Friday, January 27th, 2012
By Daily Standard Staff
By AMY KRONENBERGER,
BILL KINCAID AND
SHELLEY GRIESHOP
newsdept@dailystandard.com
COLUMBUS - Education and manufacturing top Gov. John Kasich's priority list for 2012.
The governor on Thursday said he wants more money available for classroom instruction, not just new buildings. He also wants the public to know how schools are performing. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
PIQUA - A Minster-area man faces multiple charges after he led local police on chase early Wednesday morning before diving into the Great Miami River in an unsuccessful escape attempt.
Daniel Sampson, 27, 1225 Lee Drive, remains incarcerated at the Miami County Jail on a $65,000 bond. [More]
Fort Recovery rallies from down three in final 1:30
By Gary R. Rasberry
FORT RECOVERY - The matchup between New Knoxville and Fort Recovery on Thursday night turned out to be a battle that wasn't decided until the final horn.
Kelly Nietfeld's jumper with 29 seconds left put the Indians up and then Nietfeld made a huge defensive play as time ran out as Fort Recovery snapped a two-game losing streak with a 52-51 win over New Knoxville at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Thursday night to snap the Rangers' eight-game winning streak. [More]
Obituaries on January 27th, 2012
Former Findlay resident Fred Aukerman Jr., 81, Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choic [More]
Paul E. Cales, 71, St. Marys, died at 6:56 a.m. Jan. 26, 2012, at Joint Townshi [More]
Marlene F. Liening, 72, Minster, died at 3 p.m. Jan. 25, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Helen Lynn Stalder, 65, Celina, died at 5:23 p.m. Jan. 25, 2012, at Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Wilbur W. Warner, 90, St. Marys, died at 9:07 p.m. Jan. 25, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on January 27th, 2012
Subscriber stories on January 27th, 2012
An accident reconstructionist will be brought in to analyze details of an October traffic accident that claimed the life of a 3-year-old Minster girl
Funds will pay coordinator's post for one year
The state has approved a one-year $35,000 grant to keep funding the salary of Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance Coordinator Laura Walker.
The alliance's joint board of supervisors learned about the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) grant during their regular meeting Thursday.
Pageant will move from fieldhouse to Romer's on the lake
CELINA - The 2012 Celina Lake Festival will be held July 27-29 and organizers say the theme, "Where Everyone Knows Your Name," accurately reflects the community's three-day extravaganza.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Area mayors recapped 2011 and asked state leaders to keep villages in mind during Thursday's annual State of the Villages Breakfast sponsored by the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce.
Members decide to wait until litigation is settled on scrapped plan to construct coal-fired power plant
NEW BREMEN - Village council members this week voted to delay payments toward a $965,000 bill as a result of its partnership with American Municipal Power (AMP) in a scrapped plan to construct a coal-fired power plant in Meigs County.
Icy road conditions led to a traffic accident and a power outage Thursday morning in the Mendon area.
Matt Berry, customer service manager for Midwest Electric, said 200 utility customers in Jonestown, Mendon and Ohio City were affected.
VAN WERT - Missing two practices this week because of strep throat didn't seem to bother Celina's Kylee Bader on Thursday night against Van Wert in Western Buckeye League action at the Cougars' Den.
NEW BREMEN - The Marion Local Flyers used an effective fullcourt pressure defense to stay alone on top of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings with a 55-24 thrashing of the New Bremen Cardinals on Thursday night.
Local Swimming Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina WaterDogs dominated the diving portion of the Western Buckeye League swimming and diving championships as action began Thursday at the Defiance YMCA.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry pushed its record over the .500 mark for the season following a 64-37 win over the Panthers in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Panther Gymnasium on Thursday night.