COLDWATER - A local snack food company faces $112,000 in fines for multiple safety violations after a worker was injured at the plant in late August.
The accident at Basic Grain Products in Coldwater involved an employee who became caught in a conveyor belt. The incident led to an investigation in September by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which cited the company on Feb. 15 for 13 safety violations. [More]
SPENCERVILLE - No postseason jitters were visible for the Celina girls' basketball team on Wednesday night as the Bulldogs opened Division II sectional play with a convincing win over Grand Lake rival St. Marys.
Celina outscored St. Marys 13-2 in the opening quarter and rolled to a 43-20 victory in sectional semifinal action at Spencerville High School. [More]
Department provides educational training and counseling
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Fire Department offers education, training and counseling, in addition to fighting fires, captain Doug Ayers told Rotary Club members during a meeting Wednesday.
A Rockford man received prison sentences in two cases involving breaking and entering, theft and possession of drugs during proceedings Feb. 15 in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. The next day he received a 14-count indictment for additional breakings and enterings and thefts.
LIMA - Coldwater's girls basketball team came out blazing in the second half and outscored Wayne Trace 30-7 in the third quarter en route to a convincing 66-35 win in Division III sectional semifinal action on Wednesday night at Bath High School.
The local contingent of divers were unable to reach the podium on Wednesday after the Division II boys' and girls' state diving competition at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.
The Celina boys' basketball team will try to avoid a four-game losing streak going into the postseason when the Bulldogs close the regular season on Friday night.
