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Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Catching killers
Homicide cases grueling for small departments
By Shelley Grieshop
The last 16 months were unsettling for Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
Were murderers on the loose in the county? The question haunted him after the bodies of Robert and Colleen Grube were found slain in their rural Fort Recovery home on Nov. 29, 2011. [More]
Area woman speaks to U.N.
By Amy Kronenberger
NEW BREMEN - A New Bremen resident testified before the United Nations last week in an effort to keep antique firearms out of the proposed Arms Trade Treaty.
Rebecca Waterman, president of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, traveled to New York on Friday to tell U.N. representatives at the Arms Trade Treaty Conference that no justification exists to regulate antique firearms. [More]
Obituaries on March 28th, 2013
Bruce VanDine
Bruce VanDine, 54, St. Marys, died unexpectedly March 27, 2013, at his home. [More]
Margaret Vian
Margaret J. Vian, 74, formerly of Celina, died March 14, 2013, in Arizona.
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Gloria Barnett
Gloria Barnett, 71, Celina, died at 2 p.m. March 27, 2013, at St. Rita's Medica [More]
Francis Carmean
Francis S. "Brow" Carmean, 93, St. Marys, died at 4:20 a.m. March 27, 2013, at the Golden Living Center in St. Marys. [More]
Urban Grevenkamp
Urban A. Grevenkamp, "The Watkins Man," 89, Celina, died March 27, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on March 28th, 2013
Subscriber stories on March 28th, 2013
Extradition of suspect under way
Murder case
Court proceedings are in the works for two Union City men implicated in the deaths of two Fort Recovery-area residents.
Paperwork was filed Wednesday in Mercer County Juvenile Court to bring 18-year-old Trevin M. Sanders from the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
16 months of investigating
Law enforcement agencies work together on murders
FORT RECOVERY - Work on the murder case of Robert and Colleen Grube started almost immediately after their bodies were found at their Burrville Road home the morning of Nov. 30, 2011.
Celina officials study allowing solar panels
CELINA - City officials are considering allowing Celina electric customers, businesses and residents, to generate some of their own power by installing solar panels and wind turbines on their properties.
Group shapes plan to boost public health
Health professionals want to work with community to help residents be more fit
CELINA - Local officials plan to partner with schools, grocery stores, food pantries and other groups to make Grand Lake area residents healthier.
Neil Armstrong Airport improves economy for Auglaize County: manager
ST. MARYS - The Neil Armstrong Airport in New Knoxville plays a large role in attracting businesses and improving the economy in Auglaize County, according to the airport manager.
Local man found guilty of vehicular homicide
A Coldwater man was found guilty Wednesday of aggravated vehicular homicide stemming from a July 14 traffic accident that claimed the lives of two passengers and seriously injured a third.
Motivational speaker urges kids to work hard, have fun
Band members attend presentation at Niswonger Performing Arts Center
VAN WERT - "Work hard, get very good and have fun in the process: that might be the most important thing we learn in this thing called band."
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2012-13 Boys Basketball Dream Team
St. Henry sweeps top local honors
St. Henry's boys basketball team erased 16 years of frustration this season by winning the Midwest Athletic Conference title for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
Obringer was a star on the diamond for Indians
Last Curtain Call
Fort Recovery native Jerry Obringer will be remembered as a baseball legend for what he accomplished on the diamond in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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