Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Obituaries on February 14th, 2013
Jack L. Cramer, 77, Wapakoneta, died at 10:45 a.m. Feb. 11, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Sue A. Platfoot, 70, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 12:05 a.m. Feb. 13, 2013, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community. [More]
Rebecca L. Braun, 63, Celina, died at 2:01 a.m. Feb. 14, 2013, at St. Rita's Me [More]
Charlene Thees, 79, Coldwater, died 7:55 p.m. Feb. 10, 2013, at The Laurels of Shane Hill. [More]
Marvin H. Lenker, 79, Rossburg, died at 11:43 p.m. Feb. 12, 2013, at Heartland [More]
Jeanette I. Cunnagin, 63, Celina, died Feb. 13, 2013, in Celina.
Calling is 3-6 p.m. Sunday at Barnes Funeral Home in Eaton. [More]
Joseph William "Joe" Pickering, 86, Wapakoneta, died at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 12, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Stories on February 14th, 2013
Mercer County
CELINA - Community leaders intend to focus their resources on obesity, binge drinking and drug abuse after reviewing data from a recently released health study. [More]
Others say increase would help those earning less
Local employers say a proposal by President Obama to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour would have implications for small businesses and consumers.
Romance is evident as people of all ages searched for the perfect gift to proclaim their love to someone special today, Valentine's Day. Some planned ahead; others waited until crunch time.
Proceedings slated for March 12
FORT RECOVERY - A high school teacher indicted on counts of sexual battery involving a former student and suspended from his job without pay and benefits will get a termination hearing.
NEW BREMEN - No decisions have been made regarding whether the board of education will renovate the existing elementary/middle school or build a new one.
St. Marys - A local official braved the wreckage of Hurricane Sandy to help with recovery efforts in New York City.
Auglaize County Red Cross Direc [More]
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - Four veteran educators will retire at the end of the school year, the first of what could be many.
School board members on Wednesday ac
Drug charges have been dismissed against five people arrested in connection with a year-long Grand Lake Task Force investigation.
The dismissals, m
FORT WAYNE - What Rob Thomas and the boys of Matchbox Twenty lack in intellectual gravitas and coolness is more than compensated for by their deft mastery of the concise pop single.
One year after nearly shocking the auto racing world, New Bremen's Drew Charlson returns to Daytona International Speedway this week for the 50th running of the Daytona Slick Mist 200 for the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Stock Cars. [More]
Celina's boys basketball team may be out of the race for the Western Buckeye League championship, but the Bulldogs will affect who walks away with the league crown.
Midwest Athletic Conference Game of the Week
The Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball race will become a little clearer when the final buzzer sounds on Friday night at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium as New Bremen travels to Delphos to face St. John's in a battle between two of the three contenders in the MAC.
Division II District Diving at Bowling Green State University
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Grand Lake Area will have five divers competing at the Division II state meet next week at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton after district action on Wednesday at Bowling Green State University.
Last Curtain Call
Typically there wasn't a ton of drama in the first round of the Mercer County basketball tournament, as the opening round results were usually fairly predictable on a yearly basis when this annual tourney was played.
Fort Recovery's Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducting four new members on Saturday night between the junior varsity and varsity boys basketball games against Mississinawa Valley at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Local pictures on February 14th, 2013