Obituaries: Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

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* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

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Obituaries on April 8th, 2015

Rev. Geoffrey Clay

Reverend Geoffrey Clay, age 88, of Celina, passed away Monday evening, April 6th at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]

Beverly Didier

Beverly Ann Didier age 66, of Versailles, Ohio passed away at 9:15 P.M. on Mond [More]

Clarence Sturwold

Clarence Henry Sturwold, age 87 of Vandalia, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Stonespring of Vandalia. [More]

Madella Teeters

Madella Mae Teeters, age 86, of Celina, passed away Tuesday, April 7 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]

Bradley Townsend

Bradley J. Townsend, 61, St. Marys, OH, passed away at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima on Monday, April 6, 2015 at 3:06 PM. [More]

Stories on April 8th, 2015

Local tourism dollars rise

Funds total more than $50M for the first time since 2008

ST. MARYS - Donna Grube is on a mission to "wow" the growing number of visitors to the Grand Lake area as it rebounds economically from algae woes.

Board renews coach's contract amid complaints

Parkway

WILLSHIRE - Parkway Local Schools Board of Education members Tuesday renewed the high school head volleyball coach's contract despite receiving anonymous letters opposing the move.

Organization gains award for event promotion

Rocketship Sports helped launch Grand Lake Marathon

ST. MARYS - Rocketship Sports Management was honored Tuesday for promoting area tourism by launching the Grand Lake Marathon in 2014.

The nonprofit [More]

Rockford council names Rutledge as new member

ROCKFORD - Rob Rutledge will be sworn in April 21 as a new village council member.

Council members Tuesday night chose Rutledge to replace Gene Steiner, who resigned last month.

Huffman running for Senate seat currently held by Faber

CELINA - Former State Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, on Tuesday announced he'll run for the Ohio Senate seat now held by Keith Faber, R-Celina. Faber will no longer represent the 12th District after 2016 due to term limits.

Minster council approves purchase of poles for installation of new traffic lights

MINSTER - New traffic lights will be installed at the intersection of Seventh and Main streets later this summer.

Village Council members Monday n

Our view

Mayor needs to reconsider policy

Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel's decision to limit the interaction between city officials and the media is wrong.

Hazel

Cavaliers split home tri-meet