a right of way near the new Celina Renewable Energy Center.
Th
Zacharias will play softball for Capital
CELINA - Celina's senior Abbey Zacharias will continue her education while playing softball at Capital University in Bexley.
"I was interested in t
Stars will converge at Eldora for Prelude
While the winner of Wednesday night's Prelude To The Dream at Eldora Speedway will take away a big trophy and bragging rights for a year, the real winners again will be four Children's Hospitals from across the United States.
Rammel, Koesters and Purpus are All-Ohio
All-Ohio Baseball
Several area players earned honors at the state level as the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association released their All-Ohio baseball teams for all four divisions.
Celina sweeps twinbill from Marion
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina won a pair of county circuit games from Marion Local on Sunday afternoon at Montgomery Field to raise its record to 3-2 this summer.
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