Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2012
Diane Marie Creeden, 84, Celina, died at 4:32 a.m. July 2, 2012, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Dorothy A. Miller, 90, of Sidney, formerly of New Knoxville, died at 2:40 a.m. July 2, 2012, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Shirley Ann Clark, 69, of St. Marys, died June 29, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Geary Wessel, 76, of St. Marys, died July 2, 2012, at Lima Memorial Health Syst [More]
Stories on July 3rd, 2012
Excessive heat is being blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths of turkeys and chickens, many of them in Mercer County.
"We've had a few losses, [More]
Power restored to most homes; cleanup continues
The buzz of chainsaws and the pounding of hammers on rooftops are familiar sounds this week as residents continue clean up efforts from Friday's storm.
Flags spread through Celina subdivision
Old Glory will proudly wave during the July Fourth holiday at nearly 150 residences in Celina's Bruns subdivision.
What started out as a grassroots effort by a Celina man has turned into a united effort that involves an entire neighborhood and nearly a dozen people. [More]
City officials do not predict restrictions on future usage
ST. MARYS - St. Marys water supplies remain adequate despite a surge in water usage.
Water and sewer superintendent Dave Sprague told city council'
MENDON - Two Mendon residents were injured Monday night during an altercation that occurred along North Main Street.
Johnny L. Downey, 40, 106 N. M
CELINA - Board of elections members must decide soon whether to purchase a new voter registration system or join Mercer County's network server, director Laura Bruns said.
GRAND LAKE AREA - Public swimming pools are packed and air conditioners are working overtime as residents find ways to tolerate the ongoing heat wave.
"You've got to take some precautions," said Nick Lennartz, owner of Mercer Asphalt and Sealcoat of Fort Recovery.
ST. MARYS - A Lima resident will take over as fiscal officer at St. Marys Community Public Library in August.
Auglaize County Prosecutor Ed Pierce
The Grand Lake Mariners are hosting Cory Luebke Night at Jim Hoess Field tonight when the Lake Erie Monarchs pay a visit for a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League game at 7:15 p.m.
Mercer County ACME Sectional Tournament
ST. HENRY - After a wild and wooly night of baseball, the Mercer County ACME sectional tournament winner's bracket final is set.
Coldwater capped o
Auglaize County ACME Sectional Tournament
MINSTER -The Wapakoneta Redskins used a late-inning rally to defeat the Minster Wildcats in the winner's bracket finals of the Auglaize County ACME sectional tournament on Monday night at Hanover Street Park. [More]
ST. HENRY - Rich and dry soil.
That's a smidgen of the description Heinrich "Henry" Romer used to advertise the town he laid out as St. Henry in 18
Activities
The 175th anniversary celebration of the village of St. Henry is Thursday through Sunday.
Events on Thursday will be held at South Pa
Gothic church a symbol of struggle from pioneer life to modern town
ST. HENRY - For nearly 175 years, St. Henry Catholic Church has been a symbol of the faithful founders of the small German village of St. Henry and the succeeding generations who maintain it.
ST. HENRY - The handful of businesses in St. Henry has stood the test of time, employed generations of local residents and provided a tax base for the village, which is celebrating 175 years this weekend.
A.W. "Tony" Bernard personified the true essence of a baseball man.
Before his passing in 1959, Bernard's influence with anything to do with Americ
Local pictures on July 3rd, 2012