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Thursday, July 3rd, 2014
Teen helps in lake rescue
Rockford woman misses curve after dozing off
By Doug Drexler
CELINA - An area teen is being lauded for helping rescue a Rockford woman who drove her SUV into Grand Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
No one was injured in the accident along Lakeshore Drive in Celina shortly before 1 p.m.
Skyler Green, 15, of Po [More]
St. Henry Catholic Church celebrates milestone
Parish began in 1839 by local families
By Amy Kronenberger
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Catholic Church has been the center of the community's faith, figuratively and literally, for 175 years.
The parish will celebrate the milestone with an anniversary Mass during the feast of St. Henry at 10 a.m. July 13. T [More]
Quick start helps 'Riders to advance
ACME District 5 Tournament: Convoy Sectional
By Gary R. Rasberry
CONVOY - St. Marys started out like blazes and then had to hold off a furious Van Wert rally to capture the Convoy sectional title of the ACME District 5 tournament 8-6 on Wednesday at Crestview High School.
The Roughriders (10-1) advance to the [More]
Obituaries on July 3rd, 2014
Irene Bender
Irene M. Bender, 78, Carthagena, died July 1, 2014, at her home.
She was bor [More]
Mary Post
Mary A. Post, 98, Fort Recovery, died July 2, 2014, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Helen Price
Helen Maxine Price, 91, Ohio City, died at 6:14 p.m. July 1, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. [More]
Pamela Pyles
Pamela Lou Pyles, 58, a resident of Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home and formerly [More]
Dolores Schwieterman
Dolores "Dee" Culver Slone Schwieterman, 67, most recently of Piqua, went to re [More]
Bobby Toler
Bobby "Leonard" Joe Toler, 68, Lula, Ga., succumbed to an extended battle with COPD on July 1, 2014, at home. [More]
Herbert Bruns
Herbert Joseph Bruns, 75, formerly of Philothea and a resident of Baytown, Texas, died June 27, 2014. [More]
Phyllis Key
On June 28, 2014, at 8:37 p.m. the world lost a beautiful wife, wonderful daugh [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 3rd, 2014
Sentencing set in Grube murder case
FORT RECOVERY - Trevin Sanders-Roark - one of two men indicted for the murders of Robert and Colleen Grube - will be sentenced at 9 a.m. July 17 in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Ex-teacher appeals his sentence in battery case
LIMA - A former Fort Recovery teacher serving 20 years in prison for sexual battery involving a student is asking an appeals court to shorten his time behind bars.
Wanted suspect apprehended in Rockford
ROCKFORD - One of Allen County's "Most Wanted" criminals was captured in the village Wednesday morning.
Phillip M. Lane, 25, of Lima, convicted of gross sexual imposition in 2007 and theft in 2010, is being held without bond at the Mercer County Detention Center.
Local artist excited about first exhibit
Hinkle's artworks on display at Java Nation
CELINA - On the verge of his first exhibition at Java Nation, young artist Steve Hinkle is awash with emotion.
"I'm a little stressed but don't tak
Cavaliers outlast Panthers for sectional title
ACME District 4 Tournament: St. Henry Sectional
ST. HENRY - Parkway delivered the first punch.
But Coldwater showed the ability to counter all game long.
The Cavaliers outslugged the Panthers for a 14-8 victory in Wednesday night's ACME District 4 St. Henry Sectional final at Wally Post Athletic Conference.
Mariners get bats going in victory
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake scored five times in the third inning and added more runs in its final two at-bats before rain intervened
St. Henry to host state Jr. ACME tourney
The 2014 State Junior ACME tournament will take place starting Friday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry.
Eight teams, one from each
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