Monday, April 8th, 2013
Obituaries on April 8th, 2013
Imogene Lois Canary Menchhofer, 80, of Celina, went to be in God's care at 6:25 p.m. April 6, 2013, from the St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Barbara J. Smith, 83, St. Marys, died at 10:10 a.m. April 7, 2013, at Otterbein St. Marys. [More]
Paul Luth, 77, Celina, died April 7, 2013.
Services are pending at Cisco Fune [More]
Tobias "Toby" Poppe, 39, St. Marys, died April 6, 2013, at OSU Medical Center, [More]
Deane D. McMillen, 85, Willshire, died at 2:48 a.m. April 7, 2013,at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, where he had been a patient for four days. [More]
Dr. Ronald L. Riebel, 75, New Bremen, died at 3:15 p.m. April 6, 2013, died following a brief illness, at his residence, while surrounded by his family. [More]
Stories on April 8th, 2013
Two taken to hospital for smoke inhalation; C-Town Wings closes temporarily
CELINA - A late night fire blazed through the top floor of a downtown building, resulting in a heavily damaged apartment and smoke and water damage to a couple Main Street businesses. [More]
A 22-year-old Union City man implicated in the murder case of Robert and Colleen Grube is scheduled to appear in Mercer County Common Pleas Court at 1 p.m. today after being indicted by a grand jury on a single count of obstructing justice.
GRAND LAKE - The nonprofit Lake Improvement Association has launched a cost-share program to help Grand Lake residents pay part of the cost to install aeration in private channels and confined areas.
Funds needed to replace vintage instruments
MINSTER - Jen Beair walked into the Minster High School band room 14 years ago to find 28 musicians and a storage area containing unused instruments.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Community Development Organization honored distinguished developers during its annual community address Sunday afternoon.
6-year-old struck when crossing street
ST. HENRY - A 6-year-old St. Henry girl remained in critical condition this morning at a Dayton hospital after being struck by a pickup truck Saturday afternoon. [More]
A Celina man remains in critical condition at a Dayton hospital following a pedestrian-pickup truck accident Saturday afternoon.
Celina Police were called to an area near Menard's, 1920 Havemann Road, at 12:39 p.m. They found 54-year-old Timothy J. Chrisman lying in the street.
Local Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina captured the team titles of its own Invitational that also included five Western Buckeye League rivals on Saturday.
ST. HENRY - Bolstered by a pair of solid pitching performances, St. Henry's baseball team won Saturday's Redskin Invitational by knocking off two teams that had played for state titles a year ago.
Local pictures on April 8th, 2013