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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
St. Marys' economic development director will retire in January
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - The priority for the incoming mayor is to fill two top city jobs.
Economic development director Todd Fleagle and safety service director Tom Hitchcock announced their plans to leave in the last two weeks.
Fleagle, 52, is retiring, effective Jan. 1, after 12 years in that role and 32 years with the city. [More]
Trustees hike license plate fee
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Despite a passionate protest from several residents, Jefferson Township trustees Monday night approved a $5 motor vehicle license tax to counter financial woes.
Residents in the unincorporated areas of Jefferson Township will begin paying the additional $5 annual fee when they seek motor vehicle license registrations in 2013. The tax is expected to generate about $26,000 annually for the township's coffers. The funds can be used for nearly all types of operational expenses. [More]
Obituaries on December 13th, 2011
Jacque Frantz
Jacque E. Frantz, 82, of Sidney, died at 4:40 p.m. Dec. 10, 2011, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community near Sidney. [More]
Adrian Settlage
Adrian R. Settlage, 89, of New Knoxville, died suddenly at 4:20 p.m. Dec. 12, 2 [More]
Virgil Stienecker
Virgil H. Stienecker, 89, of St. Marys, died at 6:55 a.m. Dec. 11, 2011, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on December 13th, 2011
Subscriber stories on December 13th, 2011
Students put knowledge into practice with sweet project
NEW BREMEN - The smell of warm chocolate wafted through a fourth-grade classroom Monday afternoon as prospective entrepreneurs embarked on a project to help others.
Budget will wait for new leadership
Celina
CELINA - City council members have set a new goal of finishing the 2012 budget sometime in February.
Celina Planning and Community Development Dire
City to sell one-year notes toward debt of walkway construction
CELINA - City officials once again are looking to sell one-year notes for the debt to construct the West Bank walkway.
Council members on Monday ni
St. Mary gets first look at $44.7 million budget
ST. MARYS - Council members gave first reading Monday of an emergency ordinance appropriating $44.7 million in 2012.
The departments with the highest expenses include electric, $18 million; water and sewer, $4.1 million; police department, $1.9 million; and fire department, $1.4.
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