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Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
St. Henry
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - Village councilors again will ask voters to approve an income tax increase to fund a new swimming pool and other projects but are making changes to their proposal based on public feedback.
Councilors on Monday night unanimously decided [More]
Celina
By Amy Kronenberger
CELINA - School board members have decided an income tax levy for operating costs will take precedence over building a new elementary school.
On Monday, board members opted to push off another attempt to get a bond levy passed to build a new school until at least 2014. Instead, they will focus on getting voters to renew and increase an income tax levy next year. [More]
Obituaries on December 18th, 2012
Ronald D. Spitler, 78, St. Marys, died at 12:55 p.m. Dec. 16, 2012, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Rea Almeda Chapman, 79, St. Henry, died at 1:20 a.m. Dec. 17, 2012, at the Gardens, Celina. [More]
Alma O. Overman, 87, formerly of Maria Stein, died Dec. 16, 2012, at Celina Manor. [More]
Thomas Cross, 65, formerly of St. Marys, died Dec. 15, 2012, at Ohio Veteran's [More]
Miriam R. Klipfel, 100, formerly of Celina, died Nov. 25, 2012, at the Neville Center, Cambridge, Mass. [More]
Local pictures on December 18th, 2012
Subscriber stories on December 18th, 2012
Friday's mass murder at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut has left the nation deeply mournful and just as baffled.
A motive for the shooting has not yet been found, and the horrific event has left many wondering about school safety procedures.
CELINA - A 21-year-old Coldwater man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man at his ex-girlfriend's home in Celina on Sunday.
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ST. MARYS - City legislators and a union representing police officers are at a standstill over the terms of a new contract, and if negotiations fail, the state may impose its own solution.
MINSTER - High school accounting teacher Peg Brunswick told school board members meeting Monday about a new course, financial literacy, offered this year to students.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday night approved the annexation and residential zoning of two properties comprising 2 acres within the Schmitt Second Subdivision on the southeast corner of town.
COLDWATER - Hot shooting from beyond the three-point line by Van Wert's boys basketball team put Coldwater down early and the Cavs were unable to bounce back as the Cougars earned a 54-40 win on Monday night at The Palace.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local's basketball standout Chelsea Winner picked a strong program to continue her hoops career at the collegiate level by signing with NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) powerhouse Indiana Wesleyan on Monday.