Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
By Margie Wuebker
ST. MARYS - Mitchell Vires folds squares of colorful paper without looking down at his busy fingers. The pile of finished pieces steadily grows as he envisions his next project.
It might be a decorative jar complete with lid and curved bottom or a majestic bird with its wings outstretched in flight. [More]
By Mike Ernst
In the first seven years of the annual Prelude To The Dream charity event at Eldora Speedway, more than $3.5 million has been raised for terminally ill children and families of injured military personnel.
This year the money raised through the fa [More]
Obituaries on June 5th, 2012
Mary Ann C. Miller, 73, of rural Decatur, Ind., died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at her residence. [More]
Tacie C. Davidson, 65, Minster, died June 4, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Rose E. Keith, 93, 231 S. Main St., St. Marys, died at 4:39 p.m. June 3, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Richard A. "Dick" Whyte, 73, formerly of St. Marys, died of natural causes on April 23, 2012, at his residence in North Fort Myers, FL. [More]
Local pictures on June 5th, 2012
Subscriber stories on June 5th, 2012
ST. MARYS - St. Marys residents may pay more for their water.
City council's water and wastewater committee on Monday discussed a rate increase to help cover decreasing revenues and to begin saving for a new water treatment plant and well.
ST. MARYS - Five area fire departments worked 11 hours Monday night and into this morning to control a fire at Pro-Pet, LLC, on McKinley Road.
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FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday night took the first step toward placing two renewal tax levies on the November general election ballot.
Seventeen area people were arrested last week for selling drugs.
The arrests on Friday were the result of a five-month investigation by members of the Auglaize-Mercer County Grand Lake Drug Task Force, according to Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon.
Mike Goldschmidt was put in a difficult position a year ago in his first year as manager of the Grand Lake Mariners' summer baseball team.
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Coldwater's ACME team got the summer schedule underway with a trio of games over the weekend.
On Friday, the Cavs
Mention the names of Kurt and Kyle Busch to a NASCAR fan and you will surely get some sort of response.
Some fans love the controversial brothers
Coldwater's athletic director Eric Goodwin recently announced that the Coldwater football team now has a week-two opponent for 2013 and 2014 seasons.