Friday, September 11th, 2015
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - The third and last suspect in a nearly 34-year-old grisly murder case was ordered on Thursday to serve a maximum 25 years in prison.
Brian S. Guggenbiller, 52, of Lima - who in 1981 stabbed and cut an elderly St. Marys man 39 times during a fatal home burglary attempt - pleaded guilty in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court to a negotiated charge of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. MARYS - The evidence from a gruesome and senseless murder of a local farmer was filed away for decades in a room at the police department.
Periodically when the budget allowed and officers had time, they would scan through the neatly preserved contents of the nearly 34-year-old cold case, hoping to find a tiny shred of information to spark a new lead. [More]
Obituaries on September 11th, 2015
Mary V. Harner, 92, of Celina, passed away at 6:30 P.M. on September 9, 2015 at [More]
Dolores M. Selhorst, age 60, of Montezuma, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at OSU Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Carl Hart, 63, St. Henry, died Sept. 10, 2015, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on September 11th, 2015
Subscriber stories on September 11th, 2015
Local students learn details of deadly 2001 attacks by terrorists
The tragic events of 9/11 are being taught today to a generation of students who were too young to remember or not yet born.
The deadly attacks in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, also stir a host of emotions and memories for area teachers as they educate their students 14 years later.
Correction
FORT RECOVERY - A plat for a new subdivision approved this week by village council is owned by Dan and Grace Jutte, not village councilman Dave Kaup, as was reported in The Daily Standard on Wednesday.
Area law enforcement officers starting Monday will daily activate their flashing lights for 1 minute in honor of their comrades who were slain this year in an ongoing violent surge against police.
MINSTER - A Fort Loramie man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years probation for failure to stop after an accident, a fourth-degree felony, in connection with the traffic/pedestrian death of a Minster man in November.
ST. MARYS - The condition of a Mendon man injured in an early Sunday morning crash on U.S. 33 in Auglaize County has been upgraded from critical to serious condition.
CELINA - After more than 62 years, the county health board is considering a name change that would eliminate a reference to its partnership with the city.
CELINA - After Tuesday's loss to Marion Local, Celina volleyball coach Amy Sutter said her team was "this close" to breaking through.
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COLDWATER - The Coldwater volleyball team is hitting on all cylinders early in the season.
Minster is hoping to be the same way by the end like they were in 2014.
ROSSBURG - Dale McDowell and young Illinois driver Brandon Sheppard picked up convincing victories in the two 25-lap main events on Thursday night as Eldora Speedway hosted the opening night of the 45th annual World 100.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry improved to 9-0 on the volleyball season with a three-set win over Parkway in MAC action at Redskin Gymnasium.