Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
By Shelley Grieshop
COLDWATER - A local company has paid more than $81,000 in employee backpay for obstructing workers' attempts to unionize last year.
Basic Grain Products of Coldwater also agreed to orders from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to post notices in the plant and hold employee meetings about the violations and terms for compliance. [More]
By Nancy Allen
The state has launched another website to help the public stay safe while recreating in state waters.
The Ohio Department of Health's new beach safety website (www.odh.ohio.gov/healthybeaches) allows Ohioans to check for E. coli bacteria and/or harmful algal bloom advisories at the 62 monitored beaches at Lake Erie and state parks. [More]
Obituaries on June 29th, 2011
Former Celina resident Marie Cordier, 82, died at 7 a.m. June 27, 2011, at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Francis L. Smith, 97, Celina, died at 12:50 p.m. June 28, 2011 at the Gardens of Celina. [More]
William G. Holtzhauer, 79, St. Marys, died June 26, 2011, at St. Joseph Hospice in Lexington, Ky. [More]
Local pictures on June 29th, 2011
Subscriber stories on June 29th, 2011
CELINA - Several polling locations in Mercer County may be moved from schools to other places before the November general election, according to board of elections deputy director Laura Bruns.
CELINA - New, three-year contracts have been approved for the city's four employee unions.
However, an effort to pass the legislation on emergency failed to garner enough votes.
MINSTER - Ohio Gov. John Kasich visited The Dannon Company Tuesday to laud officials for their expansion efforts that translate into an $88 million company investment, the creation of 100 new jobs and increased production.
COLDWATER - The public use of the fitness center within the Coldwater Exempted Village School facility may be coming to an end due to liability concerns.
MINSTER - Local board of education members met in special session Tuesday night to discuss strategic plans that will take Minster Local Schools through the next three years.
COLDWATER - Paced by solid pitching from Christian Schramm and a big fourth inning by the offense, Coldwater secured the top seed for the Mercer County ACME sectional tournament this weekend with an 11-1 win over a struggling Celina squad in five innings on Tuesday at Veterans Field.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

  A late rally by Grand Lake fell short as the Mariners dropped their second straight game, 8-7, to Lake Erie in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action on Tuesday night at Ned Skeldon Stadium.