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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
By Shelley Grieshop
Voters may see a new countywide tax levy on the ballot next spring to pay for health services.
The 0.35-mill property tax levy discussed by officials Wednesday would cost residents with property valued at $100,000 an additional $10.72 a year in taxes. The measure requires approval by the county health board, commissioners and auditor by Dec. 6 to be placed on the May ballot. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
CELINA - Audrey Richards Lowery, a resident of Mackinaw Retirement Community, has joined the ranks of authors without writing a single sentence,
Lowery, who is legally blind as a result of macular degeneration, recorded the manuscript for "Saturday's Daughter" and a friend, Jean Williams of Crawfordsville, Ind., transcribed the 176-page autobiography. [More]
Computer Points
By Bruce Monnin
Now that 60 percent of the high school football regular season is completed, we are getting the first instances of teams being locked into the playoffs and teams that have been eliminated from postseason consideration.
The calculations get quite complicated with four games remaining for most teams, so it is time to turn to another computer geek for some help. [More]
Obituaries on October 6th, 2011
Mildred M. "Millie" Heckler, 81, Celina, died at 1:45 p.m. Oct. 5, 2011, at Butler Warren County Hospice, Franklin. [More]
Alan E. Felver, 81, Rockford, died at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, 2011, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Margaret S. Henschen, 89, New Knoxville, died at 11:15 p.m. Oct. 4, 2011, at the St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Lavida Grimm, 90, Celina, died Oct. 6, 2011, at the Gardens of Celina.
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Local pictures on October 6th, 2011
Subscriber stories on October 6th, 2011
Local developer Steve Klosterman has failed to meet several requirements issued by the Ohio EPA concerning a holding tank septic system installed at his property at the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 219.
SIDNEY - Shelby County Sheriff Dean A. Kimpel pleaded not guilty Wednesday to using a state computer system to perform five personal background checks.
Failure to stop for a stop sign caused a Monday night crash that preceded a later accident resulting in critical injuries to a member of the Mercer County Emergency Response Volunteers (MCERV).
MINSTER - Much of the Miami-Erie Canal through Minster is sporting a new look thanks to a two-part ditch project.
Matt Quinter, a design engineer w
CELINA - City administration likely will award a bid for a new grass truck for the fire department in a few weeks, Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan said.
For the second consecutive week, the Celina football team will make a road trip to face a team in the bottom half of the Western Buckeye League standings.
Midwest Athletic Conference Game of the Week
It seems like nearly every time Coldwater and Delphos St. John's face off on the football field, conference title implications are involved.
Friday
Last Curtain Call
Through the first decade of girls' cross country in the Midwest Athletic Conference, the Minster Wildcats and Delphos St. John's Blue Jays enjoyed the penthouse view in the league standings on an annual basis.
By The Numbers:
9-2 - St. Marys' record against Wapakoneta during the Doug Frye era (1998-2008).
1-0 - Frye's record against St. Marys since taking over as Wapakoneta coach in 2010.