Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Expert: 2012 treatment staved off blooms
By Nancy Allen
GRAND LAKE - Last year's alum treatment on Grand Lake reduced phosphorous levels by about the same amount as in 2011, but those levels rebounded much more quickly.
A report released this week on last year's treatment showed phosphorous levels at the end of the summer were as high as they'd been prior to treatment in April, report co-author Harry Gibbons of Tetra Tech Inc. said. The main reasons: heavy spring rain brought in phosphorous and then a summer drought concentrated it. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
MINSTER - A 29-year-old man will serve six months in jail for burning down his former Minster home last year following a spat with his pregnant girlfriend.
Chad Bowers, formerly of Minster and now living in New Bremen, was placed on five years community control sanctions. He also was ordered to pay nearly $17,000 in fines and restitution during the sentence hearing Tuesday morning in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
Following three seasons on the sidelines at Minster Memorial Field, Wildcats head football coach Nate Moore announced to his team on Tuesday afternoon that he would not be returning for a fourth year.
Moore was named the new head coach of Cincinnati LaSalle on Tuesday evening. LaSalle is a member of the Greater Catholic League, one of the most dominant big-school conferences in Southwest Ohio and the state. [More]
Obituaries on March 20th, 2013
Lisa A. Kaup, 52, of Berne, Ind., died March 18, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. [More]
Edna H. Rutschilling, 79, Coldwater, died March 18, 2013, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Opal Hunter, 79, Botkins, died in the evening on March 18, 2013, at her home. [More]
Ida O. Boeckman, 77, Dayton, passed away unexpectedly at 12:30 p.m. March 18, 2013, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on March 20th, 2013
Subscriber stories on March 20th, 2013
CELINA - City officials intend to take a comprehensive look at financial data to determine if they can lower the city's 1.5 percent income tax rate.
Fewer trees, less brush will be cleared this year
CELINA - Public sentiment to protect area habitat has local officials removing fewer trees and brush on county-owned land.
Mercer County Commission
Federal government to keep 5.1 percent of subsidy payments
MINSTER - Federal sequestration is having a local impact, according to a report presented to village council members Tuesday night.
Village adminis
MINSTER - Everything seemed to be coming up roses and duct tape on the last day of winter at Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library.
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St. Marys
ST. MARYS - A short promotional video publicizing the city of St. Marys is set to air on two major cable networks in early April.
Economic developm
ROCKFORD - Officials will consider a proposal to demolish old, vacant houses in the village.
During a regular meeting Tuesday, council members discussed a proposed ordinance from village administrator Jeff Long to tear down dilapidated homes. Long did not attend the meeting.
CELINA - City officials are prioritizing a list of projects to submit to Bryson Trust Fund overseers for potential financing this year.
Safety service director Tom Hitchcock on Monday asked council members to narrow a list of 12 possible projects.
Even though no local boys basketball teams are playing in this week's state tournament in Columbus, a pair of familiar teams from the Western Buckeye League and Midwest Athletic Conference will be battling for a state championship in Division III.
Divisions III-IV All-Ohio
The Associated Press announced its All-Ohio boys basketball selections for Divisions III and IV on Tuesday evening and a quartet of local standouts and one coach earned all-state honors in D-IV.