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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Murder investigation continues
By Margie Wuebker
FORT RECOVERY - Solving the murders of a 70-year-old man and his 47-year-old daughter will involve a concerted effort involving law enforcement authorities and the public, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said during a press conference this morning. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
Health fears, misinformation and other factors are swaying parents to skip vaccinations for their children, a local official said.
About 15 percent of children in Mercer County have received no immunizations or only a select few, according to Joyce Jansen, director of nursing at the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department. The number has increased only slightly in recent years, she added. [More]
Obituaries on December 1st, 2011
Robert Grube, 70, Fort Recovery, was found deceased Nov. 30, 2011, in his home. [More]
Colleen Grube, 47, Fort Recovery, was found deceased Nov. 30, 2011, in her resi [More]
Former St. Marys resident Michael Dean Alge, 58, Brighton, Mich., died at 3:27 [More]
Robert Schwieterman, 67, Celina, died Nov. 30, 2011, at his home.
He was born Sept. 17, 1944, in Celina, to Ernest and Rosina Uhlenhake Schwieterman. [More]
Sandra Joan Schuller Gaskill, 75, Celina, died at 6:50 a.m. Nov. 30, 2011, at Adams Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Ind. [More]
L. G. "Sonny" Carmean, 87, St. Marys, died at 1:06 p.m. Nov. 29, 2011, at Golden Living Center-Valley, St. Marys. [More]
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Murder investigation continues
Wendelin Tavern owner Rob Uhlenhake stared out the window toward Fort Recovery-Minster Road, shaking his head and remembering two longtime customers found dead at their nearby home Wednesday morning.
Trial in second case set for February
ST. MARYS - A local optometrist convicted of sexually assaulting an elderly woman in his home in 2009 will learn his fate in two weeks.
Douglas Jay
CELINA - As of the end of October, the city is on track to have a general fund carryover between $624,765 and $1.24 million, according to city auditor Emily Stewart.
ST. MARYS - All construction bids except one came in less than the $373,810 estimate for the school's new tennis complex.
School officials on Wednesday opened eight bids for the complex, which was designed by the architecture firm MSA Sport, Cincinnati.
A Celina man was critically injured this morning when his car struck a semitrailer at the intersection of state Routes 219 and 66.
Lyndell L. Belch
From staff reports
The Associated Press announced All-Ohio football teams for Divisions V and VI on Wednesday and the Midwest Athletic Conference's standouts were big winners.
The Coldwater football team is playing in the Division V state championship game for the third straight year and the Cavaliers are focused on bringing home a state title after finishing as the state's runner-up the past two seasons.