No disaster volunteers left in Mercer County after mass resignations
A national plan to regionalize American Red Cross services has resulted in a major loss of Mercer County volunteers and skepticism by former area leaders. [
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Periods of rain slow farmers' progress, area ag officials say
Recent rainy conditions have slowed the local soybean and corn harvest, but plenty of time remains to get crops off, local ag officials said.
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Election November 2014
Officials from two area libraries are seeking the passage of tax levies at the general election in November.
Coldwater Library District has put their very first levy on the ballot, which would be paid for by property owners in the district.
Hunters hoping to win a chance to trap beaver this year in parts of Grand Lake St. Marys State Park must travel to Xenia to register for a lottery drawing Oct. 25.
Area trick or treat and Halloween party times are as follows:
Celina
• 2-4 p.m. Oct. 26: parade line-up at the South Main Street municipal parking lot; 2:15 p.m., pre-judging will begin; 4-6 p.m., trick or treat. [
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Marion reels off 34 unanswered in 48-19 win
FORT RECOVERY - Round one between Marion Local and Fort Recovery belonged to the Flyers.
Only time will tell if there will be a sequel or not.
The game between two of Division VII's top-ranked teams lived up to the billing ... for a quarter.
CELINA - After last Friday's win over Van Wert, Celina coach Trent Temple talked about his team putting together four full quarters in a game.
His squad delivered in the home finale, scoring a season-high in points and shutting down Shawnee for a 42-0 win at Celina Stadium on Friday night.
ST. HENRY - Sometimes it becomes immediately apparent at the start of the game that one team is more motivated to win than the other.
COLDWATER - It didn't take long for Coldwater to wash the taste of its first shutout loss in three years out of its mouth.
Forty-eight seconds, to be exact.
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Keaton Metz rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown as Wapakoneta's top-ranked defense limited St. Marys' rushing game in a 24-7 win over the the Roughriders at a jam-packed Skip Baughman Stadium on Friday night.
MAC Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Evan Hays rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns as Delphos St. John's snapped a two-game losing streak in a 43-12 win over Parkway on Friday at Panther Stadium in Rockford.
