FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members at a special meeting on Monday night hired Coldwater native Justin Firks as the Fort Recovery Local Schools' new superintendent.
Firks was given a two-year contract, effective July 13, according to board [More]
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen officials could save $600,000 by using village employees rather than contractors to upgrade its well field, council members learned at Monday's meeting.
Using village employees should lower the estimated $1 million cost to $400,000, village administrator Wayne York said. [More]
COLDWATER - Village horticulturist Alex Uhlenhake is a petunia man. He enjoys experimenting with different colors but is partial to the pink flowers he says really shine in the summertime.
$62,513 from EPA will help city buy refurbished model
ST. MARYS - A state grant will help the city buy a refurbished garbage truck.
City council at Monday's meeting heard the first reading of a resolution to accept $62,513 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for a refurbished garbage truck and several Dumpsters.
Firm would do study to determine possible building plans
MARIA STEIN - A facility committee wants the Marion Local Local Schools Board of Education to hire an architect to study district property for development.
SIDNEY - A St. Marys man will be sentenced June 6 after pleading no contest to charges related to a fire that took the life of a 50-year-old man.
Court records show Derek Eilerman, 24, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter April 27. He was found guilty and faces up to 11 years in prison.
MINSTER - Regan Hahn's pitching effort couldn't have been much better.
Minster's defense played mostly mistake free.
But when it came to stringing hits together and scoring runs, the Wildcats struggled in a 4-3 loss to Ottoville in Division IV sectional play at Four Seasons Park.
As a basketball player and later an assistant girls basketball coach at Marion Local, Beth Streib was no stranger to the classic coaching style offered by longtime coach Treva Fortkamp.
A couple of college notes to start the View this week:
The University of Findlay women's golf team will compete this week in the NCAA Division II national championship at The Meadows Golf Club in Allendale, Mich.
St. Henry jumped out to an early lead on Anna and held off the Rockets to take a 10-7 win in a battle of state-ranked Division III baseball teams at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
