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Saturday, May 3rd, 2014
Minster woman charged with theft
Indictment alleges more than $150,000 stolen from churches
By Kathy Thompson
MINSTER - A former employee of a local Catholic church cluster was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $150,000 from the parishes.
Jane M. Boeke, 56, of Minster, was indicted for theft, a third-degree felony, for allegedly taking between $150,000 and $750,000 from the church between Dec. 26, 2001, and May 28, 2013. She pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court. [More]
Stewart wins Friday feature
World of Outlaws at Eldora
By Mike Ernst
ROSSBURG - A year ago at this time, Shane Stewart didn't know what his sprint car racing career had in store for him.
Six months later, he signed a contract to sign a contract with a new team being put together by NASCAR Rookie of the Year contender Kyle Larson and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor Justin Marks. [More]
Obituaries on May 3rd, 2014
Greg Binkley
Greg Binkley, 65, Spencerville, died in his sleep May 1, 2014, at his residence after a short illness. [More]
Vera Nolan
Vera I. Nolan, 95, St. Marys, died at 1:45 p.m. May 2, 2014, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Louis Ahrns
Louis P. Ahrns, 57, Fort Loramie, died 3:30 p.m. May 1, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Eunice Fritz
Eunice Fritz, 91, Celina, died May 2, 2014, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
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Area's bald eagle population soaring
Second Auglaize County nest reported; five nesting eagle pairs in area
The area's bald eagle population keeps rising.
St. Marys resident Jill Bowers, who has monitored the area's eagles since 1996, recently confirmed a second bald eagle nest in Auglaize County; she reported the first nest last year.
New voting procedure designed to limit wait
Primary 2014
Election officials will launch a new, countywide voting procedure Tuesday they hope will reduce waiting times at the polls.
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Van Wert woman enters guilty plea in parents' shooting
Mother died, father was wounded
VAN WERT - A 48-year-old woman pleaded guilty Friday to shooting to death her mother and wounding her father in November.
Tamara Menke of Ohio City
Celina native credits Marine experience for degree
CELINA - Tyler Slusser credits his parents and his time in the U.S. Marine Corps for his drive to graduate today from Rhodes State College as an honor student.
Roughriders hand Defiance WBL loss
ST. MARYS - St. Marys baseball coach Jeff Dieringer didn't get much sleep Thursday night after a disappointing loss to Western Buckeye League foe Shawnee.
Flyer girls win team title
New Bremen Cardinal Track Invitational
NEW BREMEN - For the first time, New Bremen hosted the Cardinal Invitational on a Friday night instead of the standard daytime Saturday time slot.
Bulldogs struggle in loss to Cougars
CELINA - The Celina Bulldogs put themselves into a hole in the first inning and could not dig out as Van Wert came away with a 10-6 win in Western Buckeye League softball action at Bill Feth Field on Friday.
Thobe pitches gem for Cavaliers
Coldwater pitcher tosses two-hit shutout against Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - State-ranked Coldwater extended its winning streak to 17 games and moved to 3-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play by beating state-ranked Fort Recovery 7-0 behind Derek Thobe's two-hitter.
NetDogs go to 8-0 in WBL tennis
Friday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina set the stage for a winner-take-all match for the Western Buckeye League boys tennis regular season title today in beating Van Wert 3-2 on Friday at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.
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