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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
By Shelley Grieshop
WAPAKONETA - A St. Marys eye doctor will serve 15 months in prison for sexually assaulting an elderly female relative in his home in 2009.
Douglas Jay Wine, 52, showed no emotion Wednesday as Auglaize County Common Pleas Court Judge Frederick Pepple handed down the prison term - three months shy of the maximum sentence for the crime of gross sexual imposition. The judge had the option of sending Wine to the local jail but chose the state prison in Orient. [More]
Algae fix
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - The local Lake Restoration Commission met privately Wednesday with six vendors looking to do pilot studies on Grand Lake next year to help solve its toxic blue-green algae problem.
The fixes focused on aeration devices and application of a new, unnamed substance. Another vendor also has a satellite imagery system for detecting areas with high phosphorous levels, LRC Facilitator Tom Knapke said after the meeting. [More]
Obituaries on December 15th, 2011
Former Fort Recovery resident Leo B. Snider, 86, died at 10:05 a.m. Dec. 13, 2011, at the Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville. [More]
Pam Fink, St. Marys, died Dec. 15, 2011, at her residence.
Arrangements are b [More]
Local pictures on December 15th, 2011
Subscriber stories on December 15th, 2011
NEW BREMEN - Local residents had an opportunity Wednesday night to see a "footprint" of a proposed new K-8 building.
The 80,500-square-foot facilit
CELINA - City council members this week passed final readings of three pieces of legislation, including a resolution of support for mayor Sharon LaRue, who is objecting to an audit finding over her insurance coverage.
ST. MARYS - A St. Marys resident on Wednesday raised objection to the school's new Bring Your Own Technology program.
The BYOT program began in August and allows students to use their own laptops, smartphones or other technology devices in certain classes.
CELINA - Renewable energy produced from wind and sunlight will never meet the nation's total power needs, Rick Gerdeman, CEO of Midwest Electric, says.
COLDWATER - School board members on Tuesday voted to oppose Ohio House Bill 136, which would have allowed more families to receive publicly-funded vouchers to pay for private school tuition.
Last Curtain Call
If you played against the Marion Local boys' basketball team in the mid-1970s and decided to drive the lane before launching a shot, the odds were pr