Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
By Nancy Allen
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of 85 landowners downstream from Grand Lake in what could possibly be one of the largest imminent domain cases in the state.
The high court ruled Thursday Grand Lake's West Bank spillway redesigned in 1997 causes flooding. [More]
Division V Football State Championship Game
By Gary R. Rasberry
MASSILLON - It wasn't the scoring onslaught that Youngstown Ursuline brandished the last two years but the Coldwater Cavaliers felt the brunt of another dominant performance from an opponent in a state championship game.
Kirtland featured a bruising rushing attack to knock off Coldwater 28-7 in the Division V state championship game on Friday afternoon at Massillon's Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. [More]
Obituaries on December 3rd, 2011
Kathryn Dross, 87, Yorkshire, died at midnight Dec. 2, 2011, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Cynthea Hough, 96, Portland, Ind., died Dec. 2, 2011, at Persimmon Ridge, Portl [More]
Mary Lou Nagel, 84, St. Marys, died at 11 p.m. Dec. 1, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Frederick J. Schmitmeyer, 88, Minster, died Dec. 1, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Joan R. Schuette, 78, Celina, died Nov. 26, 2011, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Billie J. Pinson, 78, Celina, died at 9:56 a.m. Dec. 1, 2011, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. [More]
Marie E. Wente, 90, New Bremen, died Dec. 1, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on December 3rd, 2011
Subscriber stories on December 3rd, 2011
COLDWATER - School cafeterias soon may be serving fruit and other foods grown in local orchards and gardens.
Lynn Rinderle, food service director a
MARIA STEIN - A third grade teacher at Marion Local Elementary was charged Friday with one count of sexual imposition.
Paul Mizer, 56, 2130 St. Joh
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Safety Service Director Tom Hitchcock resigned this week.
Mayor-elect Patrick McGowan said Hitchcock informed law director Craig Noble of his intention on Monday after a city council meeting. Noble and McGowan met Tuesday to start the search for the next director.
CELINA - The city is seeing renewed interest in its revolving loan fund.
Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan said he has received two business proposals seeking low-interest loans through the city's program.
MASSILLON - As Coldwater's seniors walked off the field in their 58th and final high school football game, there was plenty of reason for a sense of accomplishment for the Cavaliers after playing in three straight state championship games.
FORT RECOVERY - A strong defensive effort and a balanced offensive attack helped the Fort Recovery boys' basketball team open the season with a convincing 54-29 victory over St. Marys at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Friday night.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Redskins used a great defensive effort over a 12-minute span in the middle of the game and then survived a furious fourth-quarter rally by Spencerville for a 73-68 win on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Celina boys' basketball team had a very impressive start to the winter sports season on Friday night as the Bulldogs picked up a convincing 65-34 victory over Bellefontaine.