Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Pay-to-play proposed if St. Marys school levy fails
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. MARYS - School board members on Tuesday approved the first round of budget reductions to stave off a looming deficit.
Tier 1 cuts, which mostly include the reduction of staff through attrition, will go into effect for the 2013-2014 school year. The move will save the district $750,000-$775,000. [More]
Mercer County
By Margie Wuebker
Three inmates kept Wednesday appointments with Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham without leaving the Mercer County Adult Detention Center.
Everything appeared to go well as court officials conducted their first experiment with videoconferencing. [More]
Division IV District at Elida
By Ryan Hines
ELIDA - The co-champions of the Midwest Athletic Conference will have a rematch for a Division IV district championship after St. Henry and St. John's posted double-digit wins in semifinal action on Tuesday night at Elida's Fieldhouse.
St. Henry broke open a tight game with an 8-2 run to start the fourth quarter and the Redskins buried free throws down the stretch en route to a 61-51 victory. [More]
Obituaries on March 6th, 2013
Robert W. Holscher, 85, formerly of Yorkshire, passed away of natural causes the morning of March 4, 2013, at Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. [More]
Rick "Tiny" Boyd, 47, Spencerville, died March 5, 2013, at his residence.
He [More]
Roger L. Stanek, 69, Mendon, died at 9:12 p.m. March 4, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Ruth Littlefield, 102, formerly of St. Marys, died March 4, 2013, in Chicago, I [More]
Local pictures on March 6th, 2013
Subscriber stories on March 6th, 2013
Grand Lake area receives about 7 inches of snow
Six to seven inches of snow blanketed the area overnight, resulting in hazardous road conditions and the closing of all schools today.
Mercer Coun
CELINA - Local leaders are concerned with pending state legislation that would allow heavier trucks on roadways.
Ohio House Bill 35 would increase
FORT RECOVERY - The village's water treatment plant may be 30 years old but it's still producing quality water for residents and businesses and may have another 10 to 20 years, village administrator Randy Diller said.
WAPAKONETA - A Mercer County official plans to establish a partnership with Auglaize County to expand a website that matches businesses with prospective employees.
MINSTER - Electric consultant Mike Kiser of MK Power Solutions believes the time has come for village council members to embark on costly substation improvements.
A 44-year-old St. Marys man was sentenced to prison and labeled a Tier III sex offender Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
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Mayor questioned on sludge ponds' smell
CELINA - The Celina Merchant Association on Tuesday finalized plans for an Easter egg hunt and started organizing Lake Festival sidewalk sales.
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New technology and marketplace shifts are impacting small video rental stores.
Sun-Flix, a video rental/tanning store in Coldwater, will close March 30, owner Gary Bruns recently announced.
D-IV Girls Regional Preview
It's been seven years since Marion Local's girls basketball team last played in the regional tournament.
Now, the hope is to make it a two-day experience as the Flyers (19-7) take on Fort Loramie (23-7) in Thursday's Division IV regional semifinal at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City at 7 p.m.