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Friday, June 8th, 2012
Man faces charges for false 911 calls
By Margie Wuebker
Celina Police have filed preliminary charges against an Indiana man who made false emergency calls to 911 on Wednesday afternoon saying someone dumped a child's body in Grand Lake.
John Robert Walsh, 29, of Marion currently faces misdemeanor charges for making false alarms. There is a possibility of more serious felony charges, such as inducing panic, pending completion of the investigation. [More]
Celina halts three-game losing skid
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Having lost three straight games by one run, Celina's ACME baseball broke out of the slump with a 7-2 win over Parkway on Thursday at Montgomery Field. It's the first loss of the summer for the Panthers.
"I was happy how the kids bounced [More]
Obituaries on June 8th, 2012
Vernon Meyer
Vernon J. Meyer, 92, Fort Loramie, died at 2:30 p.m. June 6, 2012, at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
Rose Seitz
Rose B. Seitz, 81, formerly of Montezuma, died June 6, 2012, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Carl Rose
Carl W. Rose, 82, Celina, died June 7, 2012, at Mercer County Community Hospita [More]
Tom Osterholt
Mercer County native Tom F. Osterholt, 74, of Portland, Ind., died June 6, 2012, at his home. [More]
Local pictures on June 8th, 2012
Subscriber stories on June 8th, 2012
County loan fund high on state's list
State officials say Mercer County's revolving loan fund program is one of the strongest and most active in the state.
Since its birth in 1986, 124
Village gets big bucks for enhancement
Burkettsville
BURKETTSVILLE - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday paved the way for a $1.2 million enhancement project in the village.
Commissioners approved
Grain equipment maker touts growth
A local business started 52 year ago by two brothers in a small building with a handful of employees has grown into a leading manufacturer of grain handling equipment in the U.S.
Minster man charged with arson
A former Minster resident is scheduled to appear in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday to enter a plea to aggravated arson.
Chad M. Bo
Gardening pride alive and well in Mercer County
I've always known area residents take pride in their properties and work hard to maintain them. That ideology was brought home again at Sunday's Ponds, Patios and Posies garden tour sponsored by Nature's Green Nursery.
Reddick excited for chance to race in The Dream at Eldora
Tyler Reddick has raced dirt Late Models all across the country, but this weekend he finally will get to compete at Eldora Speedway. Reddick joins the best in dirt late model racing in the chase for the sport's richest prize, the $100,000 that comes with winning the Dirt Late Model Dream.
Bettinger wins it for Cavs in seventh
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Malave Bettinger's bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning pushed Coldwater to its fifth straight win with a 2-1 triumph over St. Henry in ACME baseball action at Veterans Field.
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