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Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Garage doors susceptible to thieves
Celina police chief warns of dangers
By Amy Kronenberger
A recent theft in Celina has opened the eyes of authorities and residents to a way a burglar can break into a garage.
A Celina man was arrested last week for stealing a pickup truck from a Bruns Avenue garage after he reportedly slid a hangar or wire with a hook through the top of the garage door to disable the emergency release latch. The man then pulled up the garage door and entered the home. [More]
Brutus arrives in pieces
57-ton suction dredge will be assembled on the east side of lake
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Grand Lake's new $668,000 dredge, Brutus, arrived Wednesday in several pieces on five trailers.
The 57-ton suction dredge will be assembled this week in the parking lot at Freedom Outdoors Marina on the east side of the lake. A dedication ceremony with a champagne bottle christening will be next week, said Tom Grabow, manager of Grand Lake St. Marys State Park's dredge program. [More]
Obituaries on March 22nd, 2012
Michael Schulze
Michael J. Schulze, 58, Beavercreek, died March 17, 2012, while mountain bike riding at Huffman Park, Fairborn. [More]
Wes Bonifas
Wes Bonifas, 28, South Dunkirk, Ind., died March 20, 2012, at his home.
He wa [More]
Clifford Fisher Jr.
Clifford W. Fisher Jr., 64, Celina, died at 1:28 a.m. March 21, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Paul Fortman
Paul R. Fortman, 90, St. Marys, died at 10:39 a.m. March 21, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys. [More]
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Dispatcher files grievance against Celina after layoff
CELINA - A police dispatcher recently laid off by city administrators has filed a union grievance against the city.
Serving the city since 2009, full-time dispatcher John Mangen's last official day of work was Wednesday, safety service director Tom Hitchcock told the newspaper.
Grand Lake water level back to normal pool
GRAND LAKE - The state on Wednesday closed a tube at the base of the West Bank spillway now that the lake's water level is at normal pool.
The tube was opened March 5 as part of the first of several pilot tests to develop a lake- level management protocol.
Van Wert judge orders more jail time
Prison sentences continue for a 27-year-old Mendon man.
Douglas Fonner, 5922 Tama Road, received 12 months in prison on each of nine felony counts Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.
Area farmers may apply for federal funds
Special conservation funds available to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms
Farmers in parts of Mercer and Auglaize counties and all of Van Wert County can apply for $2 million in federal funds to help combat toxic blue-green algae blooms that have plagued western Lake Erie for years, killing fish and hurting water recreation.
Work officially begins on Beaver Creek waterline replacement
CELINA - After a few weeks of delay, work on the Beaver Creek waterline replacement project officially began Tuesday.
Travel restrictions have been placed on Schunck Road from U.S. 127 to Murlin Avenue.
Fort Recovery was the first school in Mercer County to win a state hoops title
Last Curtain Call
As the school bus rumbled into its designated entrance at St. John Arena, Fort Recovery's head boys' basketball coach Al Souder intently gazed out the window toward the mammoth facility situated on the east bank of the Olentangy River.
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