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Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Travel costs again take major chunk of sheriff's budget
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - The cost of routine patrol and inmate transports continues to impact Mercer County Sheriff's Office expenses.
The department's total budget this year is $2.9 million. Last year's appropriations were about $2.8 million.
Vehicle replacements, repair, maintenance and gasoline costs, as well as time clocked on the road by deputies, are squeezing the agency's enforcement, jail and dispatch funds, Sheriff Jeff Grey said. [More]
Bulldogs outlast 'Riders
Celina takes sole possession of first place in WBL with 59-49 victory
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - One quick burst of daylight was all that Celina needed to take sole possession of first place in the Western Buckeye League.
A buzzer-beating three-pointer by Grant Laffin at the end of the first quarter triggered a dominating second quarter and the Bulldogs went on to beat St. Marys 59-49 in a battle of WBL unbeatens at a jam-packed Fieldhouse. [More]
Obituaries on January 31st, 2015
Virginia Dickerson
Virginia Dickerson, 81, Celina, died at 2:05 a.m. Jan. 30, 2015, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Alice M. Petronis
Alice M. Petronis, 84, formerly of Shawnee, passed away at 7 a.m. Jan. 30, 2015, at Auglaize Acres Nursing Home, Wapakoneta. [More]
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School superintendents' duties, compensation vary
Salaries range from $89,000 to $106,778
Despite sharing a title, local school district superintendents don't always perform exactly the same role and their pay and benefits packages vary with their experience, duties and the districts' size and budget.
Jury finds Piqua man guilty of Mercer County break-ins
CELINA - A Mercer County Common Pleas Court jury Friday found a Piqua man guilty of three counts of breaking and entering, fifth-degree felonies, and one count of corrupt activity, a second-degree felony, in connection with break-ins at Mercer County businesses in 2014.
Flyers pull away from Tigers
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local opponents have come to fear the Flyers' twin towers and their inside game. Versailles found out Friday night that you have to guard the perimeter as well.
Wildcats outshoot Panthers in 73-44 win
Teams combine for 19 three-pointers
ROCKFORD - Rain wasn't in the forecast Friday night.
So the Minster Wildcats took it upon themselves to make it rain three-pointers inside Panther Gymnasium instead.
Redskins rally to keep MAC lead
Midwest Athletic Conference Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
St. Henry pulled away from the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays by outscoring them 26-10 in the second half for a 43-30 victory Friday to stay undefeated in conference action.
Defiance pulls away from Wapakoneta
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Defiance outscored Wapakoneta 22-14 in the fourth quarter to come away with a 56-48 win over the Redskins in Auglaize County on Friday night.
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