Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
Obituaries on January 20th, 2015
Luke Francis Borger, 102, formerly of Celina, died peacefully at home Jan. 3, 2015. [More]
Ethel M. Hesse, 83, Mendon, died at 6:20 p.m. Jan. 18, 2015, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Marcella M. Larger, 93, Dayton and formerly of St. Henry, passed away Jan. 17, 2015, at The Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Donald E. Thees, 82, Celina, died at 8:48 a.m. Jan. 18, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Stories on January 20th, 2015
Reports of three children possibly falling through ice prove erroneous
ST. MARYS - A search and rescue mission Monday for three children believed to have fallen through the ice on Grand Lake had a happy ending.
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Fees would replace lost state funding
FORT RECOVERY - Several Mercer County communities are considering adding permissive tax levies on license plates to make up for lost local government funding from the state.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The city's streets and sidewalks committee members on Monday night said they will consider recommending council suspend a newly enacted vicious dog ordinance that targets pit bulls.
Project likely will cost $30,000 less than estimate
FORT RECOVERY - An emergency project to shore up the banks of the village's two sanitary sewer lagoons was completed Monday and likely will cost about $30,000 less than the $95,000 estimate.
Celina's new all-time scoring leader looking to help team win WBL championship
Like most youngsters, Ryan Hoyng hopes to emulate his favorite Celina basketball players.
Saturday night in Coldwater, Hoyng passed his favorite player, Tim Homan, to become the all-time leading scorer in Celina history with a 29-point performance in the Bulldogs' 51-45 win over the Cavaliers. [More]
Razz-Eye View
Among the inductees to the Parkway Athletic Hall of Fame who will be honored on Saturday is Mike Schumm.    "Spank," as he is lovingly known, has been
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Coldwater girls' bowling team captured the team championship at the Pioneer Classic Bowling Tournament hosted by Temple Christian held Monday at Westgate Lanes in Lima.
State designates 11 operations century farms
Eleven farms in Mercer and Auglaize counties are among 104 century and bicentennial farms designated statewide Century Farms by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 2014.
Local pictures on January 20th, 2015