Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
Schools officials list options for possible improvements
By Tom Millhouse
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools District officials want residents' opinions on plans to upgrade its facilities.
Garman Miller & Associates recently prepared a master plan after assessing the school's facilities, superintendent Mike Pohlman said. The feasibility study identified six possible improvements, ranging from a concession/restroom building at the football stadium to a new high school. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The city was without power for about an hour on Tuesday morning/afternoon.
Mayor Jeff Hazel this morning said the outage likely was the result a bird striking a 69-kilovolt power line within 3.9 miles of the Sugar Street substation.
Electricity went out about 11:30 a.m. in an area reportedly stretching from at least Staeger Road to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, west of Celina. [More]
Obituaries on November 18th, 2015
Timothy F. Donovan, 67, formerly of Celina, passed away at his home in Mt. Plymouth, FL, on November 2, 2015. [More]
Virginia June Rumple, 92, passed away at Celina Manor, on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6:05 pm. [More]
David Wayne Shellabarger, age 60, of Mendon, passed away Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Edward Glen Smith, age 77 of Celina, Ohio passed away after battling a serious [More]
Paul L. Braun, 84, Coldwater, died Nov. 17, 2015, at his home.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on November 18th, 2015
Subscriber stories on November 18th, 2015
Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County voters should find it quicker to vote in future elections.
County officials are considering buying equipment to speed
ST. HENRY - About a third of the $900,000 needed to build a new emergency squad building has been raised since a campaign kicked off six weeks ago.
Coldwater sports facility upgraded
COLDWATER - Phase 1 of the Cavalier Stadium improvement project is nearly finished.
Board members at Tuesday's meeting learned from athletic direct
ST. MARYS - A Lima court this week upheld a local court's ruling that dismissed an appeal by a former area optometrist convicted in 2013 of sexual imposition.
ROCKFORD - Village council members at Tuesday night's meeting discussed the need for an effective disaster recovery plan.
With no plan in place, council members agreed if a disaster such as a fire or tornado should damage village hall, they could convene at the Rockford Community Building Hall.
ROCKFORD - Parkway High School business teacher Kevin Browning at Tuesday's meeting excitedly told board of eduction members about his students' participation in the Believe in Ohio competition.
MINSTER - Village council members at Tuesday's meeting voted to buy a transformer to prevent potential electrical problems.
Officials will buy a $46,395, 2,500 kilovolt-amp transformer from Solomon Corp. to replace the one near Dannon Yogurt on Southgate Drive.
Local native opens shop after returning from Chicago
ST. MARYS - Shelly Holtzapple is putting her own spin on the traditional boutique store.
"I am unique in the fact that I am a mixture," Holtzapple