Monday, October 24th, 2011
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A 66-year-old Celina woman suffered serious facial injuries early Saturday morning when a landscaping paver was thrown through the windshield of her car in St. Marys.
Charges are pending against three unidentified juvenile boys who police believe were responsible for the random attack at approximately 1:30 a.m. [More]
Division IV Sectional Volleyball at Coldwater
By Randy Bruns
COLDWATER - A pair of Midwest Athletic Conference heavyweights turned in dominating performances during Saturday's sectional volleyball finals, potentially setting up a collision if both can continue their winning ways.
In the opening match, the M [More]
Obituaries on October 24th, 2011
Urban F. Siefring, 74, Fort Recovery, died Oct. 23, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Ervin Michael Cox Jr., 64, Venedocia, died at 7:50 p.m. Oct. 21, 2011, at his residence. [More]
Virgil D. Hudson, 96, St. Marys, died Oct. 21, 2011, at Golden Living Center-Va [More]
Corinne "Corky" Arlene Youngs, 85, Celina, died at 2:06 p.m. Oct. 23, 2011, at [More]
Rev. Edward Joyce, C.PP.S., 80, died Oct. 22, 2011, in the infirmary at St. Cha [More]
Former Celina resident Hope L. Nevergall, 93, died at 3 a.m. Oct. 22, 2011, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Local pictures on October 24th, 2011
Subscriber stories on October 24th, 2011
MARIA STEIN - Eighth-grade language arts students at Marion Local Schools are researching their ancestry thanks to an eTech Ohio mini-grant.
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DELPHOS - Big plays and special teams were the themes of the night on Saturday at Stadium Park, and it took both to propel the St. John's Blue Jays to a 21-14 victory over the Marion Local Flyers in a game ripe with Midwest Athletic Conference title implications.
Division II Sectional at Lima Senior
LIMA - Celina and Wapakoneta made quick work of their opponents on the way to earning berths in next week's Division II district tournament at Liberty-Benton High School.
Division II Girls Soccer at Celina
CELINA - The anticipated rematch between Celina and St. Marys in girls' soccer was set in stone after both teams won their opening matches of the Division II sectional at Celina Soccer Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Division II Boys Soccer at Shawnee
FORT SHAWNEE - Lima area teams made it a clean sweep against Grand Lake area teams in the Division II boys' soccer sectional tournament on Saturday as Elida beat St. Marys 2-1 in overtime during the opener and Shawnee won the nightcap 2-0 over Celina.
Division III District Cross Country
SPENCERVILLE - A new concept was unveiled at the Division III district cross country meet at Spencerville.
Forty-two girls teams and 43 boys teams
Division II Cross Country at Ottawa
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls cross country team advanced to the regional meet in Troy after finishing second at the Division II district meet in Ottawa. The meet was moved to Sunday due to flooding on the Blanchard River in Putnam County.