Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Obituaries on June 19th, 2012
James Stanley Brown, 76, of Mundy Township, died June 17, 2012, at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich. [More]
Gary A. Wehnes, 68, St. Marys, died at 9:25 a.m. June 18, 2012, at his residence. [More]
H. Phil McKibans, 85, New Bremen, died at 1:28 a.m. June 18, 2012, at his residence. [More]
Stories on June 19th, 2012
Truck stop continues full service
MERCER - The Motor Inn Auto- Truck Stop offers the conveniences of home for those on the road.
The privately-owned business, which includes fuel p [More]
New elementary, no remodeling in revised plan
CELINA - School board members on Monday approved moving forward with a plan to build a new elementary school and demolish East and West elementaries.
Previous plans that included major renovations to the high school and middle school most likely will be nixed.
CELINA - School board members on Monday hired a retired school administrator to take over as Celina's interim superintendent.
Steve Keller, who ret
ST. HENRY - Village officials and residents discussed downsizing plans for a new swimming pool to save money but did not tweak the latest design during a special meeting Monday night.
ST. HENRY - Former student Delma Speck Rammel smiled for the camera Monday night as she clenched the diploma she'd sought for 68 years.
Most of the 86-year-olds' children were in attendance as St. Henry school board president Bruce Miller made the presentation she missed in 1944.
CELINA - City officials plan to crack down on people violating the two-hour parking limit downtown by legislating a new escalating penalty system.
If enacted, habitual parking offenders would be assessed a heftier fine each time they're ticketed by the Celina Police Department.
Denny Riethman, Tri Star horticulture instructor and an FFA adviser at Coldwater Exempted Village Schools, received the Outstanding Teacher Award for the state of Ohio from the Ohio Association of Agricultural Educators (OAAE). [More]
Mercer & Auglaize
Nominations are being accepted for one open seat on each of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) committees in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Each county committee is made of three members who each serves a three-year term.
ST. HENRY - Redskins' pitcher Alex Post struck out 12 to lead St. Henry's ACME team to a 5-1 triumph over New Bremen on Monday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex. [More]
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