Thursday, January 8th, 2015
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - Common Core standards are part of a long line of education reforms that began during the Reagan administration, according to a local school superintendent.
Shawn Brown, who heads up St. Marys City Schools, on Wednesday gave background information and his personal thoughts on the controversial topic to St. Marys Rotary Club members. [More]
Obituaries on January 8th, 2015
Harold E. Donovan, 76, Celina, died at 11:36 a.m. Jan. 6, 2015, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
James W. Huston, 89, St. Marys, died at 6:30 a.m. Jan. 7, 2015, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Mark G. Rutschilling, 89, Coldwater, died Jan. 7, 2015, at Celina Manor.
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Local pictures on January 8th, 2015
Subscriber stories on January 8th, 2015
Kay Sanders' lifelong dream of seeing the famous Tournament of Roses Parade in person became a reality this year.
She and her husband, Wes, of Mins
COLDWATER - School board members Wednesday night appointed a new president and vice president during an organizational meeting.
Terry Schroyer was named the new president and Mike Hoying Jr. was tapped for vice president of the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Board of Education.
The final obstacle for a group of young men attempting to form a basketball team at New Bremen High School in the fall of 1915 was obtaining an actual regulation basketball.
Stuart Scott, a longtime ESPN anchor with whom my generation grew up, passed away on Sunday after a long bout with appendiceal cancer.
The impact
After a two-week holiday break, Western Buckeye League boys basketball action resumes on Friday night for Celina.
This week, the Bulldogs take on Ottawa-Glandorf at the Fieldhouse. The Titans are 6-1 and 1-0 in the WBL after beating Van Wert 63-50 in their league opener on Dec. 19.