60,526-square-foot facility would be located on U.S. 127 north of Celina
By William Kincaid
CELINA - An economic development agreement proposed by the city will allow the creation of a new indoor sports facility on U.S. 127.
Council members on Monday night unanimously passed first reading of an ordinance authorizing the mayor and safety service director to enter into an agreement with Matt and Jen Shindeldecker. [More]
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday passed a resolution opposing an idea by Ohio legislators to allow the state to collect and distribute local income tax.
The resolution involving House Bill 153 strongly opposes "the state of Ohio or any other third party central collection entity from seeking to take control of municipal income tax collection."
Council members unanimously passed the resolution as an emergency, waiving the three-reading rule. [More]
Noel C. "Charlie" Leininger, 78, of Celina and formerly of Wabash, died at 10:02 p.m. Oct. 9, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Thanks to prudent spending and employee concessions, the five-year financial forecast for Marion Local Schools looks promising, until an operating levy expires in 2013.
A Darke County man escaped injury when his 2000 Peterbuilt semitractor-trailer struck a car at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Convoy Road. The mishap occurred at 7:27 p.m. Oct. 7, according to information from the Van Wert post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
ROCKFORD - In a battle of two state-ranked teams in Division IV volleyball, the Lehman Catholic Cavaliers made just enough plays to defeat the Parkway Panthers 17-25, 25-20, 25-23 and 30-28 on Monday night at Panther Gymnasium.
Marion Local's volleyball team improved to 16-4 this season after a three-game sweep over Anna on Monday night in non-conference action at The Hangar. The Flyers picked up wins of 25-20, 26-24 and 25-14 in the sweep.
