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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Suspect pleads not guilty
Trevin Sanders Roark charged in Fort Recovery area murders
By Margie Wuebker
Trevin Sanders Roark, a 19-year-old Union City man charged with murder in the November 2011 shootings of Robert and Colleen Grube, pleaded not guilty to 27 charges Tuesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Sanders Roark also waived hi [More]
State to fund Coldwater Creek treatment train
$2.1M in budget to pay for plan to help Grand Lake
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The state's new two-year budget includes $2.1 million for the development of a treatment train at Coldwater Creek.
The funds to create littoral wetlands and improve the lake's water quality are nearly double the $1.1 million allocated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the first treatment train project at Prairie Creek on the south side of the lake. [More]
Celina and Parkway open with wins
Mercer County ACME Sectional Tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - After two days of rainouts, action finally got underway at the Mercer County ACME sectional tournament on Tuesday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
Celina, which had already lost twice to Fort Recovery during the regular season, scored three runs in the top of the first and then blew the game open with seven more in the sixth en route to a 12-3 win. The Bulldogs will now take on second-seeded Coldwater tonight at 6 p.m. [More]
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2013
Juanita Gagle
Juanita Gagle, 83, Celina, passed away at 10:25 a.m. July 2, 2013, at her residence. [More]
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll, 36, Wapakoneta, died at 2:58 p.m. June 29, 2013, in a motorcycle accident on state Route 198 in Wapakoneta. [More]
Thomas Henry
Thomas Paul Henry, 55, Versailles, passed away at 3:47 a.m. on July 2, 2013, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on July 3rd, 2013
Subscriber stories on July 3rd, 2013
Officials OK 911 equipment buy
$500,000 will pay for sheriff's office dispatch items, service through 2027
CELINA - Mercer County officials on Tuesday approved a request from the sheriff's office to purchase radio dispatch equipment and service through 2027 for nearly $500,000.
St. Marys board hires new athletic director
ST. MARYS - A sixth-grade social studies teacher and former varsity football and track coach at St. Marys was hired Tuesday as the new athletic director.
Village considers land buy for park
ROCKFORD - The village may purchase property on North Street to use as park space.
Mayor Amy Joseph said the owner of the two lots - one with a house trailer and the other empty - approached her with the proposal to sell the two parcels each for $7,500.
Minster council hears progress report on park renovation project
MINSTER - Improvements are continuing at Minster Machine Centennial Park, village council members learned Tuesday night.
Village administrator Don
New Bremen grocery to reopen in fall
Business under new ownership; amenities include sandwich shop, dry cleaner
NEW BREMEN - Construction on the newest location for a longstanding area grocer is underway at the Amsterdam Plaza in New Bremen.
The former Howell
Mariners entering crucial stretch
CELINA - Tuesday's late afternoon storm provided too much rain for Montgomery Field and the Grand Lake Mariners matchup against the Hamilton Joes was cancelled.
Minster tops Wapak for district berth
Auglaize County ACME Sectional Tournament
MINSTER - The Minster Wildcats became the first team from Auglaize County's sectional to qualify for the District 4 ACME tournament after scoring four times in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Wapakoneta 5-3 in the winner's bracket championship game on Tuesday night at Hanover Street Park.
St. Henry, Coldwater advance in Junior ACME action
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry's Junior ACME team held off a late New Bremen charge to pick up a 7-4 win in the sectional tournament to earn a spot in the district tournament that begins on Saturday in Rockford.
A summer helping of Southern gumbo
Hank Williams Jr. joins forces with Gregg Allman at Kettering concert
KETTERING - Concert-goers got hearty helpings of Southern musical styles and Dixie pride with the pairing of Gregg Allman and Hank Williams Jr. on Saturday night at the Fraze Pavilion.
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