Other driver in head-on accident treated and released
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - A Fort Recovery couple died after their van traveled head-on into an SUV on state Route 29 in Auglaize County on Friday afternoon.
Virginia D. "Ginny" Braun, 72, and Linus U. "Brownie" Braun, 77, were pronounced dead at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, within several hours of the 1:01 p.m. crash. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Chickasaw firefighters kept busy Saturday morning handling fires in a storage building and a silo at two different locations.
Fire destroyed the large storage building owned by Robert Stachler at 2341 Rolfes Road. Firefighters were called to the scene at 1:19 a.m. A neighbor reportedly heard an explosion and spotted flames coming from the structure. [More]
Wilma L. Hobbs, 63, Decatur, Ind., died at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 7, 2013, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne, Ind., following an extended illness. [More]
WAPAKONETA - The budget balancing act continues in Auglaize County as additional sales tax revenue and state funding have offset lower-than-anticipated casino income.
CELINA - The state believes the most efficient way to alleviate the Grand Lake Watershed's dissolved, reactive phosphorous problem is to put in place practices at the farmland level that reduce runoff of the nutrient.
CELINA - The Celina boys soccer team improved to 4-2-1 on the campaign and posted a season-high in goals in beating Greenville 6-1 in a Saturday matinee at the Soccer Stadium. The Green Wave drop to 0-6-0 with the loss.
John Blankenship took the lead just after the midway point and never looked back as the West Virginia driver captured the 43rd World 100 on Saturday night at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg.
Cole Mertz picked up the win in the boys Division II-III race as the Celina boys finished third in the boys' team race and sixth in the girls' down at the Mason Invitational on Saturday.
